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Bike In The Night


--by EllaP, posted Oct 14, 2013
I was at a paid bicycle-parking area at the railway station when I saw a lady entering. She had come to collect the bike she parked there earlier, but she looked worried. 

It was midnight and I remembered my first time trying to understand how the parking machines worked;where to put the credit card, which buttons to press, where to place the front wheel of the bike, and so on. It was stressful for me and that hadn't been in the middle of the night.

So, I said to my daughter, "Let's wait and see if we can be of any help." And we were! We made sure she could work everything and just having other people looking out for her seemed to be a comfort for her especially at that time of night.

She thanked us warmly. I smiled all the way back. This is the kind of example I want to set for my children. 
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Readers Comments

beetoote wrote: Teaching caring to the young, priceless.
Julianne wrote: Our children learn most by what we do, not by what we say. Your example may have a ripple effect that even you won't be able to see. Keep up the great parenting! And thank you for sharing, it helps me to have faith in people.
Mish wrote: Great kindness act! Blessings.
jsmc10 wrote: thanks for helping :)
moral12 wrote: That was so nice of you to stick around and see if the lady needed your help. Kudos to you!
Wolfskin2000 wrote: Thank you for caring - and for providing your child with a great example!
lightshade11 wrote: :) not only have you inspired your own children, but us too. Thank you for sharing your story! What a wonderful act of kindness!
kuchu wrote: It is very nice of you to help the lady

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