It was never an easy decision for me to ask my mum for help. Desperate times call for desperate measures, and I was willing to do whatever it takes to save my business.
I had invested my life savings into it, and I was determined to not let it fail.
Gave me her jewellery to pawn away for some cash flow
I had failed at my business and I was running out of money. I was too ashamed to ask anyone else for help, so I decided to approach my mum. I knew she had a few pieces of jewellery that she rarely wore and I thought I could pawn them away for a bit of extra cash.
The next day, I went to her house and asked her for the jewellery. I watched as she reluctantly gave me the pieces one by one. She told me to take good care of them and to return them once I had made some money.
I walked out of her house feeling a mix of emotions. On one hand, I was relieved to know I had a way to save my business.
On the other hand, I felt guilty for taking away something from my mum that meant so much to her.
I went to the pawn shop and handed over my mum’s jewellery. I knew I would get a good price for them, since they were all made with real gold and diamonds.
I was paid a good amount of money for them, but it was nowhere near enough to save my business.
It was too late, and I had failed. I had to admit defeat and close down my business.
I apologised to my mum that I could not get her jewellery back but she said that it was okay and she had already moved on and that she was glad that I had come to her in my time of need.
I was devastated. I had lost my business and my mum’s jewellery. I was so embarrassed and ashamed that I stayed away from home for a few days.
She even sold the house away just to help me
When I eventually returned, I found out that my mum had sold our house away and chose to downgrade to a smaller house to raise money for me.
She had done it for me. She had sacrificed her home and all of her belongings so that I wouldn’t have to suffer. My mum had taken away my failure and given me a chance to start anew.
I was so thankful for her kindness, but I still felt guilty for taking away her jewellery and making her sell her house.
I had failed my business and it was my fault that my mum had to suffer. I had caused her so much pain and I wished I could take it all away.