A Little Kindness Goes A Long Way

"By and large, mothers and housewives are the only workers who do not have regular time off.  They are the great vacationless class."
― Anne Morrow Lindbergh

 A mom I know was having a rough week.  She was not feeling well and the week seemed more overscheduled than usual.  Given her children's schedule, she wasn't able to take a sick day as she would have done before she had children.  By the time Friday arrived, the week had taken its toll and she was exhausted.  She wondered how she would make it through an afternoon and evening full of activities.

At an event at her children's school, a teacher whom she did not know well approached  her and said, "You are an incredible mother."  The woman was momentarily stunned.  And the teacher continued, "I always see you running around with your children and I can see the love you have for them."

The teacher's words echoed in the woman's head.  If she were coming anywhere close to the teacher's estimation, then she was accomplishing her goal.  On a Friday afternoon, after a very long week, those few words of kindness made all the difference.