Good Morning,
This past Saturday evening, after working at a yard sale for the Scottish Society, I got to bring home the left over donuts. I had just re-found my favorite, the bowtie, one of Dunkin Donut’s finest. I had not realized they were in Kentucky, or I would have eaten a whole bunch more of them.
Anyway, it was after dinner and our daughter, Samantha, came to ask what she could have as an evening snack. I pointed to the donuts and as she opened the box, she saw the one remaining bowtie. She frowned a little bit as she had not remembered ever seeing one. I told her it was my favorite and what it was called.
She smiled and took my favorite donut.
I had a split second thought of ‘HEY!’ but then I smiled as I realized a bigger picture.
She listened to me and trusted my judgment. She took a chance that she would not like something she never had before based on my recommendation.
It may seem like a small inconsequential event, but as a parent it means heaps.
Having our kids trusting our judgment as they grow up is not only heartwarming, it is also stress relieving.
We can and often do almost anything for our kids. When they mess up, we roll up our sleeves and get to work. And we keep doing it over and over again for our kids. It is only after years of repeat failures that we sometimes give up on our kids. But, until that time, we give it all we got.
And when we see our kids making smart choices, using wisdom earned from our mistakes, it is a good feeling to know that our kids have a chance of listening to us on the big things.
It may only be about a donut today, but some day it may be about college, a house, a trip, a car, or a husband.
It was a good feeling. And she enjoyed the donut.
Sanford Berenberg
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