My mom only had one eye. I hated her… She was such an embarrassment. She cooked for students and teachers to support the family.
There was this one day during elementary school where my mom came to say hello to me. I was so embarrassed.
How could she do this to me? I ignored her, threw her a hateful look and ran out. The next day at school one of my classmates said, “EEEE, your mom only has one eye!”
I wanted to bury myself. I also wanted my mom to just disappear. I confronted her that day and said, “If you’re only gonna make me a laughing stock, why don’t you just die?”
My mom did not respond… I didn’t even stop to think for a second about what I had said, because I was full of anger. I was oblivious to her feelings.
I wanted out of that house, and have nothing to do with her. So I studied real hard, got a chance to go abroad to study.
Then, I got married. I bought a house of my own. I had kids of my own. I was happy with my life, my kids and the comforts. Then one day, my Mother came to visit me. She hadn’t seen me in years and she didn’t even meet her grandchildren.
When she stood by the door, my children laughed at her, and I yelled at her for coming over uninvited. I screamed at her, “How dare you come to my house and scare my children! GET OUT OF HERE! NOW!!!”
And to this, my mother quietly answered, “Oh, I’m so sorry. I may have gotten the wrong address.” – and she disappeared out of sight.
One day, a letter regarding a school reunion came to my house. So I lied to my wife that I was going on a business trip. After the reunion, I went to the old shack just out of curiosity.
My neighbors said that she died. I did not shed a single tear. They handed me a letter that she had wanted me to have.
“My dearest son,
I think of you all the time. I’m sorry that I came to your house and scared your children.
I was so glad when I heard you were coming for the reunion. But I may not be able to even get out of bed to see you. I’m sorry that I was a constant embarrassment to you when you were growing up.
You see……..when you were very little, you got into an accident, and lost your eye. As a mother, I couldn’t stand watching you having to grow up with one eye. So I gave you mine.
I was so proud of my son who was seeing a whole new world for me, in my place, with that eye.
With all my love to you,
Your mother.”
Author Unknown
When we’re growing up this happens… looking at our friend’s parents driving very expensive cars… No body chose the family we are born in…
I felt angry with that man at the beginning, and I cried when I read the letter from the mum. thanks mum, I would never have the courage to say thank you for all you have done for me. and all I have done for you is giving you sadness, loneliness, disappointment. I’m sory mum!!
I sincerely hope that story was fictional; who could be so heartless? Wow.
This was so sad i started to crying when i read this 🙁
It’s very sad story….i’ll never ignor my parents….I LOVU U MOM & DAD
Very heart touching story
All those years without telling him the truth? Mmmm… it sounds very unreal!
Very touching story. This is just the proof that the loving mother can give everything for their children.
It is so touchful
I love u MOM until my eyes last.
Very touching….I cried when I first read this story….this days speaking from experience it seems what we do for our children is never enough they don’t know how to appreciate a mother….I myself grew up without one she was around time to time I experience the worse with her in spite of everything she was still my mother and she will always be love and respected….mother is one and should be honor, love and treated with respect.
Very touching, crying intensifies.
It needs a short epilogue ; the son’s reaction.
Very touching story.
I hope and pray that those who still have their parents physically by their side,they should love nd care for dem unconditional. ..Love u mum nd dad…
Thanks for sharing.
Really very touching story. While I was reading the story tears came out of my eyes out of my contro. I really miss my parents who are in heaven now. My mom lost her both the eyes due to lightning when she was 8years and I stil wonder how she carried herself with confiden. She is the role model for me and my sister. Dear friends love your parents . One day we wil also become a parent then we wil realise our mistakes
This tory really touched my heart and is truly a very big inspiration for all the kids who think that there parents embarrass them…
It was a very sad, touching story. I want to say that our mother is the most precious gem that we can find in the world.
Thank you for the story. It is really inspiring and encouraging.. to love our dear parents. Love you mom
This story made me cry, I feel bad for the mother 🙁
Such a disgrace of a child/person, hope he is miserable ever after. To be so cruel to his own mother, he didnt deserve her.
It is a sad and heart touching story … I think we should respect the feelings of our elders and understand their love..this story is a message for those children who did not understand the importance of their parents…
There is no such thing as an eye transplant, which means this sentimental drivel is a complete fabrication.
It is very sad stoy
That was sad this story made me cry
Very touching story. Even if your mother is paralyzed, sick or something else, she is your mother and you can never replace her. She loves you that’s why she did not abort you but instead she let you see the world and have a life of your own. i wonder how this man felt. THANKS FOR THIS GREAT STORY.
Thank u so much to let me know this story known the value of mother
The story is very touching, I feel for what that mother has done for her child!
Very very very nice story!It made me cry.It is my best story ever.
I read this story every now and then so that I remember how I should treat my loved ones.
And every time I read I feel very much for the motherly love which I have been deprived.
I love this story i start this story as my first english competition
I love this story so much…
Very beautiful.
It make shock to me. i would like to ask her son why you are standing on the earth. Just go to hell. whoever or whatever your mother is, just love your mom
Thank u 4 contributing
“the unconditional love of our parents is incomparable to anything”
Wonderful heart touching story. Children really don’t understand the feelings and pain of parents until they themselves face the situation. They must learn a lesson from this story. Parents are a valuable gift of God in our lives. Help them, support them, understand them. Show them your love towards them….
I love my mom very much. I wont hurt her after hearing this story.
