Kerry was widowed at the age of 58 and was horrified to discover that her children thought of her as old and finished.
Kerry Greenday was devastated when her beloved husband Walter passed away after a brave battle against cancer that lasted 8 years. At the time of his passing, Kerry had been just 58 — still a young woman — but she had felt ancient.
But slowly, with the help of her friends, she started regaining her joy in life, and a great part of that recovery was due to her work with a local day center for at-risk youth. As for Kerry’s three children, they all lived out of state, and they rarely called.
Kerry threw the gifts in the fire | Source: Shutterstock.com
Kerry, who had been a teacher before she gave up her career to raise her kids found enormous satisfaction in helping these children who, she realized, were a lot like her.
They had family, somewhere — but no one to reach out to, no one to hold their hands when they were sad, or share their small victories. “I can still do so much good,” Kerry thought, “Walter would be proud of me.”
But Kerry was in for an unpleasant surprise. Her children called and told her that they were coming home for her 60th birthday, and bringing their children too. Kerry was delighted. She hadn’t seen them all since her husband’s funeral two years before!
Excited, Kerry started getting ready for her visitors. She cleaned the house from top to bottom and got one of her favorite kids from the Youth Center, 15-year-old Cynthia, to come and help her with the baking.
A tired Kerry placed her hands on her hips and smiled. “Cynthia, we did good!” she cried, “Now when my children and grandbabies arrive they’ll have all their favorite desserts.”
Kerry was jut 57 when her husband passed away | Source: Unsplash
Cynthia shook her head. “Miss. Kerry, I have a confession to make, and I think you gonna be mad at me.”
Kerry put an arm around Cynthia’s shoulders. “Now honey, you know I’d never be mad at you!” she said.
Cynthia started crying. “I’m jealous, Miss. Kerry, of your children and your grandbabies ’cause no one never did nothing nice like this for me.”
Kerry gave Cynthia the biggest hug. “Listen to me Cynthia Brown,” Kerry said, “Cause I’m old and I know better!”
Cynthia sniffed. “You ain’t...
