We took three little ones out for a day of adventure. Road trip! By the time they were loaded in to the car and we hit the road it was time to unload them from the car and fill them up with nutrition. That lasted about about twenty minutes. So we stopped, disembarked at the first and quickest food establishment we could find. It was only a minor chore to keep them rounded up and in close proximity while ordering. Their energies kept them leaping and lunging due to the excitement of a road trip. Once the food was put on the table things settled a bit.
Then a young woman walked in dressed in her Army fatigues. From head to toe it was obvious she was dressed for service to her country. I leaned down to my young grand daughter next to me and said “do you want to go up and thank the lady for her service to her country?”
She looked up at me with her very earnest four year old eyes and said “yesh Mamo”. The other kids watched as she slid out of the booth.
She walked very earnestly up to the counter.
Stood next to our soldier.
Looked up at the lady behind the counter and thanked the Subway worker for her service to us.
She came back and sat down. Her older sister started to tell her she thanked the wrong woman. I smiled and shook my head. The lady behind the counter came over and said “I didn’t hear her”. I told her she just wanted to thank her. She smiled so nicely. My granddaughter smiled back.
Best story ever!!!
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😀 Thanks Marissa!
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This made me chucke! ha ha:)
Kids are so precious and she sounds so earnest in wishing to thank “her” for her service. Another example of teaching us how words hold different meanings and contexts for individuals, Colleen.
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She never even hesitated Robin. 🙂 Just walked right up there to thank her. She understood ‘service’ to be someone who worked. So she thanked her. 🙂 It worked for me.
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Sweet. ❤
Diana xo
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It made my day Diana! 🙂
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That was such a good story! I haven’t laughed so hard in a long time! Thank you! I wonder what the soldier made of it all, though? 😉
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I don’t know, she never batted an eye. When we left I was loading kids in the car and she came out behind us. I could hear my husband thank her and she responded in kind to him. So she got her thanks. 🙂 It was something, I’ll say that. 🙂
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This story is priceless!! So adorable!
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Thanks Priceless! 🙂 She is pretty funny!
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You are such a wonderful storyteller, CM! You really do need a Love button. ❤
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Awwww, thank you! ❤ She was pretty adorable, I have to say. She was so earnest. And the lady was so grateful.
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Kids are so precious and delightful. Your four year old granddaughter takes the cake. ❤
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She does indeed Tess! 😉
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❤ ❤ ❤
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That’s adorable!
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😀 If she knew how adorable!!!!
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Maybe one day you’ll get to tell her. 🙂
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The lady behind the counter will never forget your granddaughter. So precious. ❤
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😀 I hope not. It was too cute. 🙂
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How very touching, Chatter Master. Very nicely done…
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Thank you Koji. She thanked what she understood.
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Indeed.
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That is so sweet! I love it 🙂
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Thank you! 🙂
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Your granddaughter made that woman’s day! What a wonderful mistake.
Nancy
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🙂 Wouldn’t it be nice if all four year olds only knew this kind of ‘service’ and not the other? And the smile on her face was wonderful. 🙂
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🙂 She sure was smiling. 🙂 And so were we after that.
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I suppose it’s all relative. We know who she was grateful for. I so enjoyed this it’s one of those posts I imagine I will smile at out of the blue in the next few days.
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Important service to her, for sure, MBC, and the woman was very pleased!
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What a sweetie! I love your granddaughter’s earnestness! Every act of service can appreciate a thank you! It wasn’t wasted. 🙂
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In her eyes, that lady performed the greatest service to all. Well done.
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Well played by all involved!
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🙂 I thought so too Russ. 🙂
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hahahaha! I love kids.
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They say the best things ever. 🙂
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Lesson learned from a 4 yr old. It made the lady in the counter’s job important.
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🙂 Exactly! Thank you, and hello!!!! 🙂
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