Laura's Babies
09-15-2005, 02:48 PM
Ok, we are expecting to be laid off out on the river due to hurrican Katrina and the hike increase in fuel. Knowing that, I sent Regina (Eddies wife) a email explaining the situation to her and that I just can't spend the money right now to come to Norfolk, not knowing when I will be able to go back to work. Today she called me........
Even with what they are going through financially right now, she is offering to buy me my ticket to come up there. I told her, THEY need to save their money just as much as I do right now since I know all the donations she was getting at first have slowed down to a trickle and they don't have it.. Her answer made me cry, "Eddie need YOU right now MORE than we need the money. He has worked SO hard to get as far as he has so he could show YOU what he has done while you have been gone, he is dying to show you how far he has come and every day, he asks when you are getting here!". Reduced me to tears instantly. Now, I find myself so torn between common sense and my wanting to go and see what he has to show me! I left him, telling him I WOULD be back and I wanted to see him doing this, and this and this when I got back and he has worked SO hard not to dissapoint me. My common sense tells me, THEY nor I need to spend that money, even if I could get a airline ticket right now but my Mama's heart wants me to go no matter what...
She was fixing to give up her room at the hospital and start sleeping in the car to save money but her Mom paid for her another months rent for her to stay in that room so I KNOW she don't have it to spend. If I spend it and then end up being off work for 6 months.... well, we don't even want to go there! :( I just don't know WHAT to do... This means so much to him and he is SO looking forward to me coming to show me how far he has come since I left. What would YOU do?
Even with what they are going through financially right now, she is offering to buy me my ticket to come up there. I told her, THEY need to save their money just as much as I do right now since I know all the donations she was getting at first have slowed down to a trickle and they don't have it.. Her answer made me cry, "Eddie need YOU right now MORE than we need the money. He has worked SO hard to get as far as he has so he could show YOU what he has done while you have been gone, he is dying to show you how far he has come and every day, he asks when you are getting here!". Reduced me to tears instantly. Now, I find myself so torn between common sense and my wanting to go and see what he has to show me! I left him, telling him I WOULD be back and I wanted to see him doing this, and this and this when I got back and he has worked SO hard not to dissapoint me. My common sense tells me, THEY nor I need to spend that money, even if I could get a airline ticket right now but my Mama's heart wants me to go no matter what...
She was fixing to give up her room at the hospital and start sleeping in the car to save money but her Mom paid for her another months rent for her to stay in that room so I KNOW she don't have it to spend. If I spend it and then end up being off work for 6 months.... well, we don't even want to go there! :( I just don't know WHAT to do... This means so much to him and he is SO looking forward to me coming to show me how far he has come since I left. What would YOU do?