Jack and I divorced a year ago. Matrimony is not as easy as what we thought, more and more contradictions were discovered after marriage. We considered a lot and thought divorce could be the best way to make us return to our original life. However, nowadays I began to realize that we are so selfish that we ignore the feeling of little Tommy.
I became a mother a year after we married. Tommy came to our family as the third family member. He is a good boy, quiet and never causes any trouble for us. This year he is old enough to go to school.
New term starts, I dressed him well and we were ready to go. He is so excited about it and keeps asking me this and that. He began to prepare his school things several days ago. At the very start, he seemed to be afraid of going to school, while after that all what I could found on his face was exciting and curious.
I sent him to the school gate and said goodbye to him. I thought he was old enough to face the new environment by himself. I said goodbye to him and drove away. However, I could not help casting a side-look after I leaving. I saw him stopped and began to take something out of his bag. I did not think a lot about it and drove away.
Nothing happened the following days. His teacher told me that he behaved quite well in the class. One day, I saw the thing that he took out of his bag was a pair of glasses. He always began to wear it after I drove away then walked into the school gate.
“Are your eyes got some problems?” I could not help asking him this question. He shook his head. “Then why should you wear glasses before you go into school? You know, you should be honest. Tell me the truth.” I got a bit angry.
He did not say anything and took those glasses out of his bag, which was just a frame without any lenses on it. That was a big black frame, which totally did not fit him.
“This is Dad’s. He left it on the desk when he left. When I am wearing it, I feel that dad is protecting me and I will not be afraid.” Then he ran to another room and gave me two lenses. “Here you are. I took them away, but I did not break them.”
It is common that I did not find a pair of glasses vanished, but it is a pity that a mother fails to care his son’s feeling after she divorced.
“Sorry, Tommy.” What you need is not a pair of glasses, but the love from your parents. I will never ignore your feeling.