What a Surprise
By Gabs
@gabs8513 (48686)
United Kingdom
November 8, 2008 7:54am CST
To this Day I thank God for giving me the wonderful Children that I have got
I am one of the lucky People to have 2 wonderful loving and thoughtful Children
Last week, my Son was working about half an hour away from where I live, he came to see me Tuesday and Thursday Night, he had hoped that they would be able to get the Job done Thursday and he would have stayed the Night Thursday, but they hadn’t finished totally so he still had to go to work Friday Morning.
Later on Thursday Night he rang me and asked me what I was going to be doing the Friday, I said “Not a lot, just going to be catching up on some things” His reply was “Oh right” I asked him why, he said that he was just wondering.
The Children always ask me what I will be doing when they ring me.
Well yesterday at 11am while I was walking Gissi, I decided to ring my Son, to see if he had finished and if he was on his way Home, he said yes he had just set of to head up North, he asked me where I was, well I was not far as my Boy still has my Car lol, I get it back next week, so I told him just out with Gissi and he said oh right. I told him to drive careful and let me know when he gets home, he said he will.
Well, I fed little Gissi, tidied round a bit and then got settled on the Computer, my Doorbell rings, must be the Post Lady. I open the Door and I just stare at the Person standing there, my Son says you going to let me in Mum, and get wrapped up warm I am taking you out for the Day, he was a bit upset as we could not take Gissi, but well he was fine. Well my Day out was at a Zoo close by to me and what a Day we had.
Yes we had to rest a lot, because of me, but my Son did not care and told me to stop being silly when I was close to tears because we had to stop and rest
Both my Children have sprung surprises on me many a time, I know how lucky I am to have them, People who know me, know that I was told at the age of 17 I would not ever have Children, due to something that happened to me when I was 5 and had to endure for 2 years then again at the age of 14, my Ovaries are damaged,
I went through hell both times in my Pregnancies to hold onto my 2 Miracles, and I would do it again, My 21 year sham of a Marriage, the verbal, mental abuse, at times physical abuse, has given me the most wonderful Children and I will always be grateful for that
I now have the most loving and caring Man, who I found 7 years ago, who became my best Friend and 3 years later it became a relationship, he has restored the believe in me that not all People are bad, I have 2 wonderful loving Children and I have my little Gissi,
Yes I am disabled, but through this Illness I have found wonderful loving caring Friends, who I love very much
I always knew I had a Guardian Angel, but many times I used to ask her where she was, well later on I understood that she was always there, if she had not been, I would not have got through all them years of fear, sadness, loneliness, until 6 years ago I did not realize this
5 people like this
15 responses
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Nov 08
Gabs, this was lovely. I send big huggers to you. Your story wrapped me with such warmth. I needed a tale to cheer me up. Yours did just that.
2 people like this
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
8 Nov 08
I am breathing and praying. That is all I can do.
2 people like this
@winterose (39887)
• Canada
8 Nov 08
you are blessed to have such wonderful children my friend, I know my son would not be that considerate if he didn't live with me. He just is not that caring about me.
2 people like this
@abbey19 (3106)
• Gold Coast, Australia
9 Nov 08
You do have wonderful, caring adult children Gabs - and you can take the credit for them turning out that way. All your hard work, love and perseverance - in spite of the adversity you went through - has paid off! Children to be proud of - it brings tears to my eyes.
Gabs - you are truly an inspiration to us all!
@gabs8513 (48686)
• United Kingdom
9 Nov 08
Abbey again thank you
You know my Children are my world I can't take all the Credit they could have refused to row up the way they did they could thrown my Love care and teaching of right from wrong, teaching them to always talk and know I am always here for them, they could have refused to take all that in, but they didn't,
Love and Hugs to you lots of it
@tamarafireheart (15384)
•
8 Nov 08
Hi gabs,
You have had a hard life, but now you have a the love that you derservefrom your children and your partner, not forgetting little Gissi, and yes your Guardian Angel has been wuth you always but you didn't know it and is still with you, glad you had a nice day with your son and that is a blessing, as for me I have never been blessed with children, maybe they weren't meant for me, but I have the love of my niece and nephew.
Tamara
2 people like this
@nannacroc (4049)
•
8 Nov 08
You can take the credit for the chldren turnng out the way they have. Children who have loving and thoughtful mothers turn out the same way.
You are much stronger than you think, gabs.
Take care.
@maddysmommy (16230)
• United States
9 Nov 08
HUGS What a lovely son you have there Gabs!!! Thank you for sharing your story with us :) made me feel all fuzzy and warm inside :)
1 person likes this
@pyewacket (43903)
• United States
9 Nov 08
Aww--how sweet of your son to surprise you like that by just turning up at your doorstep like that...those are the best surprises in life. Bet Gissi was mad for not being able to go with you...LOL. Wonder what he would have done there?
Considering all the problems you've had in your life, including what the docs said about not being able to have children, that only means how much more special they are. ((((hugs))))
1 person likes this
@kayrod2 (1304)
• Australia
10 Nov 08
You are very lucky, gabs. Children are such a blessing. And yours sound such wonderful, loving and caring. What a treat for you that surprise was. I too have wonderful children, and i treasure each day. I still have 4 at home, and only 1 has flown the coup. I have great relationships with them all, even though the younger ones can be trying sometimes. I love them so much.
Too many times i have seen families that have so much hostility between parents and children, and i feel at a loss to understand how that can be.
I am glad we both have such great kids.
Best wishes to you, and take care my friend
@Opal26 (17679)
• United States
9 Nov 08
Hi gabs! What a wonderful surprise your son gave you! That was
so sweet of him to take you out for the day and to the zoo!
I know that the two of you had such a great time together!
I'll bet Gissi was so jealous! I am glad that you have a
Guardian Angel. They say that for those of us that have had
to sustain unspeakable misery we there is always someone there
to guide and protect us even though we don't know it at the
time. I do believe that is true. I have had more than my share
of misery in my life and am scarred forever. Even though it
is from mental abuse it has ruined my life forever. I never
married or had children probably because of it. I thought it
would be better for me not to bring children into this world
and give them the genes that I was cursed with. It is sad
but true. So now I am finally learning to understand myself
and live with the damage that has been done. It is not an
easy thing to do after all these years, but I am trying.
1 person likes this
@shine55555 (213)
• China
9 Nov 08
Hi, there. I love your story, that I am happy to hear that you have a happy family right now. You are a strong woman and a good mother. People says children are just like their parent, you said your children are loving and thoughtful, then you must be loving and thoughtful too, that is why you have loving and thoughtful children. You must have set a good example to your children.
Do not always remember the bad people you have met, tha sadness you have had in the past days, or the loneliness you have ever had. There is sunshine all over our life, just be happy and enjoy our life.
1 person likes this
@heavenschild (4777)
• Canada
9 Nov 08
It is wonderful to get a surprise like that and I am so glad that you had the time to spend with your son! Family is priceless!
I must say, you deserve much happiness and many surprises like this to come!
~Heavens~
1 person likes this