Somehow the newspaper headlines mostly report about our young people who are in trouble with the law, drove to fast and crashed their cars, vandalized the schools or cemetaries, and on and on. Well yesterday I met three really nice kids.
I was walking my new puppy "Buddy" down at the Doggie Park and these three teens were hanging around by the water fountain, which is where Buddy and I usually take our water break. They were 2 girls and a boy of about fifteen or sixteen years of age. I figured they would ignore us, because we have been treated as if we are invisible before, by teenagers and adults. However these young people acknowleded us right away and exclaimed how sweet my puppy was and invited us to sit with them for a bit. So we did. We exchanged names and actually visited about a lot of subjects. Now, I am almost 62 and this seemed unusual to me. It was so nice to get to know these kids a little because it just seems as if the "yungins" these days are so much more worldly if not wise--compared to growing up in the 50's and 60's as I did. But you know, maybe there isn't so much difference. They just have a lot more pressure on them that they must deal with. It can't be easy being a kid in our fast paced society.
Just before they left, the little dark haired girl (long braids on either side of her head--really cute!) named katherine even offered to "babysit" Buddy for me if I ever find myself with an emergency situation and have to leave him somewhere in order to handle the emergency. She gave me her cell number and home phone number and made sure I could find her street before she left.
The boy wasn't as chatty, he was French and here as an exchange student but he taught me how to say his name "pierre" the proper French way (it does not sound like PEE-AIR, like we American's tend to say it).
The other girl was blond, dainty and a triplet. Kirsten was her name. I told her I had never met a triplet before. She said her two sisters are close like you hear of twins, and they look alike but she was in another sac so she does not look so much like them and she has to find her own friends because they don't need anyone but each other. So her friends are Katherine and Pierre.
They were really sweet kids. No Jekyl and Hyde here. Their parents could be very proud of their behavior even though they were not around to see it.
Tags: Kids Respect Headlines Behavior
An old, tired-looking dog wandered into the yard.
I could tell from his collar, new tags, and well-fed belly that he had a home..
He followed me into the house, down the hall, and fell asleep on the couch.
Morgen seemed ok with him so I let the dog nap.
An hour later, he went to the door, and I let him out.
The next day he was back, resumed his position on the couch, and slept for an hour.
This continued for several weeks.
Curious, I pinned a note to his collar: 'Every afternoon your dog comes to my house for a nap; I don't mind but want to be sure it's ok with you.'
The next day he arrived with a different note pinned to his collar:
'He lives in a home with ten children -- he's trying to catch up on his sleep. May I come with him tomorrow?'
Tags: Dogs
