Tears filled my eyes.
“I realized I never paid you back,” he continued. “You gave us everything, and we never thought about what you needed.”
Marina placed a hand on my back. “I felt the same way. We were angry—but at ourselves.”
“You don’t have to repay me,” I said.
“We do,” she insisted. “Especially after learning how hard you worked just so our kids could have Christmas presents.”
I smiled and silently thanked Lorena.
“Let’s enjoy today,” I said. “It’s time for presents.”
That Christmas was the happiest I could remember.
Eventually, my children repaid me and began setting aside extra money for me. But I didn’t quit my job. I enjoyed it. I retired at seventy—with savings and a full heart.
And my children never forgot to invite me again.
What can we learn?
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