April 22, 2012
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~Through The Eyes of a 4th Grader~
“See, there are these two new girls at school. One of them is really pretty and the other one is not. And the pretty one. Well, everybody likes her and thinks she’s good. But the other one, they make fun of her and whisper funny things about her. I felt so bad for her so I asked who wanted to play a math game with me and she said, ‘I do.’ So I told her, ‘Okay!’ So yeh, that’s it.”
So proud of my son.
So thankful for the evidence of compassion and God at work in His heart.
I’m enraged by mean, spiteful behavior. (Be it from children or grown ups.) There is no excuse for it and it brings out a crazed woman in me.
Go out of your way to love the unlovely.
Accept the ones who may not be widely accepted.
Value the humble.
Find beauty in imperfection.
And for heaven’s sake, tell your kids to do the same.
They won’t always do it right but live before them in compassion. Build them up. Hold them to a high standard. A standard of loving people.
~stacey
Comments (12)
that’s just awesome and so mature of your son! I hate it when kids show that spiteful attitude. I bet his actions just made your momma heart swell with pride
Love this!
You must be so proud! What a sweet son you have.
Very well said, love this post.
p.s. You have the most gorgeous children!
discrimination burns me up! I hope that other classmates, seeing your handsome son being kind to someone they passed over, will wake up to see the real person she is. You go, young man…and mama for training him well.
i’m with you on it bringing out a crazed woman~ me too!!!
ben has really been the brunt of jokes and teased relentlessly by several boys at his school..
from being homeschooled. to being an american. to even being a Christian.
two boys in particular have seemed to make it their mission to get him to swear –
following him home from school taunting him with, “oh, come on. just say the f-word..”
seriously. there’s times it takes everything in me to not want to go do slap these boys heads together!
{i’ve told shayne.. i feel bad for wanting to cause bodily harm to a kid!!}
but the cruelty. the injustice. even prejudice {with all the american digs} has infuriated me!
way to go jake for loving the unlovely!! for not being too embarrassed to show kindness. and having the wisdom, even alot of adults lack.
you’re doing good, mama!!
@grace_to_be - oh no! for ben and you too. i’m so sorry. that’s horrible.
i’m all into a standard of loving on people…till they mess with my kids. ;O
way to go jake! i’m proud of him…and his mom too.
@redladybug18 - @fourkidsonemom - @Elizabethmarie_1 - @twofus_1 - thank you, ladies. it’s humbling when you see your kids do the right thing without your prodding…..i think that’s the best part! and you really can’t take credit for it because THEY make their choices….it’s just a blessing to watch.
@grace_to_be - oh ben!
i pRoMIsE you I would loose my job and possibly get thrown in jail if put in the right circumstance. “Oh! Your are only 11?!! I did NOT mean to slam your head into that desk. My bad. But you should really try to be nice or mind your own business.”
…..okay so maybe that’s not exactly what you should say but I would.
Tell Ben they are just jealous because American’s are cool and they wish they were as good looking as he is…..they know all the girls will love him.
@down_onthefarm - I say all bets are off when dealing with a mean kid! I figure they can learn how to turn the other cheek when they are a little older!
@ToLiveLoved - you got it!
I love this … your 4th grader sounds alot like mine. I love that they are learning to be humble at such an early time in thier life! Your son is adorable, so are his sisters!!!