Over the holidays, we visited my family in Toronto. We had finished our Christmas shopping a month in advance so we didn't have to go shopping but my Mom hadn't started hers yet and it was the day before Christmas Eve. My son wanted to go shopping too because apparently, he didn't appreciate how we (his Dad and I) bought gifts and put his name on it when he didn't buy it! lol. I told him that it was from our family not just Dad and I. He insisted that he had $20 and he wants to go shopping with my Mom and I (and he hates shopping... like me! lol).
As we made our way from store to store, different malls and shopping places, he patiently waited for us after he finished browsing through the stuff in case he wanted to buy something. When we got to Walmart, he wanted to buy a remote-controlled car for his baby cousin but he didn't have enough money. He asked if I could help him out. I asked him what happened to his $20 because that would cover all of it. He said he had only $14. I suggested that he find something within his budget (we had been teaching him how to budget his money so he'll only spend what he has). He was really disappointed because there wasn't any cars that was remote-controlled that was less than $14. I couldn't take seeing him so sad and, in a moment of weakness, I agreed to help him out (didn't help my Mom was giving me looks to just give in!) but I reminded him that we (as a family) are putting into practice principles that are important and he needs to keep in mind when he goes shopping what he can afford.
Well, what I didn't know was that at one of the stores we visited earlier that day, he had bought me gloves! He knew that I didn't have gloves and so he wanted to buy me one. I was so surprised and touched on Christmas morning when I opened my gift from him. It's the best Christmas present I've ever received! I told him that I loved my gift and that it was extremely thoughtful of him. He told me that was why he didn't have $20 for his cousin's car. =)
!What a blessing it is to witness such kindness and generosity in spirit
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