Last dollar

You lie to them by giving them all your love. When they ask for a toy and you say no, they beg. You comply knowing you need the money for your med's and you let them have the toy. When they ask for a beautiful dress to feel like a princess and you can't say no even though you need the money for the bills. When you give them the last dollar you have to make them happy. You lie to them by showing them that you have no problems. Even though you might not have wanted them in the first place you give them love.

I'm not a parent. But I know this because my grandmother would always give me anything that made me happy even though we were poor and lived in hotels. She died four years ago and I dedicate the fact that I can say I had someone when I was young when my siblings did not. Later in my life, after she died I found out that she was spending every last dollar she had to get me fries from McDonald's. I love her even more then I did, and she was my favorite person in my life.