Mother Always Knows Best
My wife and I have been married for five years as of November 8 2001. Last summer she and I split up. Actually, she left me. My mother always told me that she knows best, saying that I should listen to her because she has been through situations already. As most people do not listen to their mothers, I did not always listen to my mother when she tried to give me advice. I thought I knew better, and this time was no exception. After the events of last summer, I now believe her, and listen to her when she tells me that mother always knows best. The best advice my mother ever gave me all started when one day I called my wife at work to say hello. She told me that she was moving out because she was tired of being with me. Therefore, I left work as I always did whenever she was upset and threatened to leave. When I arrived at her place of employment, she had not changed her mind at all. Even begging and pleading with her did not help; she had her mind made up and she was sticking with it. To me, it seemed as if my life was ending, and she did not even care. Suddenly, every moment that we had shared was flashing in my mind, and our two children were going to have to go through what I went through twenty years earlier. Fina
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Approximate Word count = 1469
Approximate Pages = 6 (250 words per page double spaced)
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