I am on our Parent-Teacher board and we had to finish up a fundraiser Thursday after school so we were late getting home. I stopped at Wendy's to grab a quick dinner for my daughter and I.
When I got to the drive up window and tried to pay, the young man working said "it's ok we've got your order covered tonight! " What a nice surprise!!
I make it a habit whenever I have a few extra dollars, to pay for the next person who's in the drive thru behind me and I give the cashier a smile card to give them for me.
I especially like to do things like that when my kids are with me. I am constantly searching for what I call "teac
hable moments" so my children learn how to be decent, thoughtful and caring citizens. I'm always pointing out instances of RAOK, what karma means, what goes around comes around, etc.
So this trip to Wendy's was the perfect opportunity to show my daughter that all the times I've paid for someone else's dinner that now it was our turn for someone to do something nice for us:). It really helped to make her understand the "full circle" of paying it forward.
When I got to the drive up window and tried to pay, the young man working said "it's ok we've got your order covered tonight! " What a nice surprise!!
I make it a habit whenever I have a few extra dollars, to pay for the next person who's in the drive thru behind me and I give the cashier a smile card to give them for me.
I especially like to do things like that when my kids are with me. I am constantly searching for what I call "teac
So this trip to Wendy's was the perfect opportunity to show my daughter that all the times I've paid for someone else's dinner that now it was our turn for someone to do something nice for us:). It really helped to make her understand the "full circle" of paying it forward.
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- Posted by tammilinnf
- Jan 23, 2018
- Comments (12)
Readers Comments
rickhiker wrote: What we sow we reap.
Elaine Brumbaugh wrote: Good to read!
tammilinnf wrote: I was looking at my profile after I posted this story and had totally forgotten about the other story I'd posted back in March 2014. It's pretty much the same concept :)
the3jewels wrote: Very nice. :)
Mish wrote: Wonderful ...teaching by doing. Spot on.
AndiCas wrote: Learning by example, so very important to our children growing up.
splain wrote: you are a leading example of how it is done. Good on you.
Rippleffect wrote: The best kind of teaching!
mindyjourney wrote: Wonderful example of kindness in action :).
lt33 wrote: You're a great role model for your kids way to go
