"THE OTHER WOMAN", Aweeee this is sweet

[NaomiMarie]

After 21 years of marriage, I discovered a new way of
keeping alive the spark of love. A little while ago I had
started to go out with another woman. It was really my
wife's idea. "I know that you love her," she said one
day, taking me by surprise.

"But I love YOU," I protested.

"I know, but you also love her."

The other woman that my wife wanted me to visit was my mother,
who has been a widow for 19 years, but the demands of my work
and my three 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 a
surprise invitation is a sign of bad news.

"I thought that it would be pleasant to pass some time with you,"
I responded.

"Just the two of us." She thought about it for a moment 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 entrée, 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 respond.
During the dinner we had an agreeable conversation - nothing
extraordinary - but catching up on recent events of each others 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 mother and I had dined. An attached note said:
"I paid this bill in advance. I was almost sure that I couldn't be there
but, never-the-less, I paid for two plates - one for you and the other
for you wife. You will never know what that night meant for me.
I love you."

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 God and your family. Give them the time they
deserve, because these things cannot be put off to "some other time".
--Author Unknown


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[beautybar]

Thanks for the sweet post, I love my mother-in-law, the first marriage around my mother in law was too pushy and in my face this one I tell her she is an angel from heaven!