I Wouldn't Cause You to Leave Again

Sitting on a swing in a quiet little country town, this young mother of three was talking to her grandmother, telling her about how difficult it's been raising her kids without a father, and how unfair the system is.

The grandmother sat quietly listening with a glorious look on her face. Her granddaughter began to get upset and said, "Grandma you look like you don’t you even care."

Grandma smile and gently put her hands on each side of her granddaughter's face, and said,

Darling, of course I do, it’s just that at my age, you learn from your past mistakes. Years ago we were sitting on this same swing, don’t you remember? I was talking to you about young men and you became quiet upset and told me that things were different from my time and left for the big city. My heart was broken so badly and I promised myself that if you were to ever come back, I would never say or do anything that may cause you to leave again.