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Appreciation


--by Helenconnell2, posted Jun 1, 2025
When my daughter was small, lots of people would tell me what I was doing wrong and I can remember wishing/hoping someone would say something positive.

This morning, I was following a mother with a double buggy/pram with a child of about 2 on one side and a baby in the other side. Eventually, I caught her up as she'd stopped to do something with one of the children. I stopped and said to her, 'I really admire you having two children in there. You won't need to use a gym because that's giving you a workout.'

She thanked me and told me that you can convert it to one child which she normally does because the two year old prefers to walk. 'I'm doing it because they're going to my mother's and she can't bear it if he's running around.'

I hope I made her day because she certainly made mine.
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Readers Comments

Mish wrote: Nice gesture Helen 👌🏻🫶🏽
pluto178 wrote: What a shame the grandmother does not make the most of them before he is old enough to run away from her for good x
mindyjourney wrote: good to compliment from the heart ❤️. Thank YOU!
janfour wrote: Thanks for the reminder. I will find some words of praise for all the parents at the library. ❤️
DANCE wrote: Very thoughtful of you, a gesture that I'm sure uplifted her
Whitebuffalo wrote: Remember the socks. A pair of socks is the best gift. Boss lady very much likes monogrammed fabrics,

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