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My husband and I went without so our children could have more

All our lives, everything was for the kids. We sacrificed endlessly — scraped knees, bedtime stories, handmade Halloween costumes — never imagining we’d be repaid with silence. John and I were childhood sweethearts. We married young and struggled through poverty, raising three children with no help. We never hesitated, even when things were hard. When our youngest, Emily, wanted to study medicine abroad, we sold nearly everything to make it happen.

Then the house grew quiet. The kids moved on. And old age crept in. When John fell ill, I became his sole caregiver. I begged our children to visit. Sophie said she was busy with her own kids. James posted vacation photos while claiming he was swamped. Emily sent a text: “Can’t leave during exams.” None of them came. I sat by John’s bedside alone until the end. “You did good, Nora,” he whispered before he passed. No one else came to say goodbye. Just me — and the hospice nurse who cried harder than our children did.

Days passed in silence. Grief hung heavy. I stopped locking the door. Not from hope — just exhaustion. Then one day, a girl knocked. Early twenties, curly hair, lost. “Sorry, wrong flat,” she said. “Would you like a cup of tea?” I asked. Her name was Yara. She was tired and lonely — like me. She started visiting. We shared tea, banana bread, laughter, and memories of John. On my birthday — the one my kids forgot — she brought me a tiny cake. I cried, not for the cake, but for being remembered.

Later, Emily messaged: “Hope you’re doing okay.” No visit. No call. Just that. But I didn’t feel crushed. I felt free — free from hoping, from waiting. I started walking again. Grew basil. Took a ceramics class. Yara came for dinner sometimes. Not always. And that was okay. Then, one day, a photo arrived — us at the beach, smiling. Tucked behind it, a note: I’m so sorry. No name. Maybe it was from one of them. Maybe not. I placed it on the mantle and whispered, “I forgive you.” Because being needed is not the same as being loved. We spent a lifetime being needed. Now, I’m learning love is someone showing up — simply because they want to. If you feel forgotten: leave the door open. Not for who left, but for who might still come.

K

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