Rebecca was sitting on a bench near the entrance. Next to her was a cane, without which she cannot walk. Many years ago, she was young and healthy. She had a good job and a two-room apartment. Later, when her sons grew up, Rebecca and her husband provided housing for each of them. When it was time for her to retire, her children had already secured apartments and managed to buy cars.
In her old age, Rebecca thought that she and her husband would live in a house in the countryside. Fresh air, they could plant potatoes, cucumbers, tomatoes, cabbage. But then grief struck. Her husband passed away. Rebecca changed her mind about moving. What would she do there without her husband? After all, everything in the house would remind her of him. So after a while, she decided to sell the house and divide the money equally between her sons. The eldest son Ivan did not agree with his mother. He said that he had three children and his younger brother had one child. How could it be equal? The younger brother replied that he might have more children, so they should really divide everything equally. Then my mother decided to put an end to their argument and said that she would manage the money herself. She would sell the house first, and then decide everything else.
Iryna sold the house and divided the money equally. She let her sons decide for themselves, because she did not divide the money between her grandchildren, but between her sons. Moreover, if it happened that she needed to be looked after in her old age, it would be her children, not her grandchildren, who would do it. The eldest son was very upset about this. He does not agree with his mother’s decision. But the younger one is only happy about it. Even if it were the other way around, with the younger son having three children and the older one having one, the sons would have to share the money, not their children.
Time has passed. Rebecca’s health was deteriorating. The eldest son refused to take care of his mother. The younger one agreed on the condition that he would get his mother’s apartment someday. After all, medicines are expensive nowadays. The elder son did not agree to this and was not going to give money for his mother’s medicines. He said that his brother had already received more than he needed, so now he should pay for his mother’s treatment. The main thing is that because of their quarrels, the sons do not forget about their mother, who needs their help.
