Good news
There may be hope for my 15 year old daughter, Melissa.
She has taken the lead in organizing a class project that involves purchasing Christmas gifts for less fortunate children. Tonight she had me take her to ToysRus so she could spend their class money on two more gifts - one for a girl and one for a boy. We started with the girl's gift . As we went by the Barbie section, Melissa noticed that one of the Barbies was wearing a skimpy shirt that showed off most of her stomach. "What kind of message does that send to a young girl?" she commented. "Not an appropriate one" I responded and we opted for a Polly Pocket set.
Then it was time for the boy's gift. Remembering my youth, I picked up the latest GI Joe (Sigma 6) complete with some kind of mega weapon. "Perhaps something less violent would be more appropriate" she suggested. "Good point" I responded and we opted for a Spiderman that ejects from a car.
After checking out she thanked me again for helping her. It was obvious she felt good about doing something to make someone else's Christmas a little brighter.
On the drive back to her place she sang along to the Christmas tape playing in my car. The song was "Take a walk through Bethlehem" by Trisha Yearwood.
It has to be one of the finest Christmas songs ever written. And it never sounded better than tonight.
She has taken the lead in organizing a class project that involves purchasing Christmas gifts for less fortunate children. Tonight she had me take her to ToysRus so she could spend their class money on two more gifts - one for a girl and one for a boy. We started with the girl's gift . As we went by the Barbie section, Melissa noticed that one of the Barbies was wearing a skimpy shirt that showed off most of her stomach. "What kind of message does that send to a young girl?" she commented. "Not an appropriate one" I responded and we opted for a Polly Pocket set.
Then it was time for the boy's gift. Remembering my youth, I picked up the latest GI Joe (Sigma 6) complete with some kind of mega weapon. "Perhaps something less violent would be more appropriate" she suggested. "Good point" I responded and we opted for a Spiderman that ejects from a car.
After checking out she thanked me again for helping her. It was obvious she felt good about doing something to make someone else's Christmas a little brighter.
On the drive back to her place she sang along to the Christmas tape playing in my car. The song was "Take a walk through Bethlehem" by Trisha Yearwood.
It has to be one of the finest Christmas songs ever written. And it never sounded better than tonight.