sad sad baby girl...

my daughter has been looking forward to her friend's rollerskating birthday party for weeks. today she was counting the hours. she put on her favorite dress, we went shopping to kill the time and get a great gift. we showed up at the rink early only to find out we'd missed the party.

it had been rescheduled and her friend forgot to give her the new information. so we show up, after using the bathroom, and kai sees her friend. i see his mom with the remains of a birthday cake and what's left of a party room: paper, skates, plates and cups.

kai hadn't figured out yet what had happened. his mom asks me "are you here for his birthday?" i said "yup." and then the devastation began. kai realized she missed the whole party. what did she do? she smiled, said it was okay, hugged her friend, gave him his present and accepted her goodie bag thankfully and politely.

she didn't cry until we left the parking lot.

 

I still remember those times as a kid...they sucked.
But luckily kids kinda get over those instances when something else is on the horizon...like another birthday party

 

that story gave me a lump in my throat.

 

Well I bet you felt proud after seeing her suck-it-up for her friend.

 

that is heart wrenching....damn you...now i am cryin

you are molding a great human over there mama'....

 

is it bad that I laughed a little ?

sounds like a good kid though the way she handled it

 

As a mom that made me tear up as our kids mean so much to us and if they hurt, we hurt.

You are bringing up a winner. I am sure you are proud and not just because of this one incident. That child has character.

 

Id be kinda mad that they forgot ONE person. and that ONE person got dressed up and everything...

but your kid handled it like a champ.

 

indeed, indeed.

 

Yeah. You're a dick.

anyway, yeah, I'm proud of how she never let them see her cry and didn't neg out her buddy. They're just little kids. She's got a gentle heart. But I'm inclined to think that's just luck of birth and not so much my wise counsel. I used to call her my little Buddha.

 

how wonderful..
kids now a days dont usually react like that...

 

Nope, I would have bust a cap in someone's ass.

 

good for her Its so hard for children to hide or cover up their emotions. She did a fabulous job!!!

 

She's the most tender hearted kid I've ever seen. Except the ones I feared for as a kid. But she's tough. She's a true endless pool of forgiveness. I may have to train her out of that. I don't k ow if I should.

 

Like mother, like daughter I suspect.

The kid showed some class.

 

Wow. I really think that's truly the kindest thing that's ever been said to me.

I'll sleep warm and glowy tonight. Thank you.