Growing up together the stories
Growing up together the stories of Bruno Ferrero
Growing up together the stories : one night, while a mother was preparing dinner, her 11 year old son showed up in the kitchen with a paper in his hand; with an unusually solemn look, the child gave the piece of paper to his mum, who dried her hands on her apron and started to read what was written
Removing weeds from the walkway: 3 Euros
Tidying up my room: 5 Euros
Going to buy milk: 50 Euros
Looking after little sister (3 afternoons) 9 Euros
Getting “A” grades twice at school: 5 Euros
Taking the trash out every evening: 4 Euros. Total: 26, 50 Euros.
The mother was looking at the piece of paper, tenderly. Her mind flooded with memories.
She took a pen, and on the other side of the paper, she started to write:
Carrying you in my womb for 9 months: 0 Euros
All nights passed next to you, waking you up when you were sick: 0 Euros
All the times I cradled you when you were sad: 0 Euros
All the times I dried your tears: 0 Euros
For everything I taught you, day after day: 0 Euros
All the breakfasts, lunches, snacks, dinners and sandwiches I prepared for you; 0 Euros
The lift that I give you every day: 0 Euros
Total: 0 Euros
When she finished writing, still smiling, the mother gave the paper back to her son. When the child finished reading what his mother had written for her, two big tears started to form in his eyes.
He turned the piece o paper one more time, and wrote: “Paid in full”
Then he jumped to hug the neck of his mother, and covered her with kisses.
When you start to make a tally of what you do for relatives and friends, it’s all over. Love is free. Or it’s not love.
One hot day, I was preparing some ice cream cones to my four children, and they would pay for them with a hug. Almost right away the children were standing in line, to make their “purchase”. The youngest three gave me a quick hug, they grabbed the cone and ran outside again. But when the turn came for my teenager son, the last one in line, I received two hugs. “Keep the change”, he said with a smile.
Growing up together the stories of Bruno Ferrero published by Elledici
Growing up together the stories of Bruno Ferrero
Growing up together the stories
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