{"id":9930,"date":"2026-10-05T20:14:48","date_gmt":"2026-10-05T20:14:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newstoday365.today\/?p=9930"},"modified":"2026-10-05T20:14:48","modified_gmt":"2026-10-05T20:14:48","slug":"my-dad-asked-about-my-prescription-medication-then-left-money-under-his-pillow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newstoday365.today\/?p=9930","title":{"rendered":"My Dad Asked About My Prescription Medication \u2014 Then Left Money Under His Pillow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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My parents came to stay with us for the weekend. One evening, while searching the bathroom cabinet for some aspirin, my dad noticed a bottle of prescription medication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He brought it into the kitchen and asked, \u201cWhat are these?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I nearly spit out my coffee. I explained what the medication was and quickly warned him, \u201cDad, you shouldn\u2019t take any prescription medicine that hasn\u2019t been prescribed to you. You need to talk to your doctor first.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He waved away my concern and asked, \u201cHow much does one cost?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cAbout ten dollars per pill,\u201d I told him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He thought about it for a moment before saying, \u201cI still want one. I\u2019ll leave the money under my pillow before we leave.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I assumed he was joking, so I changed the subject.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The following morning, after my parents headed home, I went into the guest room to straighten everything up. When I lifted the pillow, I froze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was cash underneath it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But it wasn’t $10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was $110.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Confused, I called my dad immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDad, I told you one pill costs ten dollars. Why did you leave $110?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There was a brief pause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Then he started laughing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI know exactly how much it costs,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I stared at the money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThen why did you leave $110?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His voice dropped as though he were revealing a secret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe ten dollars was from me.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I waited for him to explain the other hundred dollars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead, he burst out laughing again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThat was from your mother!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Before I could even respond, I heard my mom shouting in the background:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cSTOP TELLING HIM OUR BUSINESS!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My dad continued laughing, clearly enjoying the whole situation far more than I was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I decided not to ask any more questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

From that weekend on, I also made sure prescription medications were kept safely out of sight whenever we had visitors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some family moments are funny enough to become stories you tell for years. Others are better left unexplained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For our family, the mysterious $110 under Dad\u2019s pillow became one of those stories nobody ever forgot.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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