Un meccanico ha detto a mia madre di 74 anni che non avrebbe capito il conto di riparazione di 3.800…

smile at a child who asks where clouds go.

“Ma’am,” he said, “you wouldn’t understand if I explained it.”

My mother didn’t say anything. She just looked at him.

Here is what I’m not proud of.

I was going to pay it.

My card was already halfway out of my purse. My fingers were on it. I wasn’t even thinking. Thirty-eight hundred dollars was a lot of money.continue reading …