I cheated my mother today and I'm very happy about it.
To cut a long story short, my mother is very touchy about touching our(V's and mine) money. We are daughters and it's not allowed(#%#$^%&). Yes. And then, because Pappa has insulted her on numerous occasions in the past - some genuine and some imagined - she hates having to ask him for any money other than what is absolutely necessary. In all this, she makes it look so complicated that it's very exasperating, especially when you think that you are earning well. Anyway, her aunt passed away over the weekend and according to customs, on 12th day ceremony, my mother will have to pay her aunt's children and their spouses some money. She wanted 2500 Rupees and was cribbing that she couldn't bring herself to ask Pappa for it. She went on with it for some time.
Some days ago to cheer her up I had told her that I had bought some stocks in her name. The premise was that I would invest in her name and whatever profit or loss happened, she would be the owner of that. Luckily she hadn't protested somehow. Now I had a sudden inspiration and I told her I would knock off some of those shares and give her the profit! I told that her shares had made a profit of 10k(it is 2k actually) and gave her a very complex calculation on that and even till the evening she had lot of doubts on it. Anycase, she fell for it and I paid her the money and I can see a spring in her steps today.
It's a sorry tale, coming to think of it. I don't want to be like that.
To cut a long story short, my mother is very touchy about touching our(V's and mine) money. We are daughters and it's not allowed(#%#$^%&). Yes. And then, because Pappa has insulted her on numerous occasions in the past - some genuine and some imagined - she hates having to ask him for any money other than what is absolutely necessary. In all this, she makes it look so complicated that it's very exasperating, especially when you think that you are earning well. Anyway, her aunt passed away over the weekend and according to customs, on 12th day ceremony, my mother will have to pay her aunt's children and their spouses some money. She wanted 2500 Rupees and was cribbing that she couldn't bring herself to ask Pappa for it. She went on with it for some time.
Some days ago to cheer her up I had told her that I had bought some stocks in her name. The premise was that I would invest in her name and whatever profit or loss happened, she would be the owner of that. Luckily she hadn't protested somehow. Now I had a sudden inspiration and I told her I would knock off some of those shares and give her the profit! I told that her shares had made a profit of 10k(it is 2k actually) and gave her a very complex calculation on that and even till the evening she had lot of doubts on it. Anycase, she fell for it and I paid her the money and I can see a spring in her steps today.
It's a sorry tale, coming to think of it. I don't want to be like that.
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