I felt like I was taught a hard lesson on this last Friday during CG meeting.
My CG members were celebrating my birthday that day and the cute little kids, Cherie & Cheryl, in my CG handmade small cards and little-something for me. I was very surprised, because I didn’t expect them to make the effort for me!
Aren’t they adorable? =)
After the birthday celebration and everyone was enjoying the food & fellowship, I left the little cards on the table and went off to chase after my baby and talk to the other members, not knowing that there was a little girl who was feeling very sad and standing all alone at the gate.
It was Cherie, one of the girls who made the cards for me.
Her dad came over, tapped me on my shoulder and whispered to me, “Cherie’s very sad because she said her card for you is spoilt and no longer nice.”
I felt like lightning blasted my head at that time!
A girl sincerely spent time to make the cards for me and waited excitedly to give them to me, only to find that I did not treasure it the way she would, and though some of the little flowers dropped off because they were going to drop off anyway, I still felt responsible that I should have kept them in my bedroom instead of leaving them on the table. =(
It was the 1st time I felt that I disappointed a kid badly. I’m such a bad Auntie Kless!!!
I quickly made restitution, went over to her and comforted her that I really liked the cards very much and I appreciated her for making the special effort for me. I also told her that I would stick the flowers back properly with a better glue and display the cards at CG next week.
Cherie looked at me with teary eyes and nodded. Broke my heart.
Sometimes we forget how important and significant something can be in the eyes of a kid, though it may not be a great deal in the eyes of the adults. Kids are simple – They show their love in a straightforward manner and they look for reciprocation and signs that they are loved as well. My taking good care of the things she gave me would be a good-enough indication that I loved her as well.
Lesson learnt indeed, and I will do everything I can to make it up to this little girl in CG this week! And it has also made me more aware of how fragile the heart of a little one is. I will tread even more carefully when communicating to my girls from now on.
And from the bottom of my heart, thank you girls. :)
