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I Must Be Doing Something Right
You know, we all wonder it...are we teaching our children the important things they need to know in life? Are they hearing our message? Are we getting through? Well, I see signs in my children that they are getting it and there couldn't be a more wonderful gift on this Mother's Day.
My daughter made a new friend at Awanas. I had met the mother briefly during pick up time and Katrina and K.K. really hit it off. K.K. came to my daughter's 7th birthday party and they all had a great time. And what is really cool is they are only a few minutes from our house (and we are 30 minutes from everything!) So at the end of Awanas last month, K.K.'s mom invited Katrina to come and spend the night. It happened that it fell on the same night as my husband's birthday and we usually try to do something just the two of us for part of that day, so i was thrilled. I told her that sounded great, and we would talk later in the week.
Well...I get in the car and mention this to the kids and Jack's first response was..."But, Mommy, you don't really know those people!" Wow! He was so right and I had just let that fact slide under the rug. In the end, it didn't work out for Katrina to spend the night, but yesterday she and K.K. met for a fun afternoon of play and I got to know the family a bit better. I even told Cindy what Jack had said and she was impressed that he was thinking along those lines.
Katrina had a great time with her friend and when I went to pick her up, she wanted to stay for the night. I told her it wouldn't work this time, but we would do that soon. On the way home, she was recounting how much fun she had...but then said..."Mommy, they all smoke, except for K.K. and she says she is never going to smoke. I am glad she isn't going to do that and I hope her parent's can quit. Dianne (step-grandmother) told me it is really hard to quit."
And then she told me that they had a brownie snack and that K.K. threw the wrapper on the ground. Katrina told her friend she shouldn't do that because that was littering....
Imagine me jumping up in the air and saying 'yes! ' Of course I didn't as I was driving, but I was thrilled that my daughter was picking up on important lessons and wasn't afraid to share her viewpoints with others. I only pray that she and Jack both continue on this path.
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March 8, 2010 7:17 AM
