A few years ago when my daughter was still in first grade, it was on the second day back to school after the winter break, she threw a fit on the way to school.
I bought two pairs of shoes for her just before school started. The new shoes were a little too big for her. But she loved them, especially the pink ones. That morning, she insisted that she should wear them. I told her that she might find it difficult to run around in her PE class with those big shoes, but she didn’t listen. So I had to let her wear them. Just before we got out of the door, I decided to bring her favorite pair of Keen sandals with me just in case she changed her mind.
Not surprisingly, when we got to the school parking lot, she asked for the sandals and wanted to wear them instead. I was happy that I brought them with me. So she put on the sandals and we started walking to her classroom.
It was a bit chilly that morning. On the way to her classroom, her feet got cold. She got very upset and started whining, and eventually threw a fit. She sat down on the curb of the road and kept whining. No matter what I said, she was not having it. Parents and kids walked past us. I could feel my anxiety rising. I was frustrated and embarrassed. I was just about losing it when a lady and her daughter walked towards us. When she passed us she smiled at us and said: “We all have been there”. Her kind and understanding words and smile calmed me down like a fresh warm breeze. I could almost see my anxiety dissipate and my heart be filled with love again.
I lowered myself to my daughter’s level and hugged her. I told her she would be ok once she was in her classroom. Her feet usually sweat a lot. I patiently waited for her to calm down and then we walked to her classroom together.
When I went to pick her up after school, she was as happy as could be. She didn’t mention anything about her shoes.
------------------------------------------------------------ I wrote this down right after that happened a few years ago, but it was in Chinese.
We All Have Been There
A few years ago when my daughter was still in first grade, it was on the second day back to school after the winter break, she threw a fit on the way to school.
I bought two pairs of shoes for her just before school started. The new shoes were a little too big for her. But she loved them, especially the pink ones. That morning, she insisted that she should wear them. I told her that she might find it difficult to run around in her PE class with those big shoes, but she didn’t listen. So I had to let her wear them. Just before we got out of the door, I decided to bring her favorite pair of Keen sandals with me just in case she changed her mind.
Not surprisingly, when we got to the school parking lot, she asked for the sandals and wanted to wear them instead. I was happy that I brought them with me. So she put on the sandals and we started walking to her classroom.
It was a bit chilly that morning. On the way to her classroom, her feet got cold. She got very upset and started whining, and eventually threw a fit. She sat down on the curb of the road and kept whining. No matter what I said, she was not having it. Parents and kids walked past us. I could feel my anxiety rising. I was frustrated and embarrassed. I was just about losing it when a lady and her daughter walked towards us. When she passed us she smiled at us and said: “We all have been there”. Her kind and understanding words and smile calmed me down like a fresh warm breeze. I could almost see my anxiety dissipate and my heart be filled with love again.
I lowered myself to my daughter’s level and hugged her. I told her she would be ok once she was in her classroom. Her feet usually sweat a lot. I patiently waited for her to calm down and then we walked to her classroom together.
When I went to pick her up after school, she was as happy as could be. She didn’t mention anything about her shoes.
------------------------------------------------------------ I wrote this down right after that happened a few years ago, but it was in Chinese.你女儿和你的性格有点像，
你们是不是A型血？
我和女儿血型不一样，我不是A型血 ：）