Margarita devoted her whole life to children. She even forgot about herself, stopped seeing her friends, did not rest, practically did not spend money on herself. Acquaintances and friends warned her that it was impossible to live for the sake of children. But Rita was sure that she was obliged to put all of herself on their upbringing, and did not believe in the heresy carried by those around her. Now she is 66 years old, and there are no children nearby, but she has become recumbent.
Margarita's husband died when the children were still toddlers. An accident at work, there was a lot of grief, but the woman coped. She found the strength for the sake of children to live on. She had to get a second job and earn extra money at home. Rita left home at 6 in the morning, returned at 5 in the evening, quickly gathered her entire gang, fed, and worked at home until late at night.
She spent little time with the children, because she only worked so that they did not need anything. So the years passed. Rita herself was able to raise children, gave them an education, bought them from an apartment. During all this time, her parents helped her quite a bit, sat with the children when they were sick, sometimes took them from the garden, then from school. Basically, everything fell on the shoulders of Rita, but she had some kind of frantic energy inside, a responsibility that did not allow her to lose heart and lose strength.
When Margarita had grandchildren, she took them with great pleasure, nursed them, bought gifts and snacks. She never even thought about the fact that she might have a lonely old age. Well, did she have time for such thoughts, besides, she helped her children so disinterestedly that she did not think that there was a cold between them for a long time. There was no spiritual closeness.
Margarita started having problems with her legs when she was young. Affected by constant work, running around and disrespect for their own body. Often a woman neglected good nutrition, rest, and treatment. And then one day she woke up from the fact that she had severe pain in her legs, she simply could not stand on them. The woman somehow got up and began to dial her son's number - threw it off, so she was busy, then her daughter - she did not answer at all. Gathering her strength, the woman got on all fours and crawled to the front door, she began to knock on it, opened the lock, she was scared. A neighbor on the landing heard a noise, went out to Margarita, called an ambulance for her. If then the doctors arrived later, then perhaps Rita would no longer be saved. Nasty blood clots in your legs! Rita was taken to the hospital, she was hospitalized. An operation was needed so that the woman could live fully again, but due to existing diseases and pathologies, it was canceled. And the age was already not young. Margarita simply underwent emergency treatment, and then was sent home, prescribed anticoagulants and bed rest.
The children came to the hospital only once. And then, when the mother had already been sent home, they came again and told her to look for a nurse. Nobody was going to babysit Rita. My daughter has studies and work, her son also has a job and also a family. The old sick mother turned out to be an empty place for everyone, no one needed her.
Therefore, Rita had to look for a nurse. The neighbor who helped call the ambulance posted ads around the area, but no one responded. Then the neighbor herself offered her help. She was a single mother, like Margarita. One raised two children, lived nearby, and Rita was in her mind, and she moved around the house a little, the woman's periodic absence did not bother her at all.
Almost all of Rita's pension went to pay for the nurse. It's good that there were some savings over the years, and she could pay for the communal apartment, buy food and medicine. It's so awful to be dependent on a stranger. The neighbor helps, smiles at Rita, supports her. And the family's children don't come at all, they didn't even show up for their birthday.
These are ungrateful children! Mother ruined herself because of them. Paid for youth, health, figure. But acquaintances warned her. And she wanted to live for the sake of the children. Rita blames herself for everything. She spent little time with the children, did not delve into their lives, but simply provided everything necessary. She pampered them, but did not teach them to respect people, respect elders. They began to consider themselves the center of the Universe, however, Rita herself always considered them as such. And now here she is alone, and no one needs it!
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