Poor Mom Eats Once a Day Saving Money for Son’s Education, Years Later Sunbathes near Own Pool – Story of the Day
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Josephine didn’t have much, but she always gave the little that she had to her son, Lance. Years later, Mark repays his mother’s sacrifice and gives her a life she had never dreamed of.
Josephine grew up poor and learned to live a humble life from a young age. She always cared deeply for her community and was known to share everything with the children in her neighborhood. After a devastating hurricane tore through her hometown, she was forced to move to a new city and start a new life.
Soon, Josephine fell in love with a man named Dennis and fell pregnant. She was disappointed when Dennis abandoned her and only left a note behind. “Please take care of my boy. I’m so sorry I can’t provide for him,” the note read. From that day, Josephine decided to do everything possible to give her son a better life.
She gave birth to a beautiful boy and named him Lance, after the astronaut Lance Armstrong. Every night before bed, Josephine would whisper, “shoot for the stars,” into Lance’s ear. She got a job as a cashier at a local convenience store. While she didn’t earn much, she ensured Lance had everything he needed.
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Most days, Josephine would only eat one full meal a day. As Lance got older, he noticed how hard his mother worked and tried to emulate her. Lance became very competitive in school and always aimed for top marks. He also became fascinated with the school computer.
One day, Lance noticed a small shop close to his mother’s studio apartment. The shop sold computer parts at low prices, and Lance asked his mother if he could get parts to build his own computer. “Tell me what parts you need, and I promise I’ll try my best to get them for you,” Josephine told him.
She worked hard and made sure to save her money. Her store manager saw her hard work and offered to pay for meals while she was on shift so that she could save extra money. On Lance’s 12th birthday, Josephine surprised him with all the needed parts for his computer.
As an extra surprise, she allowed him to spend his free time learning from the computer shop owner. “Thank you so much! It’s my dream to build computers, and one day I’m going to make sure you don’t have to work again,” Lance told his mother. Seeing her son so excited made Josephine happy.
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Lance’s smile was worth more to her than all the money in the world. Years later, Lance attended a prestigious college and studied computer science. During his time there, he worked on building his own software company from the ground up.
Josephine made sure to visit him every weekend and bring him food. “If you work too hard, you’re going to burn out,” she told Lance.
He giggled and replied, “If I’m shooting for the stars, it will all be worth it.”