My Daughter The Good Friend

--by MakeSomeoneSmile, posted Jan 4, 2008

When I dropped my 3 1/2 year old daughter off at day care yesterday, one of her friends was sitting at a table alone crying. She sometimes gets upset when her mom leaves. My daughter plays with her and they are good friends. When we were sitting down and saw the little girl crying, I asked my daughter if she might want to go and sit by her sad friend. She said "Yes, I don't want her to be sad", scooped up her breakfast and went and sat by her friend. I watched her share her cereal and talk to the little girl.

As I walked to my car I was very happy to see that my little girl has a kind heart. When I got home last night, I asked her how her day was. She said it was good and that her friend wasn't sad anymore. She was proud to have shared her cereal with her and played with her all day. I thanked my daughter for being such a caring friend and told her I was very proud of her. She smiled and told me that she didn't like to see people sad.

I smiled, hugged her and told her what a wonderful little girl she was. When she said "I'm daddy's little girl", I couldn't help but smile and be a proud dad. Today at work I'm on the lookout for anyone who may look sad. I'll try to make them smile if only for a moment as a tribute to my little girl.

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Posted by MakeSomeoneSmile
Jan 4, 2008
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Readers Comments

jojomcb wrote: wonderful story. you should be very proud....

AURELIA wrote: What a Super Story!!! Your heart must be the size of Texas filled with pride. Your daughter has learned well from you. God bless your little one for learning at a young age how to be concerned about others and not only herself. COMPASSION comes in all sizes! I'm smiling from ear to ear. ~Aurelia

babynurse wrote: Beautiful story. You are a great daddy! You must feel so proud, you are doing a super job! God Bless

andriadesiree wrote: That is a most adorable story! You're definately raising a ray of sunshine! This one really made my heart smile! :o)

greeneyes wrote: What a beautiful story. You deserve to feel blessed that your daughter has learned a very valueful lesson at such an early age. Reminds me of recently when I took a bad fall and had to walk with a cane for about 8 months. I noticed so many little faces who would look at me with the cane and then there little eyes would meet mine and I could just feel the love these little smiling eyes would say to me as they must of felt sad that I was walking with a cane. This thought has stayed with me and sometimes we are so busy rushing by folks we forget to take a second and look them in the face too and give a little smile or send a little prayer.
greeneyes

DebbieDay wrote: That's a very sweet story, thank you for teaching your daughter about kidness to others, I'm sure she'll grow up to become an exceptional human being! Take care :)

wayfarer wrote: Sound to me like you've laid the foundations for Daddy's Little Girl to have a happy and fulfilling life. Such lives are made of such kindnesses. Well done, both of you!

JuneBug wrote: You SHOULD be proud of your little girl! How sweet is that???

brighteyes wrote: Hey Proud Dad....she's sounds like a sweetheart....must have inherited it, huh??

Thanks for sharing....I try to make it a habit to smile and talk to everyone that looks sad or stressed even if its not always acknowledged or appreciated....

I know when I am down, a warm smile, a friend, etc can make all the difference.

paganmum wrote: OMG!!! Bawling my eyes out at work. Lol. Awesome story! So nice to see when children are selfless.... What a great kid!

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