"What if I say something embarrassing?" my daughter asks me.
I am pouring birthday cupcake batter into the tin as we talk. On Sunday, she will be selling Girl Scout cookies and she's worried she will say something wrong. "It's okay. Sometimes that happens. Let me tell you about the time I said something embarrassing. I was a high school student, working at a department store in the mall. My department was the costume jewelry area and across from me was the valuable jewelry. The lady who worked there always chatted with me and I liked her very much. One day, I was unwrapping new earrings to put on display. They were hoops with dolphins and I thought they were so ugly and tacky. I walked over to her and said, 'Check out these ugly earrings! Aren't they awful?!' And, of course, the lady was wearing the exact pair of earrings that I was talking about!" "Oh no!" my daughter laughed. "I felt awful. I never meant to be insulting. It was a mistake and I regretted it. Sometimes that happens." "Tell me another story!" my daughter asked. Stories are always good to share.
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meggin VERDUZCO
3/16/2019 09:21:00 am
It is important to let our children know that no one has it all figured out. It is those moments that you discover your humility and learn things. We need to encourage our children to take risks and learn to pick themselves up and dust themselves off. Keep it up!
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3/16/2019 09:40:21 am
Oh my word, that is hilariously embarrassing! I bet your daughter was hanging on every word and can't get enough of your stories. When we share our stories we can connect with the human experiences we all encounter (or fear). Great lessons you are teaching your daughter!
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Glenda Funk
3/16/2019 09:56:59 am
Haha! I love this story. It sounds exactly like something I’d say. Oops. Did you get in trouble?
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3/16/2019 10:48:37 am
Open mouth, insert foot I like to say. I can both empathize and relate to this post. I have been in that place too many times- I love how you share the narrative through a teachable moment with your daughter. I also love Girl Scout cookies :)
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Heidi Atlas
3/16/2019 02:42:57 pm
I love the way the conversation spills out! Kind of like the birthday cupcake batter. The way you parent Megan (and Alex) and the way you put it into such delightful prose is such a gift. And hopefully some of these blog posts will be gifts to them as they get older. And of course you convey an important message.
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3/16/2019 03:45:23 pm
Y-I-K-E-S -- but distance allows the horror to turn to humor, every time! It's a life lesson that this, too, our inadvertent blurts, shall pass. Love that she asked for another story. :)
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