Ella stopped by as I was sorting through the medical bills for the year end accounting and asked me if I liked her dinosaur picture. "Sure honey, it looks great!" I said, without giving it a whole lot of thought, since I was absorbed in bills.
A minute later, I heard her behind me at the desk, sounding out words..
"My Dad li... like... likes... my din... dino... sau... saur."
I turned around to see what she was working on...
It says "My Dad likes my dinosaur. I drawed it. Ella. I made it all by myself."
Something just clicked about how much a little girl looks for her dad's approval, and just how horribly I could crush her by being careless about it.
No pressure there...
A minute later, I heard her behind me at the desk, sounding out words..
"My Dad li... like... likes... my din... dino... sau... saur."
I turned around to see what she was working on...
It says "My Dad likes my dinosaur. I drawed it. Ella. I made it all by myself."
Something just clicked about how much a little girl looks for her dad's approval, and just how horribly I could crush her by being careless about it.
No pressure there...
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