I hope that I’m teaching my children to be good people.
Today when we were leaving Target, I put the kids in the van and then turned around with the cart to find a cart stall to put it in. An older couple was walking past, and the lady offered to take it from me, to put it away as they went inside. So nice, right?!
I got in the car and the following conversation ensued (wish it could be verbatim, but it’s as close as I can remember):
Me: Wow, there sure are some nice people in the world.
Carter: Why?
Me: Because they were raised right. Their mommies taught them to be nice. Because being nice to people is the most important thing in the whole world.
Carter: Which mommy said that?
Me: Your mommy is saying that to you right now. You should always be nice, because that is the most important thing in the world.
Carter: Why?
Me: Because that means you are a good person.
Me: Jesus said that whenever you do something nice to someone else, it’s just like you are doing something nice to Jesus or Heavenly Father.
Carter: Oh that’s good! I love them!
(wait for it)
Carter: …The other most important thing in the world is that when you are eating something cold outside, and it’s hot, and you are in the shade, it cools you down.
Me: Carter, you just wrote a blog post for me.
Linking Up!
On Vanessa: Dress- Tommy Hilfiger, Shorts- Children’s Place, Sandals- Walmart
On Carter: Shirt- Gymboree, Shorts- Carter’s, Shoes- Famous Footwear (and on the wrong feet!)
14 comments
Love this blog post!! Love the message and love the pictures of my adorable grandkids! And I was going to comment on Carter’s shoes, but I see you already did! :)
lol!!
this is just too funny and cute!
made my night! :)
your children are beautiful. Thanks so much for sharing.
Its so funny explaining things to kids. Its not easy! Very cute.
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Kilee
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Hahahahaha! SO CUTE!
Haha. That’s awesome. I see a philosopher in Carter someday. ;)
That’s one of my biggest hopes for my kids, that the are genuinely nice people. I try my best to instill that in them, here’s to hoping it sticks!
haha love that he said that. so so cute!
I love it! Kids don’t stay focused real long do they?
It’s really awesome that you use small things like that to teach your children
Perfect! Way to use that teachable moment and fantastic little blogger you’re got there :) Found you via the Mommy Brain Mixer and your blog is great :)
Isn’t that all we all really want? To raise kind, good little people. It’s one of the things I can look back on ans say, I did it.
That kid’s brilliant! I love it!
Love it! That’s one smart cookie you have there–he’s got it all figured out. :-)
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