I've been retired for two years. But I don't just sit at home, I do what I love, which brings me income.
I love animals with all my heart, so I take dogs and cats “for safekeeping”. I don't chase big profits, so I don't try to take in as many animals as possible. On the contrary, I prefer regular customers. The income is good, and the pleasure of being with animals gives me joy and comfort.
I have a private house, there is enough space for everyone. I almost always have 3-4 dogs and the same number of cats. It's funny, but even if they bring me an animal with a bad temperament, it behaves well in my “kindergarten”. The atmosphere here is good and friendly. I have a favorite granddaughter Ania, who is six years old. She likes to come to me very much. But my daughter-in-law Ela is a tough girl. We do not understand each other in any way.
My granddaughter is a very beautiful girl. I rarely see her now, but I want to buy her a new dress, treat her to something tasty and give her a toy. One day Ela started crying on the phone that she had to get her ready for school and the costs were sky high.
So I gave her my card to the account where my pension comes. – You can buy everything for your daughter's school with it – I said. Ela sighed sadly, but took the card. I get a pension every month. I said “spend it on fruit, clothes, shoes for Ania”. I can see from Elka that they live frugally. She used to have a beautiful manicure, style her hair, buy dresses. But after she quit her job, she didn't have enough money.
I calmly handed over the card, because I usually didn't touch my pension – I was saving it for big purchases. And now I have a more important thing to do – support Ania. Of course, I also had a selfish thought. I decided that if I managed to make Ela happy, she would bring Ania to me more often. And indeed, one day I called my daughter-in-law and suggested a meeting at the cake shop. Ela agreed and brought Ania with her. But she ordered everything for herself and her daughter, and looked at me.
I don't mind paying, but my daughter-in-law has my ATM card. And it's replenished every month. She could have paid for it herself, but I didn't want to make a scene, so I paid for everything. By the way, I saw that Ela looked good – she was fashionably dressed and had her hair done stylishly. I didn't like how Ania was dressed. I asked my daughter-in-law what she bought for my granddaughter and she said something vague. Instead, she told me how much she spent on clubs and hobby groups for the girl.
The next time we met, I saw that Ela was wearing a new dress, while Ania had a schoolbag that was clearly second-hand. And again I said nothing. Until one day my son Szymon came to me. He ate my borscht with gusto and, blushing, asked to borrow some money.
He explained that he didn't have enough money for Ania's extra classes, that his wife was telling him how badly their daughter was dressed… I was surprised and angry at the same time. I remembered that Elka had asked me not to tell my son that he was using up my pension… Oh, the snake! She was spending my pension on nails and dresses, and sending her child to school in rags. I didn't tell my son anything. I gave him the money I had saved to build a bathtub.
I talked to Elka myself and made my shameless daughter-in-law cry. I took her card and told her that if she didn't bring Ania to me, I would tell Szymek that he was “stealing” my pension. She also dared to embarrass my son for not having enough money. Ela left me sulking.
She didn't even say goodbye. A month later, she got a job again. She started buying her daughter nice clothes and toys. One time, she suggested that the three of us go to the zoo. She paid for the entrance fee herself and bought us all ice cream.
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