Stories of Kindness from Around the World

First Basket of the Season


--by kidzfirst, posted Apr 26, 2013

If you've read some of my other stories, you know my kindness mission is fueled by my three kids.  My daughters have huge hearts which makes giving fun, but I'm challenged with teaching my teenage son how to enjoy sharing kindness. 

I've begun sharing my acts of kindness with my family at the end of the day, trying to get everyone in the spirit.  This morning on our way to the first of three basketball games, I turned and asked my son how he was going to show kindness today. 

While he didn't have an answer, he later offered each of his sisters five dollars if they made a basket. (This is a huge deal because the girls aren't terribly aggressive.)  My youngest made her first basket of the season, and he actually congratulated her and gave her a five dollar bill. 

While I'm not supporting paying kids for doing well in sports :), I think, in his own way, he was trying to be kind.  In return, his sister felt that he was trying to be supportive. 

It was a special moment.  :)

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Readers Comments

jsmc10 wrote: it really makes a change for supportive siblings, a lovely story :)
FairyBubbles wrote: Oh, that's lovely. You're a wonderful mum.
Mish wrote: A teenage son is always a challenge but with a Mom like you he will become a splendid young man & I bet he is a dynamite teen too. :)
denisemj wrote: Your teenage son is catching on! Thanks to Mom helping him along :)
AURELIA wrote: Good for her for making the basket and good for him for being a supportive brother! I hope they enjoyed the game!
~Aurelia :0)
Dobby wrote: Sons aren't the same as daughters, men aren't the same as women. As a mom I sometimes forget to let my son and my husband express kindness in their own way. It's not the same way I and my daughter express it, and that's ok. Kudos to you for letting him do it his way!

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