tip from a four-year-old

Today I had an “awww” moment.  You know when something happens that’s really sweet, and it makes you say, “awww”?  Yeah, that.

I have an adorable four-year-old girl that I teach in one of my motor groups at the clinic on Thursdays.  After I walked her and her class back out to the lobby to meet their parents, this little girl started rifling through her mommy’s purse.  “Mommy, what’s this?”  It’s the makeup that Mommy uses so that she doesn’t look so funny, her mother replies.  As the little girl continued to empty out the contents of her mom’s purse, she got to her wallet and excitedly unzipped the compartment where she knew the dollar bills were stored.  She reached into the compartment, pulled out a one dollar bill, and quickly handed it to me.  “This is to thank you for your time,” she stated gingerly (”Awww”).  I looked at her mom, whose smile showed in the midst of her frustration with her daughter’s snoopiness, and I answered, “This is for my time?  Wow, thanks love.”  The receptionist then looked up and asked, “Did you just get a tip?  From a four-year-old?  How funny.”  After chatting with the mother for a few more minutes, I motioned to give the dollar bill back to her, but she refused, insisting instead that I “go to town” with it.

The whole ordeal was very sweet.

After a high five and a big hug from my little friend, mom and daughter exited the lobby in a whirlwind.

“That was really cute,” stated the receptionist.

It’s nice to know that, if nothing else, at least one of my kids is thankful for our time together.  I know I am.