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  Actions Speak Louder than Words - Author Unknown

  Nov 26, 2023

  by Unknown Author

   

  I just accidentally put a laundry basket down on the lego ship that my 7 year old spent all day building. I brought it to him and said,

   

  "Buddy, I broke your ship; I didn't see it and I sat something on it. I'm so sorry."

   

  His eyes widened in shock and he said, "Oh man, that took me a really long time to build. I just finished it!" After a moment, I softy asked, "are you mad?" -his response brought me to tears.

   

  He took a deep breath and said, "I want to be mad, but yesterday when I broke your favourite plate, you didn't get mad at me. You said it was just a plate and you didn't make me feel bad. I know you liked that plate as much as I liked this ship.

   

  It's okay, mom. I can rebuild it."

   

  *heart melting

   

  You know, I just realized that I can tell my kids all day long what kind of people I hope they will be. I can ask them to be loving and kind, but in the end, they will be what I've shown them to be not what I told them to be.

  ps. Children will copy every thing they see their parents do. The good and the bad. Unfortunately they are much better at remembering the bad habits rather than the good. (gdn)

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