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
If this is a true story then it is so sad and I feel awful for that poor woman, but I think its hard to believe! He would know if he had had an op and he would have had eye appointments through out his life, And when he left surely she would have told him as I would do anything to keep my son with me, If I am wrong sorry but its just hard to believe.
Very Touching Story
Such an inspirational story. It touched my heart.
Very nice story, had a lot of meanings.. In this whole world only two members who give everything including their life are “parents”.. I want everyone to realize the value of parents … love my parents ..
Really a wonderful and heart touching story.
I am really touched by the story, I think this story caused me to thank my mother.
Mothers are really jewels….
I’m a student doing chartered accountant. My exams are just after some days! I was so depressed from my studies! That’s why I searched google and I started browsing this site!
I’m a very emotional fool kinda person! This time I am feeling so much deep thinking abut life, parents and all. I can’t stop my crying, I read story and watch movies with heart! I’m really so much get affected and touched by this story and many others.
Oh God! I can’t stop my tears! I know many people and friends can think about me after reading my comment. But I can’t make it ignore to share about my feelings to all of u. I just want to say .. friends — please read these stories by your heart and try to make them feel and see the characters in your eyes! I’m sure the next comment will be like my comment who will say that he/she can’t stop his/her tears! Thanx a lozzz!!
It is really inspiring me…
It is one of the finest stories I have read, I will really remember this story my whole life. I am crying not because her daughter but for her mother becoz how much pain she beared.
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So sad for the son in the story, most unlucky man.
Parents are our visible God. My mom is my angel sent from above…. I will always love and respect my parents. Thank God for giving me a wonderful loving parents.
I love u mom and dad.
Great and inspirational…elaborating how invaluable mama is.
I can’t just take this as a story but also as a lesson for my life.
I can’t imagine how a loving mom like this with a grumbling and short sighted child like this.
So sadd. I think I need to strut being nice to my mom.
Look everybody, I see how we all know that the son does not deserve his mothers undeserved unconditional, unending love. But can you not see that this is the representation of mankind?
Look at our history… not something to be proud of, mankind deserves to be wiped out, no matter how good we think we are, but God loves us anyway, he gave such a sacrifice, put his Son on the cross to die mocked, shamed, just so we wouldn’t have to.
So all those nasty comments on the son you guys make, are they not insults to mankind as well? We don’t deserve to be loved, cared for, showered with favor, but we are anyway.
Please let it be a lesson. The horrible son IS you and me, so love Jesus, He gave everything for us, He took the curse.
So live without fear. Know life IS worth living for. Do not fear death, it’s just a stage to awesomeness for eternity (yes I said awesomeness, I’m not TOTALLY sappy) death has been conquered for you and me.
I feel sorry for the son, for mankind, just know Gods sacrifice was not in vain, neither was the mother’s. I just pray the son will cherish his mothers kindness, cause she’s still watching him.
In case of some freak accident that “the son” is reading this, know I don’t hate you, I’m not going to swear on you or anything, just promise it’s not too late, don’t sit, regretting everything you’ve done. The best thing you can do is embrace those memories of kindness, be happy, it’s what your mother would want, what she gave up is for you to be happy, don’t let her sacrifice cause you sorrow.
You don’t deserve her love, yet it is given unconditionally (that goes to you too mankind).
Live with happiness fellow peeps of awesomeness.
Peaceout
It is a very touching story.
A very touching story which made me cry. I love you my mom and the boy was very selfish which made her mother cry and I do not like that boy.
Ohhhhh!!!! That was such a sad story !!!!!
I’m lucky to have a beatiful and grateful mother…… I wish the boy realized it earlier before his mother died…..
Superb…..story
He must not be the biological son of that mother. Thats all!!
Wow!! Superb touching story.
Make me sad while reading this story.
Small story with powerful theme..
Awesome story. I just cried after reading this story. My mother is my heaven and I love her a lot. My parents are everything to me. Love you mom and dad.
We can get back our gone wealth but we cannot get our parents back so we should always respect, love and care for our parents……
It’s sad story. I can’t beleive my eyes when I read it. It’s lesson for all people who have parents. Thank you for your share.
Wonderful. Very nice. Keep posting such stories.
Really a heart touching story!. Everyone should be proud of their mother.
Though I found the story late to read to my students in 2012, many of my students were touched. Many cried for those who lost their mother sometime ago, still others left my class with tears. A trully moving and sad story.
I do love my mum and I will continue to do that untill we part. Thank you for this story.
This story is really a heart touching story. I love you mom.
