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Stronger Bonds
“Grandma? Can We? I want to play with Melissa again.”
“It’s fine with me. Did you get her phone number so you can call and let her know when you are here?”
“I did. I have it in my pocket.”
“OK then. Hold on to it. We’ll call her when we come back in the summer. I’m happy you are making friends so fast Jang Yin.”
“Thank you, Grandma, and thank you Aunt Tina for bringing us to your work today. It was great.”
“You are very welcome sweetie. I’m glad you enjoyed it.”
“What about you sweet pea? What sport did you play?”
“I played running games Momma. We did tag, and relay races. The coach said I’m a pretty fast runner, maybe I can get on the track team. Everybody on my team got prizes. It didn’t matter if we won or not. They just wanted us to have fun.”
“It sounds like everyone had a really good day. You learned important lessons, made new friends, and learned something special about yourself. You also learned that sometimes it doesn’t matter if you win or lose as long as you have fun, right?”
“Right.” They all agreed.
“I think that is the best way to enjoy a sport. It’s good that you do your best and you try to win but sometimes it’s better to just have a good time. Angie, I think I’m going to take a lesson from what you guys learned today. You are the Bumper Car Champion. You beat me two in a row, and the title is yours. I’m not going to try to win it back tonight. I just want us to have a nice family dinner and then we’ll go on some rides and just have fun. Is that a deal?”
“Deal Momma.”
“Come here and give me a hug. I missed you today.”
Angie gives her mom a tight squeeze.
“I missed you too Momma. I’m sorry I was mean to you this morning.”
“I’m sorry too. I love you baby.”
“I love you Momma.”
Tina catches Bette’s eyes and smiles at her. She was hoping they would call a truce. They all finish dinner and head over to the rides and spend almost an hour just having fun and enjoying the time together.
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Martha3128 says
Okay, so Helena is in prison and may get out in two years. Peggy still has not told Bette and Tina exactly what is in the will but has intimated that they will get a significant portion of her estate. Of course Winnie will probably get a significant portion as well. So how will Helena support herself? I’m sure she has no job skills and with a criminal record, she is going to find employment difficult. The way she has treated people in the past, its going to be difficult for her to develop any kind of permanent relationship. Helena’s life is not going to be easy in the future. Of course, there is always a chance that Helena will see the error of her ways and change her life. But I do not see this with this Helena.
This is the first time Angie has been in a situation where she was not the oldest child nor was she the center of attention. And it appears that at the center, she and Wilson and Jang Yin were all put in separate groups. So Angie did not carry the roll of leader of pack. This is a new experience for her and I wonder how she will respond to it. Hopefully she will respond positively.
Love how Bette and Peggy interact together. I just hope that Peggy will take some time to interact with Tina on her own as well. Although Peggy has a favorable impression of Tina, she needs to know Tina and see the qualities she brings to the relationship with Bette and to forge her own relationship with Tina as an individual.
Now, I cannot believe that Bette is going to give up on being the bumper car champion. Bette really is maturing in a responsible parent. Sometime you win more if you just let it go and acknowledge you cannot win them all.
Love this story….. keep the chapters comming….
izzie says
That Helena thing might be terrifying, she will have no money but she’ll have some connections with bad people …
SassyGran says
Thanks for the post.
Please don’t let Bette and Peggy sideline Tina.
Happy to know where Helena is and await her Story,
Along for the Ride as always!
SG