I have lived with my grandmother all my adult life. She raised me from the age of four, because my mother was deprived of parental rights, and my father was not interested in my existence. He brought me to my grandmother, who lived in the village, and convinced her to raise me. He visited us very rarely, and I never had any warm memories with him. When I was in the third grade, he came to my grandmother and me with some stranger. Then my grandmother sent me for a walk so that I would not witness their conversation. When I returned home, they were not there, and my grandmother was crying. When I asked what happened, my grandmother said that I would never see my father again.
I was somehow indifferent, because only my grandmother was a real father for me. In high school I was passionate about sewing, and I was very good at it. Then the best tailor in our village advised me to go to college and learn to sew professionally. I entered the technical school in the city where my father lived. I never met him during all the years of studying and did not even look for him. I met in this city only my love – Frank. My grandmother liked Frank immediately and gave her blessing. After marriage, I often visited my grandmother and during my last visit I managed to please her with the news of my pregnancy. Unfortunately, my grandmother did not have time to see her great-grandson…
After my grandmother’s death, lawyers opened her will, and, of course, she left all her property to me. Six months after my grandmother passed away, my father suddenly appeared. I did not recognize him at all. He did not say how he was doing, that he did not visit us, or anything like that. He just started demanding his share of the inheritance. Then it was impossible to stop me. I said that he had no right, because he was not even at my grandmother’s funeral. He did not argue with me and decided to sue me. The court, of course, was on my side, and he was not entitled to anything. Frank and I opened our own tailoring shop with this money and I managed to achieve good quality and our brand soon became recognizable in the city. I am infinitely grateful to my grandmother for her great contribution to my upbringing and support, even after her passing.
