Mosely likes that
We were standing at the checkout counter when Mosely saw it.
A sock monkey backpack.
She tugged at my sleeve.
“Mom – isn’t that so cute?”
I agreed that it was.
Piper pointed at the backpack with admiration as well.
The sock monkey backpack.
But it was on someone else’s back.
And I tried to help the kids to admire the stranger’s accessory in a less obvious manner.
But they are kids, after all.
The lady wearing the sock monkey backpack turned around.
“Can I give your daughter this backpack?” she asked.
I hesitated, surprised. I said no, that wasn’t necessary.
But she insisted and eventually I accepted.
And now Mosely is the proud owner of a sock monkey backpack named Roger.
And she cannot stop talking about the kindness of the lady
who literally gave her
the
sock monkey
off her back.
7 Comments
Amy
I love that!
Gretchen
That is super nice!!! 🙂
nate
you should've told that lady that you liked her jeans and her car as well, just to see how far the rabbit hole went. just sayin'
amy
how great. i want to be the lady that gives things off her back. i will now aspire to be that kind of stranger.
laceykeigley
Me too. It was really the definition of a random act of kindness – absolutely nothing to gain for her from that transaction – just kindness.
tiffany
I had a purse once. It was bright green. My daughter loved it, so i gave it to her. Then my sister-in-law loved it so my daughter gave it to her. Then my sister-in-law's friend loved it, so guess what, yes, she gave it to her. From what i understand it was given away yet again with the idea that whoever loves it gets it. As far as i know it is still going! Kind of a neat analogy for love, huh.
laceykeigley
Wonderful! I love how that works – in life and as an analogy.