After 21 Years Of Marriage, His Wife Made Him Take Out Another Woman.


We often take for granted what's been in front of us the whole time. This man's wife just wanted him to realize that.
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After 21 years of marriage, my wife wanted me to take another woman out to dinner and a movie. She said, "I love you, but I know this other woman loves you and would love to spend some time with you."

The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my mother, who had been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work and my 3 children had made it possible to visit her only occasionally.

That night I called to invite her to go out for dinner and a movie.

"What's wrong, are you well?" she asked. My mother is the type of woman who suspects that a late night call or surprise invitation is a sign of bad news.

"I thought that it would be pleasant to spend some time with you," I responded. "Just the two of us."

She thought about it for a moment, and then said, "I would like that very much."

That Friday after work, as I drove over to pick her up I was a bit nervous. When I arrived at her house, I noticed that she, too, seemed to be nervous about our date. She waited in the door with her coat on. She had curled her hair and was wearing the dress that she had worn to celebrate her last wedding anniversary. She smiled from a face that was as radiant as an Angel's. "I told my friends that I was going to go out with my son, and they were impressed," she said, as she got into the car. "They can't wait to hear about our meeting."

We went to a restaurant that, although not elegant, was very nice and cozy. My mother took my arm as if she were the First Lady. After we sat down, I had to read the menu. Her eyes could only read large print. Half way through the entries, I lifted my eyes and saw Mom sitting there staring at me. A nostalgic smile was on her lips. "It was I who used to have to read the menu when you were small," she said. "Then it's time that you relax and let me return the favor," I responded.

During the dinner, we had an agreeable conversation — nothing extraordinary but catching up on recent events of each other's life. We talked so much that we missed the movie. As we arrived at her house later, she said, "I'll go out with you again, but only if you let me invite you." I agreed.

"How was your dinner date?" Asked my wife when I got home.

"Very nice. Much more so than I could have imagined," I answered.

A few days later, my mother died of a massive heart attack. It happened so suddenly that I didn't have a chance to do anything for her. Some time later, I received an envelope with a copy of a restaurant receipt from the same place where mother and I had dined. An attached note said: "I paid this bill in advance. I wasn't sure that I could be there; but nevertheless I paid for two plates — one for you and the other for your wife. You will never know what that night meant for me."

"I love you, son."

At that moment, I understood the importance of saying in time: "I love you," and to give our loved ones the time that they deserve. Nothing in life is more important than your family. Give them the time they deserve, because these things cannot be put off till "some other time."

RoyalRoy:
I still wonder how career, marriage and parenthood can make people forget their parents !!


It beats my imagination..... Is it really possible?

RoyalRoy:
I still wonder how career, marriage and parenthood can make people forget their parents !!
It beats my imagination..... Is it really possible?

RoyalRoy:
I still wonder how career, marriage and parenthood can make people forget their parents !!


It beats my imagination..... Is it really possible?

babygirlfl:
Lovely family. Good wife, good son/husband and good mother.

cococandy:
exactly. Especially in the Nigerian situation. I feel sorry for old people I see living alone in the villages.
I imagine they must be so lonely.

My grandma couldn't stop crying when my youngest aunt got married. She said nobody to be with her again as my grand dad is late and she's always so lonely .

Old age can be lonely from what I see.

Na to travel from one pikin house to the other remain

bukatyne:


Sure the kids would like it?

@OP: Lovely family like babygirl said

@Leaving parents: It is very possible to. It takes conscious effort not to especially when they are working states apart.

Chillisauce:
Nice one.
Good thing the son did but one should always prepare for the worst in case you don't get what you want.
Whether we like it or not, on one knows the future of their kids but they can hold the government responsible for their future.
Home for the elderly should be made available in Nigeria. They get to mix up with their agemates while the busy children visit during the visit days. Better than dying alone in a village somewhere.

They are taken care of , Have extra curriculum activities, date again etc.

The world is fast moving.
Private investors in this is also welcomed.

Medical practitioners, be first to create the trend.

cococandy:

Yes ke why won't the kids like it?
Except she's the type that goes to look for what her in-law is not doing right and always formenting trouble, I'm positive the kids will enjoy her stay.

lomomike:
Motherhood... The love a mother has for her child even when he strays away for long still remains a mystery.

Wait o! Na only mothers, what of fathers some are very closely bonded to their children too!

RoyalRoy:
I still wonder how career, marriage and parenthood can make people forget their parents !!


It beats my imagination..... Is it really possible?

cococandy:
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SAMBARRY:
coco shoyoyo you too you're buying land
I will collect omo onile money o

cococandy:


I'm buying land in case they move us to frontpage Eko Atlantic.

EmmaFantastic:
Cococandy, I just read this, was shared with me by somebody here on NL. Thanks for sharing such an inspirational story...it's so touching. My dad is late, which makes my mum a widow too, and believe me, I and my sisters don't joke with her!

cococandy:
I just saw this sweet post on Facebook and thought of sharing..

cococandy:
I just saw this sweet post on Facebook and thought of sharing..

RoyalRoy:
I still wonder how career, marriage and parenthood can make people forget their parents !!


It beats my imagination..... Is it really possible?

EfemenaXY:


Very, very possible.

It's a gradual process that easily becomes all consuming, you hardly notice it's happening. It's not deliberate though and most times you just have to consciously remind yourself to keep in touch, even via phone calls.