Girl Ashamed to Invite Grandma with Trembling Hands to Her B-Day Learns She Is in the Hospital — Story of the Day
A girl refuses to invite her grandmother to her birthday party because she’s ashamed of her. Life teaches her a valuable lesson when her grandmother becomes ill one day before her birthday.
When Harriet Sutton’s husband Stewart died, it appeared that her heart, as well as her health, had abandoned her. Harriet, a lovely, energetic 60-year-old woman who appeared ten years younger, simply collapsed.
Her son, Alex, worried about his mother’s health, brought her to New York with him, believing that being surrounded by the family would help her overcome her sadness and heal her broken heart. But much to Alex’s dismay, things only got worse over time, and Harriet’s poor health turned into Alzheimer’s disease.
Harriet was suffering from Alzheimer’s | Photo: Shutterstock
Harriet’s granddaughter, Lynn, who was just 10 years old, initially sympathized with her grandmother’s situation when her mother explained that her grandmother was sick and needed care. But as time passed, she became irritated with her actions and impatient with everything and anything she did.
“Mom! Can we please give food to Grandma in her room?” Lynn grumbled to her mother, Amanda, one evening as she was setting the table.
“But why, honey? Remember what your father said? We need to take extra care of Grandma so she can recover quickly.”
“But mom, I don’t like having food around her,” Lynn complained, taking a seat. “Her hands keep trembling, and she’s dropped food so many times. IT’S SO DIRTY!”
“Lynn!” Her mother warned her. “You shouldn’t talk about your Grandma like that! That’s not a good thing.”
“I don’t care, mom!” Lynn retorted, “I don’t want to be around her. SHE’S EWW! I’ll eat food in my room,” and walked away with her plate.
Lynn voiced her dissatisfaction at Harriet attending her birthday party | Photo: Pexels
In two weeks, Lynn was turning eleven. Amanda was deeply worried about her daughter’s obnoxious behavior, fearing that the girl would lash out at her Grandma at the party and the poor old lady would be left in tears.
“What are we going to do, honey? I considered inviting all of her friends, but based on her behavior today, I’m afraid she’ll yell at your mother in front of others as well,” she told Alex when he got home from work.
“No, Amanda. That’s not right. Lynn’s behavior cannot be tolerated. If we won’t be strict with her now, she’ll just keep acting like that and hurting mom.”
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