Guest guest Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 Usually I delete these things, but coming from a close friend I found it interesting and appropriate to our Group. I found myself thinking about what we go through with RA and for me, this is part of why we go through it. Stan Seattle, Sun 89% FW: Just wanted to share this with you. Can I Borrow  $5?   A woman came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find her  5-year old son waiting for her at the door. SON: 'Mummy, may I ask you a question?' MUM: 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the woman. SON: 'Mummy, how much do you make an hour?' MUM: 'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?' the woman said angrily. SON: 'I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?' MUM: 'If you must know, I make  $20 an hour..' SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head down. SON: " Mummy, may I please borrow $5? " The mother was furious, 'If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I don't work hard everyday for such childish frivolities.' The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.. The woman sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions.. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money? After about an hour or so, the woman had calmed down , and started to think: Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $5 and he really didn't ask for money very often.The woman went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door. 'Are you asleep, son?' She asked. 'No Mummy, I'm awake,' replied the boy. 'I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier' said the woman. 'It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the $5 you asked for.' The little boy sat straight up, smiling. 'Oh, thank you Mummy!' he yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills. The woman saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his mother. 'Why do you want more money if you already have some?' the mother grumbled... 'Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,' the little boy replied. 'Mummy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. I would like to have dinner with you.' The mother was crushed. She put his arms around her little son, and she begged for his forgiveness. It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. Do remember to share that $20 worth of your time with someone you love. If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of hours.  But the family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. Please don't break this even if you only send it to one person. Thanks  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 Oh Stan, How true this is. I would give anything to see my estranged son & my 3 lovely grandsons 9, 6 & 3yrs old (all boys) no matter how much I would need to pay. Family is the most important thing in life & I am missing alot of this due to some errors on my part & miscommunication by family members. I have tried to ask for a 2nd chance & I was denied by my son & daughter in law to be part of their family. Mousie in Calif. > > Usually I delete these things, but coming from a close friend I found it interesting and appropriate to our Group. I found myself thinking about what we go through with RA and for me, this is part of why we go through it. > > > > Stan > > Seattle, Sun 89% > > > FW: Just wanted to share this with you. > > > > Can I Borrow  $5? > > > > > >   > > A woman came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find her  5-year old son waiting for her at the door. > > > > SON: 'Mummy, may I ask you a question?' > > > > MUM: 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the woman. > > > > SON: 'Mummy, how much do you make an hour?' > > > > MUM: 'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?' the woman said angrily. > > > > SON: 'I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?' > > > > MUM: 'If you must know, I make  $20 an hour..' > > > > SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head down. > > > > SON: " Mummy, may I please borrow $5? " > > > > The mother was furious, 'If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I don't work hard everyday for such childish frivolities.' > > > > The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.. > > > > The woman sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions.. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money? > > > > After about an hour or so, the woman had calmed down , and started to think: > > > > Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $5 and he really didn't ask for money very often.The woman went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door. > > > > 'Are you asleep, son?' She asked. > > > > 'No Mummy, I'm awake,' replied the boy. > > > > 'I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier' said the woman. 'It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the $5 you asked for.' > > > > The little boy sat straight up, smiling. 'Oh, thank you Mummy!' he yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills. > > > > The woman saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. > > > > The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his mother. > > > > 'Why do you want more money if you already have some?' the mother grumbled... > > > > 'Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,' the little boy replied. > > > > 'Mummy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. > > I would like to have dinner with you.' > > > > The mother was crushed. She put his arms around her little son, and she begged for his forgiveness. > > > > It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. Do remember to share that $20 worth of your time with someone you love. > > > > If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of hours.  