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Boldog születésnapot, Nagymama

Drága Nagymama,


Közöttünk 1268km van. Mivel nagyon messze vagy, sajnos nem tudok neked személyesen gratulálni a születésnapodra. Már néhány éve nem voltam Magyarországon és így nem volt lehetöségem téged meglátogatni. Sok minden történt, mióta útóljára találkoztunk.

A lányal, akivel útóljára meglátogattalak, összeköltöztünk és összeházasodtunk. Már két kis gyerekünk is van, akikkel én magyarul beszélek. Megértenek mindent, néha ezt azt magyarul is mondják, de persze ritkán fognak szót. Kis ördögök és kis angyalok. Például tegnap elött, amikor megkérdtezem öket, hogy szeretnének e fagyit enni, akkor azonnal igennel válaszoltak, ahol fagylaltot még sose ettek. Azellen ha fogmosásra hívom öket, azonnal szaladnak a francba, pedig fogmosás mindennapi rend. Te három gyereket neveltél fel. Kíváncsi vagyok, milyen tanácsot adnál nekem most.
Nem tudom, mikor foglak legközelebb meglátogatni. Nem tudom, hogy fogom e vinni a kis családomat, ha legközelebb meglátogatlak. De remélem türelmes vagy velem és nem fogsz megharagudni, hogy ilyen sokáig nem jelentkeztem és nem látogattalak meg.

Közöttünk 1268km van. 1268km kevésnek tünik, most hogy már sose tudom neked megmondani, hogy mennyire hiányzol. 1268km semmiek tünik, most hogy nem tudom neked megmondani, mennyire boldog vagyok. 1268km semmi, mert sose tudom neked bemutatni a kis családomat és soha nem fogom neked elmesélni tudni, hogy nekem egész szerencsésen és sikeresen alakult ki eddig sokminden fontos dolog.

Nagyon hiányzol. Nagyon szeretlek. Boldog születésnapot, Nagymama.


Szeretettel,
Dávid 

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