I have no words after reading this story….really touching..remember that our parents do not expect money from us but they want true love…so spend time with them…. I love you mom and papa….
I burst into tears after going through this story…
A real heart touching…
May all Mothers are worshiped…they are Goddess of happiness…
A very touching story. Very sad too. Very sad to hear from Agatha Lesthari.
Even if his mother doesn’t have the eye or eyes! He should not do that! Just a little respect to your mother ok! If you can’t respect her as a mom, respect her as a person! Grrr!!! You don’t deserve a love and to have a happy family!
Story is so touching.
Deeply touching story! Love you mom!
Great indeed.
No body can replace Mother, especially my Mother for She is LOVE. Thanks for this wonderful story. God Bless you all.
Sooo touching
This is soooo touching! My eyes are filled with tears.
This is the sadest story I ever heard in my life. My gosh so touching.
I was so touched I just kept crying, which almost never happens because I’m supposed to be the toughest of my family, but I always feel so much sadness inside, hoping people like that would change. I just pray that at least everyone will have some kindness in their hearts like the mother in the story. I’m even crying now and it’s almost embarrassing I just hope my siblings don’t see me like this.
Thank you everyone who feel the way I do knowing parents give so much for you.
Its inspiring and thought provoking story. May God Bless all who read and teach others accordingly.
Wow! She really kept an eye out for her son!
I have no words to explain this story…but I just want to say that mother is like a God who always care for her child….
it is truely said that THAT HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE RULES THE WORLD…..
This is such an AMAZING story… very sad… touched my heart…
That is a very good story and I will use it for my storytelling project tomrrow. !
I loved that story it was very touching and inspirational !
What a touching story. I cried.
Today I will go home and hug my mom and say sorry to her for all the times I misbehaved with her.
Dear colleagues,
I read each and every part of the story along with the lesson to my sweet kids, relatives and to many friends. My kids have already started telling the story to their school friends. It is really a wonderful story and lesson. Nobody has to miss it!!! Please keep on sharing such valuable lesson!
Daniel Alemayehu
Dire Dawa
Ethiopia
A very touching story….. I could not control my tears from falling….Hats off to all loving mommy’s out there… Love you mom…:-*
It’s an awesome stroy…once I came to know the climax of this story I started to cry by remembering my mother…she is my love…she did everything for me…for my education she didn’t even have her food and sold her all gold and didn’t even enjoy her life and when I was 12 years old my father got expired and she dedicated her entire life for me…
Now I’m working for a one of the greatest IT company…it’s because of my mother…LOVE u mamma….miss u !!!
This story is so sad..
This story was very touching. Tears came to my eyes, I do not have children but, I will respect my parents more for this!
I love the story.. it relates to my life. I have been a kind of boy in the story with my mom. I was so sad that time.
It’s a heart tuching story . . . .:)
Love u mom, sorry.
This is a very touchable story that reminds me how i have treated my mom like this in other ways. Thank you for sharing this story,
I could realized how valuable my mom is when i finished reading this story, I hold for a second and think that from now on i will love my mom for the rest of my life
We need to respect our mum
A very touching and sad story………….indeed all MOMS r GR8
A mum ‘s choice is always including her children’s need. Sometimes, their children don’t understand their mother, but the mother always think of their children. That’s a pity.
It is a very sad and very heart touching story.
Oh! This story is heart-touching……. it is for people who hate their parents.
We are fully moved. Actually no words to speak. Mother is God at least who are not aware of Mother’s love please make it a point to read this story. Love you mom…
Very heart touching story….. 🙁 idiot son… I think now he realized the value of his mother. Actually his mother would have told that story before she dies.
Hats of to all the mothers
We never realise the importance of our parents until the time we are no longer living with them and what a jerk how can someone do this to his mother! You don’t deserve to have a mother!
MIND BLOWING STORY. You have opened the eyes of many sons through the story. May Allah bless you.
Such a sad story. If someone says that your mother ugly or anything, don’t care about them. If u care about them, when you’re old u never be in heaven instead of being in the flaming depts of hell!!!
Really a heart touching story. I am unable to control my tears. God bless every mother. Hats off to our mothers and their unconditional love.
I really feel bad for that mother, othervise it was a very nice story.
This story is damn emotional… I loved the story…
Even I used it in story telling competition…
This story made me the best story teller of the class.
Owww….so touching….
What a shameless, heartless and foolish son!!! Respect your mother however she may be. You are what you are because of your parents.
Very nice story. Every one should take care of their parents first.
SOOOOO sad I <3 u mom.