Devoted mother Carol Dukes traveled 900 miles (1,450 km) so her son, the apple of her eye, could play with his GameBoy on a school trip.<\/p>\n
Dukes, 41, spent 150 pounds ($220) on planes and taxis in the mad dash from her home in Berkshire to London’s Heathrow Airport and on to Scotland to catch 11-year-old Charlie after she realized he had left the handheld computer game at home.<\/p>\n
“If you decide to do something you do it and worry about the money later,” Dukes told Reuters Tuesday. “But I think everyone was quite surprised to see me.”<\/p>\n
Charlie and 39 classmates were bound for the isolated island of Iona to learn about life without modern amenities.<\/p>\n
When Charlie’s mum caught up with her son’s train at Dumbarton, near Glasgow, he was understandably embarrassed.<\/p>\n
“He was a bit diffident when I caught up with him and I guess he was a tad embarrassed,” Dukes admitted.<\/p>\n
Dukes said she was not an overindulgent mum but she felt responsible for repacking Charlie’s bag and forgetting to replace the game and his pencil case.<\/p>\n
“I wanted Charlie to have a good time and the only option I had was to get the GameBoy to him in person,” Dukes said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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