Thinky’s Blog

Have you ever wondered if you were doing a good job at raising your children? I know most parents have at one time or another, So it’s always nice to have that affirmation that you have done a good job by something that your kids do that shows it.

Yesterday my five year old daughter did just that for me. We were in Kmart when she told me that daddy there is a dollar on the floor, So I told her to pick it up. She told me we should ask the people around where she found the money if they lost any money. No one said they lost any money so I told her to show me the money and if it were just a dollar I would tell her to keep it and put it in her piggy bank when we get home for doing the right thing by trying to return the lost dollar. But when she showed me I noticed it was a ten and three twenties folded together, which is a lot of money to lose. I told her that it was a lot of money and she immediately told me we should ask the ” Store Lady ” if someone lost some money. Which made me very proud of her that she would do the right thing. I took her up to the Service desk were I told the customer service lady that my daughter wanted to know if anybody had lost any money since she found a lot of money and didn’t want anybody to be sad. She said no and I gave her the money in case someone came looking for it, She gave me a very bewildered look like ” why didn’t you just keep it “. She took the money and asked me to write down my daughters name and information in case no one claimed the money. After taking the paper with the information on it she stapled it to the money and placed it in the register.

I hope that if someone does claim the money that they at least tell my daughter thank you or possible give her a small reward for honesty. But I have to be realistic and realize that not may people would do what she did by not taking the money, and just as few would thank or reward someone for giving them their lost money back. My wife and I figure we would call the store in a day or two and inquire about the money and if it was not claimed take my daughter in to get it and let her buy herself something as a reward. If someone did claim it and left a reward or thank you we would take her in for that as well, but if it was claimed and no thank you or anything else was left for her that we would ask the store if they could give her a five or ten dollar gift card as a reward. Of course my wife and I would pay for the gift card and just not let my daughter know that we paid for it, That way she would still see that doing the right thing is what you should always do, and that being a moral honest person does have its benefits. I hope this life lesson is  something that she will keep with her and continue to follow. She made my wife and I very proud of her.