“Kindness and politeness are not overrated at all. They’re underused.”
~ Tommy Lee Jones
On a recent evening, I was sitting in an empty school auditorium reading a book and waiting for one of my children’s concerts to begin. A middle school girl entered and asked if she was disturbing me. No, I said, and explained that I was early for the concert. I told her I was my child’s mother. She told me her name and said she was my child’s friend, and then extended her hand to shake mine. Yes, I was completely impressed – that a parent had taught this child such nice manners and that this child had had the presence of mind to pay attention.
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