Our granddaughter, Robin, recently got married. A few months later, we decided to gather all three of our grandkids with their families to celebrate once again and just to have some family time. We paid for all the villas.
During dinner, Robin asked me to show her our room and immediately became furious
“You want us to live as “PEASANTS” while you got a 4,000 sq ft villa with a sauna and a pool?! I want you to give it to us!”
I was taken aback..all the villas were beautiful. I spent the night thinking about how to teach her to be grateful. I finally came up with a plan. The very next morning, I
…knocked on Robin’s villa door with the biggest smile I could muster.
“Robin,” I said sweetly, “you’re absolutely right — you should get to experience our villa.”
Her face lit up, probably thinking she’d “won.”
I handed her the keys and added, “And in exchange, you’ll be hosting everyone’s breakfast, lunch, and dinner for the rest of the trip. You’ll need to make sure the sauna is available for all of us when we want it, and the pool is cleaned daily. Oh, and you’ll be in charge of tidying up after each gathering. After all, such a big, beautiful space should be shared.”
By day two, she looked absolutely exhausted, running around serving drinks, making sure kids didn’t spill juice in the pool, and dealing with a clogged sauna drain.
On the third morning, she handed the keys back to me without a word. I just smiled and said, “Thank you, dear — it’s nice to appreciate what you have, isn’t it?”
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