Yesterday I picked my daughter up from school at our usual meeting place, the north gate of the school. This cute little boy was walking with her across the court yard and I noticed he was holding her arm. As soon as Audrey saw me she said good-bye to the little boy and he walked back in the direction that they'd come from.
"Who's that boy?" I asked.
"Oh, that's (something really fast in Chinese)."
"Why is he walking back to the school now?"
"He's going to the south gate, that's where his mom and dad meet him."
"Why did he come to the north gate then?"
"He was walking with me here to meet you. I broke my ankle during martial arts class and he wanted to make sure I made it to the gate okay."
How sweet is that? Nobody asked this kid to walk Audrey to the north gate to meet me, he did it all on his own.
If this kid is any indication, the next generation is kind and considerate and thoughtful. And the future is safe in their hands.
By the way, Audrey's ankle wasn't broken or sprained or even bruised. In addition to being kind and considerate, the next generation is also a bit dramatic.
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Love the story. I see the kind, considerate and dramatic characteristics in my kid and her schoolmates, too.
Posted by Pam on March 18, 2008 at 11:43 PM CST #
Ha! You are so wrong.
The boy has a crush on Audrey. So obvious. :-)
Posted by Sin-Yaw Wang on March 19, 2008 at 08:01 AM CST #
Interesting theory Sin-Yaw. Now I'll have to keep an eye on this one and see if you're right...
Pam, when I see your posts about your kid I know the next generation is safe in her hands as well. She is precious.
Posted by melanie gao on March 19, 2008 at 02:36 PM CST #
I'll also think the same as Sin-Yaw. I really don't think the next generation is any better (or worse) as the previous one.
Posted by Frederic Muller on March 19, 2008 at 05:58 PM CST #
What a sweet story! My first impression is just like Sin-Yaw's, haha^^, you know kids are early mature now.
But I also think no matter it is friendship or love, it is very pure at their age. Parents should be always supportive to the good things.: )
Posted by Rebecca on March 20, 2008 at 01:34 PM CST #
what a little gentleman! I love hearing stories about wonderful children, it does make me feel confident about the future!
Posted by Barb on March 20, 2008 at 10:45 PM CST #
So how's the ankle?
Posted by Sue Weber on March 21, 2008 at 03:27 AM CST #
Her ankle's fine Sue, thanks for asking. In fact there never was anything wrong with it. She's just a little bit dramatic sometimes. I have no idea where she gets this.
Posted by melanie gao on March 21, 2008 at 09:07 AM CST #