Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Kind
A couple weeks ago I was at costco with Kapri and Brittlee. I was just leaving and a lady stopped me and told me I was a good mom and that my kids were lucky to have me... I looked at her kind of shocked. Do I know you, I asked? She said a few days earlier she had stood behind me in the return line (at Costco, yes I go there a lot) the line was rather long so I was singing some songs (quietly:) and playing with my girls I remembered seeing that lady behind me that day. Then she stopped me a few days later and told me that she thought I was a good mom... She proceeded to ask me if I homeschooled and I said no, she said I'd be good at it and said my kids are getting a great start and that she could just tell by the way I interacted with them. I know it was just a few comments but it meant a lot to me that she would say those kind things, even days later, I was shocked really. Most of the comments I get are a little rude or indifferent but not often do I get kind ones, it's nice to see someone appreciating me for being a mother. . .
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That is sooooo sweet! You don't hear nice comments very often. I'm glad that you recived one. You are a great mom and it show by how happy and positive you are. I sure look up to you.
You are one of those mom's that I aspire to be. I try to be good, be some people, like you, it comes very natually it seems!
It just makes you think that sometimes, we should just say something to someone if we notice something about them, because it will make their day even if it seems weird to speak out to a perfect stranger. "you have beautiful hair, or even if someone's kids and having a hard time in the line in front of you and the mom seems stressed out, just letting them know that you have kids too and it is okay." It makes a difference to me.
How nice!!! Such a huge compliment...especially from a completer stranger! Well it's sooooo true! You are an AMAZING mom! And your kids just adore you to pieces!
That is so wonderful! It's all true, too! You are a wonderful mom, and anyone with one eye open can see that. Your kids are lucky to have you--even strangers can sense that.
We so miss you guys! I still keep waiting for someone to not be sick. At the moment it's Lincoln with Pneumonia, but we really do want to get together sometime. Maybe it will just have to be dinner out with you and Joe.
You are a great mom and a great example to me too.
She's so right Deb!!! That is really neat that there are still people who not only take the time to notice, but stop you and tell you what they feel...in a positive way. I think as a woman in general, it is easier to believe a stranger off the street that gives a compliment than it is from someone close, because they didn't have to stop, they made it a point to stop...they could have kept on walking, but thought that opinion so hard they couldn't ignore it. I'm glad she didn't, because you have SO MANY PEOPLE in your life that think the same way she does!! You are SUCH a great mom...your kids are SUPER LUCKY to have you...AND JOE!!!!
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