Mother was a slow learner. It took her forever to learn that Daddy was not the thoughtful kind of guy who would ever surprise her with lovely gifts and gestures. He was more the kind of guy who felt sorry for himself when she got her feelings hurt or got mad. After all, he was pretty sure he’d gotten her something last year, for her birthday or Christmas, one or the other. What had she done with that eggbeater?
This year was going to be different. Virgil Hughes had a nice Pinto horse. It was a good deal since it “wasn’t broke” yet. Nobody really wanted it since it stomped Euless and broke his leg, but Daddy was sure he could make a fine riding horse out of it. Mother was scared of horses, but she’d get over that. If she didn’t, he’d ride it. Daddy stopped off on the way home from work the Friday before Mother’s Day to pick it up. It was kicking the side rails when he pulled in. He called Mother out to see her beautiful Pinto and she hit the ceiling. “Of all the things I need, you come bringing in a horse. We need another useless animal to feed like I need a hole in the head.” She stormed in, furious.
Daddy stomped off, putting the horse in the pasture. “Kathleen didn’t appreciate anything he did for her. It would be a cold day in Hell before he brought her anything else!
Happy Mother’s Day!
I would have loved the Pinto but I totally get that if you never would love to get a horse this is not the ideal gift. I guess he really only wanted the horse for himself 😉
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He wanted EVERYTHING for himself.
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Thought so… Reminds me of my mother.
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Your poor mom. Happy Mother’s Day Linda to you and your daughter. xo
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I hope yours was good. Thx.
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HAHA! Your poor mum!
Happy Mother’s Day, Linda 🙂
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Oh, well, poor Kathleen! Happy Mother’s Day to both of you. Linda!
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Thanks. She’s over it.
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LOL… I am sure!!
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LOL! At least it looked good grazing in the pasture! Hahahahaha!
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Mother probably had to feed it!
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Yes, she probably did!
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So typical! Happy Mother’s Day!
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Yep. He didn’t have a clue.
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Ha, ha. I can just imagine how angry she was. Your poor mom. My uncle gave my aunt a motor for his motor boat one time. 🙂 — Suzanne
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I’ll bet she was livid. My husband gave me a pistol, once. I asked if it was loaded. Fortunately, it wasn’t.
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Oh dear, your poor Mother. At least my husband buys me really useful things like accessories for my Kenwood.
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That’s good.
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