The mother was repairing dinner in the kitchen, suddenly little boy ran in and gave her a piece of paper. After she wiped up her hand on apron, his mom opened and read:
- For cutting the grass: 5$
- Clean up my bedroom: 1$
- For go to the market with mom: 50 cent
- For babysitting my young brother: 25 cent
- For take out garbage: 1$
- Good final test: 5$
- For sweep the yard: 2$
Total you owe me: 14.75 $
After she read, looked at her son who waiting for the answer. She took a pen, turns the paper over and wrote:
- Nine months ten days I carried you in my belly: free
- Beside and took care when you felt sick: free
- The tears you made my cry years ago: free
- Sleepless to worried for your future: free
- All the toys, food, clothes you had: free
- And the most expensive, that’s my love for you: too free
After he read this page, he feel moved and said: “I love you very much”. And then he wrote the sentence with big letter: “YOU WILL BE PAY FULL”
Source: www.tuoitre.com.vn if you don't read Vietnamese, scrool to the bottom half of the page - Translate from: "Condensed Chicken Soup for the Soul"
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A mother was preparing dinner in the kitchen, suddenly her little boy ran in and gave her a piece of paper. After she dried up her hands on her apron, the boy’s mom opened and read the note:
- For cutting the grass: $5
- Clean up my bedroom: $1
- For going to the market with mom: 50 cents
- For babysitting my young brother: 25 cents
- For taking out the garbage: $1
- Good final test: $5
- For raking the yard: $2
Total you owe me: $14.75
After she read it, she looked at her son who was waiting for the answer. She took a pen, turned the paper over and wrote:
- Nine months ten days, I carried you in my belly: free
- I sat by your bedside and took care of you when you felt sick: free
- The tears you made my cry years ago: free
- The sleepless nights I worried about your future: free
- All the toys, food, clothes you had: free
- And the most expensive, that’s my love for you: also free
After he read this page, the boy felt moved and said: “I love you very much”. And then he wrote the sentence with big letters: “Paid in FULL”
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