Anna felt very lonely. Today she has an anniversary – 70 years, but instead of celebrating it in the circle of dear, she sits in a hospital square on a bench and cries. Neither the son nor the daughter welcomed the mother. At least, the neighbor from the ward did not forget and even gave her a handkerchief, and the nurse was treated with apples in honor of her birthday. Anna Petrovna was in a good boarding house, but the staff there was completely indifferent. And her son brought her here. She lived in her apartment, as the son asked to rewrite the home on him, but said that nothing really would change, she would continue to live there. When the documents were ready, the son moved to his mother with his wife, and this daughter -in -law was forever dissatisfied with everything that Anna Petrovna does. The son interceded for his mother, and later became indifferent to these clashes. Then Anna Petrovna began to notice how the son with a daughter -in -law often whispered. Subsequently, they said that the mother would collect things in a boarding house – to cure health, to relax. The mother, looking into his eyes, asked bitterly: – Do you give me a son, son? The son said it was just a month, but he did not arrive later. It has been two years, neither the son nor the daughter had never visited the mother.

And the worst part is that for the sake of such a son, she offended her daughter earlier. Anna herself from the village, married there with Peter, lived poorly, but had food from the garden. And here the neighbor from the city came to visit his parents and began to tell how to live well in the city. And the salary is good and the home is given immediately. Peter then persuaded the woman to go to the city, they sold a house, bought an apartment and an old Zaporozhets. So he fell into an accident, and Anna was left with two young children in her hands. She worked both on the day and in the night – sweet floors, cleaned to make a penny. I thought she would put the children on her feet, and there they will help her. But everything happened at all. The son of his mother did not give rest, then the debts for him to give, then something else. And her daughter Darina married and tried to raise money with her husband. Then the mother gave all the money to her son, the daughter did not help at all, and because of this Darina often conflicted, they say, you do not give me, do not give him, postpone for old age. But later the son was diagnosed with the treatment. At this point, her daughter had already collected the right amount for housing, but asked to put a little. Anna did not know what to do, her son’s illness was not terrible, but he still was more important and gave him money. The daughter then offended, but did not say anything, took her credit with her husband.

Subsequently, the son also married and decided to buy a home, his mother put him, because then she had again collected the amount. Darina learned about it and said that she did not have anymore, and when it would be difficult for her to turn to her. And for twenty years they have not communicated. If it was possible to turn back time, she would have given two, she would teach her son independence, so ashamed of her daughter, because she just married her, and the completeness began to take care of her son. He thinks about it, and here he suddenly hears: – Mom! The heart was worn. She returned slowly. Daughter. Darius. Her legs were smashing, almost fell, but her daughter ran up. – Oh, how long I was looking for you, my brother did not admit for a long time, but I threatened that I would go to court to the apartment, and he split. With these words, they entered the building and sat on a couch in the lobby. Long talked and taken to her daughter’s mother to herself. And at that time, Anna Petrovna had two grandchildren, and she is grateful to her daughter now. All live together in a three -room apartment, Darina’s husband does not mind. They and their wife are not so boring all day at work and at home. Anna Dmitrovna now thanks for every day in a family where she feels that someone needs, and the days from the boarding house forgot like a terrible dream.