When I go walking at the harbor, I often have some of the kids along. Sometimes in strollers, sometimes walking with me, and sometimes scootering. This day, Scout and Navy were on scooters. They go the opposite way from me, and we meet in the middle. Today as I walking, I ran into Don Laws, one of my dad’s friends from long ago. I saw him right after I had just met my kids in the middle, and they took off to then meet me at the car. When I saw him, we caught up for a moment. And then he said the words I would pay any amount of money to hear… he said, “Are those your kids on the scooters”? I told him yes, when he then said, “They would ride and stop, and ride and stop. I kept catching up to them, and really observed them. I have to tell you that they might be the two nicest siblings I have ever seen. When she needed help climbing the side of the wall, he helped her. When she saw something interesting in the water, she called him to see it too. Every time they passed by someone, they said excuse me. And when I passed them once, they called from behind that they were coming up on the right of me. You have really done a nice job with them.”
I think my jaw dropped to the ground.
I know what I have taught them, and I know they have it in them, but it’s kind of rare that I see it with my own eyes. Micah said to me recently, “I think the true test of a parent, is how your kids act when you aren’t around”. I agree. And even though I have gotten white slips from school, and many strangers think my kids are little punks….today, I will focus on this time when they nailed it.
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