Kind Words That Touched a Young Mother
I was on the bus with two of my young children this morning. My daughter was chatting away to me.
When the bus came to its next stop an older lady was getting off. As she passed me, she smiled and said, "You're a good mum." I thanked her and was a little bit embarassed.
Then, after she got off, tears came into my eyes. It meant so much to me because no one ever really says that -- probably most mum's don't hear that very much! I'm really grateful to her for taking the time to say it. Having said all that, I don't know what I was doing that made her want to say it!!
- Posted by candle
- Apr 2, 2009
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A Shoulder to Cry On
Today I went along to see my 8 year-old daughter's class assembly. She was pretty nervous about saying her lines, particularly as she was going to be in front of the whole school and many parents, at least 400 people in total.
She stood up and straight away fluffed her lines. She started crying and turned away from the audience, but her teacher prompted her and she finished off what she was saying, albeit a little muffled. She went and sat down next to two other girls and the girl nearest to her was obviously really concerned for my daughter. I could see so much compassion in her face as she reached out and held my daughter's hand really tightly while she cried.
It was such a beautiful moment.
- Posted by candle
- Feb 19, 2009
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