Last week, Autumn came to me one morning and announced she wanted to bring cans of food to school. Upon questioning her, I found out that her elementary school is having a canned food drive. She didn't really know what a canned food drive was. When I explained it to her, she said, "Oh, then I definitely want to bring cans in." It's always surprising -- pleasantly surprising -- how generous this kid is, especially considering that she's an only child and quite honestly, spoiled beyond comprehension. But she's not entitled, or selfish. I think that means all of the adult parental figures are doing something right.
Anyway, she brought a can of ravioli, a can of vegetables, and a can of ... coconut milk! The effort was there. I asked her to put the coconut milk back, as many people probably wouldn't use it. She opted for baby corn instead. Think fried rice, stir-fry baby corn. I decided this was better than coconut milk.
Moving on to yesterday, we encountered the Salvation Army ringing their bells for change at Hobby Lobby. Autumn had just fallen asleep in the car, and we woke her up to go get some Christmas presents/projects for her to work on. She did *not* want to get out of the car. So we used the Salvation Army as a way to get a move on - handed her some change, and said, "They're ringing the bell so you can put the change in the bucket!"
On the way to the bucket, she looked at me and said, "But they aren't going to *give* me anything back!" Well, there goes my theory about her being unselfish, haha. Thinking quickly, I said, "Well, Goodwill and the canned food drive didn't give you anything back, either. You're helping other people, that's what you get back." She shut up, put the money in the bucket, and moved on as if her comment never happened... Interesting.
'Tis the season!
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