Saturday, February 7, 2015

The Kindness of a Wise Godmother

"The object of teaching a child is to enable him to get along without a teacher."
~ Elbert Hubbard

My children are blessed with wonderful godparents.  And these godparents are exactly what I wished for -- people who are role models for my children and who help them grow.

Recently, one of my children had to sell raffle tickets for school.  He wanted to sell them to several adult friends who would be easy to see on short notice.  I remembered that one of the godmothers had said that children should take the lead in these types of efforts, so I told my son that if he wanted her to buy a raffle ticket, he would have to call her himself.  We practiced what he would say and then he called her at work.  Gracious as ever, she agreed to buy two tickets and said that we could stop by her office as she was working that evening.  When we stopped by her office, she told my son that she was going to buy three tickets.  He was thrilled.  My son and I both appreciated her generosity, but I also appreciated that she helped my son take a couple of steps outside his comfort zone.

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