I heard this story within minutes of coming home from my trip, right after the knock-me-over hugs, even before the what-did-you-bring-mes. “I have to tell you what Ella’s teacher told me about Carson,” my mother in law said, smiling. This story, it let me know that maybe I’m doing something right as his mama.
She was crying at school drop off, his little sister, because she didn’t want to go. It’s hard when the morning routines are different, when mom’s not there, and he knew. Everyday he walks with her, they slowly make their ways to their respective classrooms, but that day he held her hand and escorted her to her class since she couldn’t stop crying. At her classroom door, he looked into her eyes and told her that everything would be okay. He told her that he’d be right down the hall if she needed anything and then he gave his little sister a hug before going to his own classroom.
I love this boy’s kind heart and I’m in awe at how much he protects and cares for his sister.
He’s good. He’s really, really good.
Oh bless his little heart! What a sweet lil man you have there.
xx
so sweet. Don’t you just love when you hear stories like that.
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Crying. Now bottle that sweet boy up so I can inject him into my kids.
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I wish I could bottle it up and give heaping spoonfuls to them when they aren’t being this sweet.
Isn’t that sweet? Just last weekend, my darling daughter was bawling her eyes out because her brother’s car didn’t win at the Pinewood Derby. They so love each other, which is good to know when they are fighting like cats and dogs!
Exactly! Their fighting is as fierce as their love for each other!
How sweet! You have to be doing more than a little right. Great job!!
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What a wonderful little man you have there. A fitting tribute to his fabulous mother!
That second picture is KILLING me.
Kids are awesome.
-Karinya @ Unlikely Origins
http://www.unlikelyorigins.blogspot.com
so precious
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That’s wonderful. They are so lucky to have each other.
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Oh, how beautiful. You are definitely doing good with those kids. Sometimes through all the chaos it’s tough to see. Good for him.
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That is such a beautiful story!
Isn’t it nice to know that even when they act like crazy little buggers and don’t listen at least they have good hearts and know right from wrong?
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First, that’s a great thing he did. Second, I love that Ella wears Spider-Man boots (hand-me-downs, I presume, but from what you’ve said about her and clothes, I’m guessing she digs them). And third, despite knowing women don’t need protecting, I feel like it’s a blessing that my daughter has an older brother. My son has a giant heart and is good to his sister, too, and it makes me very, very happy (and I hope it never changes).
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re: the boots, Yes! Hand-me-downs. She has a perfectly lovely pair of pink boots with flowers that she refuses to wear. SIGH.
Awwww…
I had a great response here. I did. And then I saw the boots on the kiddos in the pretty picture.. and I forgot any real thoughts and thought.. DANG! cool boots!
AND!! So nice to talk to your for a whole sit down breakfast!
I’m so glad we got to have a real (albeit, short) conversation!
That? Is beautiful. I know you are a proud mama.
I adore that picture of them together. It’s a framer!
They melt my heart!!!! I miss them so. They are WONDERFUL children ( a true testament to the parents)XOXO
That’s lovely, and something to remember when they bicker, eh?
My two are 20 months apart, my son is almost 14, my daughter 12. There are STILL “glimmers and shimmers” even in the throes of puberty. You sometimes just have to look a little harder.
There are two things that I love about this post…
That your boy is so damn sweet, and everytime I see your kids posing and smiling at the camera I think of how you bribe them with M&Ms.
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This time it was Pez!
There is nothing like a little affirmation that despite tantrums and tears, they really are growing into good, kind people.
Lately I’ve been feeling like my children are going to turn into angry screamers (since this is primarily how I have been,) so I needed to read a feel good moment.
Thanks for sharing
That’s awesome! See, that’s why I always wished for an older brother. At least now I have older brothers in LAW, but it’s a little too late for the hugs before school stuff. Sigh.
What a good, sweet boy. Truly. Beautiful children and photos!
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Awwww…so sweet.
Now I want an older brother. My sister would have made fun of me and called me a big baby. Then she would have gotten my friends to join in. There’s a reason why it took us 30 years to become friends, lol.
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I was the older sibling and wasn’t anywhere this sweet to my younger brother. He still brings up the torment I caused him.
Moments like this make you not want to sell them. *sigh* Yeah, I’ll keep mine too, even though one stood on the other’s head when they were fighting this morning.
Headless Mom´s last [type] ..Super Bowl- Steelers vs Green Bay
OMG! How sweet and cute. You’re one blessed momma!
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What a sweet guy! There is nothing that pleases me more than seeing my older stick up for my younger.
Once he threw himself in front of a nurse heading toward his brother with a vaccination needle. I wanted to laugh and cry and stop him and egg him on.
Oh! That is awesome, I wouldn’t know how to react either (though, laughing & egging him on would be my first thought!)
Awe, this makes my heart melt. Yay for big brothers!
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Oh that is SO, so sweet! He is REALLY good. I’m all teary over here…
Elaine´s last [type] ..It Was Mine
Man, I want a big brother! SOOO sweet!
Please God, let this little boy find my daughter some day! This is the type of guy I want her to end up with!
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That is such a sweet compliment to my son…I hope he acts the same way for his future wife!
I have a son and a daughter too and sometimes I feel like I’m forcing them to be BFFs. And then there are those little moments when I know it’s working! What a great story. PS – Love her Spidey boots!
That is so sweet! Sibling love makes my day.
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