They said that after her children married and left home, everything she had done for them would be lost ​ — that she was investing in something that would bring no return.
Darbā viņu mēģināja atrunāt no šāda soļa, sakot, ka tas ir pilnīgi bezjēdzīgi — ziedot sevi bērniem, kas izaugs, apprecēsies un aizies prom no vecāku mājām, un tad viss, ko viņa darījusi, būs izrādījies velti.