Forty years ago, one mother-in-law was holding her beloved grandson. She was having a quarrel with her daughter-in-law. While many neighbours came out to watch, only one man came to help when the old lady was pushed close to a storm drain. I dare not imagine what would happen if the good samaritan did not stop the fight. The storm drain was wide and a good seven feet deep. There were sharp edges and hard cement sides.
Today, the mother-in-law had passed away many years. The daughter-in-law of yester year has aged. She in turn became a mother-in-law to her son's wife. Interestingly, the woman who detested her husband's mom moving in with her would today go to her son's house to care for the new grand son. Not only the young couple did not invite her and did not give her an allowance. She actually had to bring her own food every Sunday evening for the next five week days.
When the time comes for her to be sent away, would she then realize the pain she caused forty years ago to someone else had finally come around to settle on her?
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