Early Mother's Day present!
By Colene
@cpefley (1941)
San Jose, California
May 7, 2016 12:19pm CST
My 18 year old son is a man of few words, and they are often sharp. I love him dearly, but he is far from the gregarious, outgoing person that I am. I try to be very respective of his introverted personality, and sometimes I know I push too far. I never know what he's thinking or how he's feeling, but I know those are things for him to decide how to express, not for me to pry into.
Yesterday, he gave me the most wonderful Mother's Day gift! It is a copy of one of my favorite books, "The Stranger" by Albert Camus. I even wrote a flash fiction story inspired by it, here: https://wakefuldreams.wordpress.com/2015/11/25/the-beach/
Anyway, I collect different editions of this book as I find them in thrift stores and book shops. This is my 4th copy, excluding the one that I gave him a few years ago, and my first hard copy. I know he doesn't have very much money, and a $20 book was probably every penny he had. I can't express how much that kid means to me.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
7 May 16
Anything for his mum! Ever see the movie of The Stranger?
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
8 May 16
@cpefley The Stranger was a 1967 French-Italian movie directed by Luchino Visconti and starring Marcello Mastroianni.
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@sishy7 (27166)
• Australia
7 May 16
Such a beautiful gift! My first born also has an introverted personality. He sure does not say much about anything, but I've learned that he does say something when he thinks it's important. Each time my phone rings and it's from him, my heart would beat faster because I know something has happened. Happy Mother's Day!
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