But the family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. > > > > Please don't break this even if you only send it to one person. > > Thanks  > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 11, 2009 Report Share Posted September 11, 2009 Perhaps a letter campaign. Send photos of the good memories I feel for you. I pray it all reconciles. Raniolo From: pcortas1 <pcortas1@...> Subject: [ ] Re: OT: Sharing Date: Friday, September 11, 2009, 10:02 PM Oh Stan, How true this is. I would give anything to see my estranged son & my 3 lovely grandsons 9, 6 & 3yrs old (all boys) no matter how much I would need to pay. Family is the most important thing in life & I am missing alot of this due to some errors on my part & miscommunication by family members. I have tried to ask for a 2nd chance & I was denied by my son & daughter in law to be part of their family. Mousie in Calif. > > Usually I delete these things, but coming from a close friend I found it interesting and appropriate to our Group. I found myself thinking about what we go through with RA and for me, this is part of why we go through it. > > > > Stan > > Seattle, Sun 89% > > > FW: Just wanted to share this with you. > > > > Can I Borrow  $5? > > > > > >   > > A woman came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find her  5-year old son waiting for her at the door. > > > > SON: 'Mummy, may I ask you a question?' > > > > MUM: 'Yeah sure, what it is?' replied the woman. > > > > SON: 'Mummy, how much do you make an hour?' > > > > MUM: 'That's none of your business. Why do you ask such a thing?' the woman said angrily. > > > > SON: 'I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?' > > > > MUM: 'If you must know, I make  $20 an hour..' > > > > SON: 'Oh,' the little boy replied, with his head down. > > > > SON: " Mummy, may I please borrow $5? " > > > > The mother was furious, 'If the only reason you asked that is so you can borrow some money to buy a silly toy or some other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you are being so selfish. I don't work hard everyday for such childish frivolities. ' > > > > The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door.. > > > > The woman sat down and started to get even angrier about the little boy's questions.. How dare he ask such questions only to get some money? > > > > After about an hour or so, the woman had calmed down , and started to think: > > > > Maybe there was something he really needed to buy with that $5 and he really didn't ask for money very often.The woman went to the door of the little boy's room and opened the door. > > > > 'Are you asleep, son?' She asked. > > > > 'No Mummy, I'm awake,' replied the boy. > > > > 'I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier' said the woman. 'It's been a long day and I took out my aggravation on you. Here's the $5 you asked for.' > > > > The little boy sat straight up, smiling. 'Oh, thank you Mummy!' he yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow he pulled out some crumpled up bills. > > > > The woman saw that the boy already had money, started to get angry again. > > > > The little boy slowly counted out his money, and then looked up at his mother. > > > > 'Why do you want more money if you already have some?' the mother grumbled... > > > > 'Because I didn't have enough, but now I do,' the little boy replied. > > > > 'Mummy, I have $20 now. Can I buy an hour of your time? Please come home early tomorrow. > > I would like to have dinner with you.' > > > > The mother was crushed. She put his arms around her little son, and she begged for his forgiveness. > > > > It's just a short reminder to all of you working so hard in life. We should not let time slip through our fingers without having spent some time with those who really matter to us, those close to our hearts. Do remember to share that $20 worth of your time with someone you love. > > > > If we die tomorrow, the company that we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of hours.  But the family & friends we leave behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives. > > > > Please don't break this even if you only send it to one person. > > Thanks  > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 , Thanks for your thoughts & suggestions. It's been over 6 years I see my grandkids. What is a letter of campaign? Seems like a dumb question but I am clueless right this moment. Mousie in Calif From: CATHERINE RANIOLO <c.raniolo@...> Subject: Re: [ ] Re: OT: Sharing Date: Friday, September 11, 2009, 8:26 PM Perhaps a letter campaign. Send photos of the good memories I feel for you. I pray it all reconciles. Raniolo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 12, 2009 Report Share Posted September 12, 2009 I do not tink you can lose...Every week send a short note accompanied by happy pictures. If it is ignored, send another. Keep positive avoid every negative comment. Do not be defensive. my prayers are with you. Blood is blood.... Raniolo From: CATHERINE RANIOLO <c.ranioloverizon (DOT) net> Subject: Re: [ ] Re: OT: Sharing @gro ups.com Date: Friday, September 11, 2009, 8:26 PM Perhaps a letter campaign. Send photos of the good memories I feel for you. I pray it all reconciles. Raniolo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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