Very nice touching story, and to everyone love your parents
My mum embarrass me and yet I have not nor ever will disown her or disrespect her like that guy in the story. Every time I get mad at my mum for embarrassing me, I always remember that she was the one that carried my in her womb for 9 months, had the most excruciating pain as she born me and, loved and cared for me with all my imperfectness. Remember everyone, your mother was your first love when you were born, your friend you went to when life was pulling you down and, the one who will give up her life to save yours. Your mum (and pa) are the most important peoples in your life and their is no one else like them in the world. Love them with all your heart, you never know when they will be gone for good.
I had just heard this today and i was thinking how sad was that and he had felt embarrassed i wouldn’t and it was so sweet that she gave her eye for him if that was me i would regret saying all of that every single day since she had died now i feel bad what i have said to my mother and God bless her now she is in a good place.
Sad and good story
I can’t stop my tears coming out of my eyes.
It was an emotional story but I liked it very much.
“LIFE IS TOO SHORT’
A truly touching story!
I love u mom, and thank u for all the sacrifices u made for me.
Tears
It is a very heart touching story the son does not know the value of mother untill she died
Mom is a reservoir of love, faith. I love my Mom
One of the best story i ever read. Simply awesome!
While I was reading this wonderful story I started to cry. Such a interesting story.Even if this isn’t real it does happen in real life. Guys love your mamas no matter how she looks,because they truly love you.Some of us is because of mamas prayers why where still alive.
I love this story. There is a reason behind every performance except our parent’s love.
What an emotional story!!! It made me crying sooo…… much. I told it to my mom she too cried! Oh! what a story.
What a wonderful story!
Wow! This is a heart touching story it made me cry………. I LOVE YOU MOM
I just loved the story. It brought tears to my eyes. I read it to my daughter. I hope she will value me as I value my mother. Thanks
She have so much love to her child. Anyone who is lucky enough to have a mother that is as kind and as loving as she was. I was lucky enough to have a mother who was as kind– no, kinder. I think this is a lesson to all that you should love your parents while they are around, because no day is for certain. I would give my eye to talk to my mother once a again, one last conversation. It is said that he did not value her or her life, and he will have to live with that regret. Because he didn’t deserve that kind of love.
This story is very very emotional.
In our school when this story was shown on computer.Literally, everyone started crying.
LOVE AND RESPECT YOUR PARENTS.
ALWAAAAYS!!!!!
Such a sad story but still love it ……….;)
I love u mommy and daddy >>>>>hope u forgive my bad deeds
Wat a touching story ……
Hats off to u mom
I really hope this story isn’t true. No person should ever treat their parent like that whether they’re missing a body part or have more than usual. You should love your mother and father no matter what. This story is very saddening
It is not a story it, is a true incident which happens in every second house nowadays. On the whole the story is very touching.
Hi, This story has increased the love to my parents, especailly to my Mother, who had spent the entire life in looking after me. the mom in this story could have shared the letter little bit earlier so that the son could have understood the mother’s scarifies..
Is this a poem
Not likely a true story. I have seen this a few times and wondered if it was even possible. Would a doctor take an eye of a living person and put it in another? According to Snopes.com it is false. “With all modern medical technology, transplantation of the eyeball is still impossible. The optic nerve isn’t an ordinary nerve, but instead an inset running from the brain. Modern medicine isn’t able to “connect” an eyeball back to brain after an optic nerve has been severed, let alone tranplant the eye from a different person. (The only exception is the cornea, the transparent part in front of the eye: corneas are tranplanted to replace injured and opaque ones.)
We won’t try to comment on whether any surgeon would accept an eye from a living donor for transplant into another — we’ll leave that to others who are far more knowledgeable about medical ethics and transplant procedures.”
But I do like the message that moms will do anything for their children! Also on snopes.com “The one-eyed mother story expounds upon two moral messages: the unconditional, all-encompassing love we expect mothers to always feel for their children, and the admonition to not put off cherishing loved ones and appreciating their sacrifices while they’re still around.”
This is such a touching story, my mom actually read this to me on facebook and I cried which, surprises me,me being a man but this is a sad sad story no good mother should ever go through this all the children that do this probably won’t fly away in the morning if you catch my drift.
Really a good story tears rolled out of my eyes.. dear all readers this is an eye opener to the people who don’t understand parents affection .. I have lost my mothers affection due to breaking of her heart.i have did a mistake which cant be rectified. I really really miss my mom and dad… I am speechless.
Mother is visible goddess
Thank you
I been like that before. Now I want to shout that I love her so much, because, now I realize that she’s the most important person in my life.
Omg very nice and it broke my heart.
This is sad story and made me cried when I read.
this story made me really angry. What an ungrateful monster. No parent should deserve that treatment from their child.
I really hope this isn’t a real story, because it’s a shame that a person like this could live their life knowing that they treated the person who gave them life with such distain.
The story is good but so sad.
I love this story a lot. After reading this story I cried and I thank to God because my mother is perfect.
Terrible story, and I don’t mean it’s a tragedy. This story was riddled with rubbish from the beginning. You people should try watching Lion king if you want a basis which you can build your moral foundations upon. WASTEMEN.
This made me cry…
It is such a good story
I cried. I LOVE MY MOM!! Thanks God she was perfect.
Mom, the Living GOD. No other words, treat her as your kid. You have better world. True, the good you are, people will be good to you.
– Anand
Who thinks God just exist in the form on Mom & Dad.