It seemed like a good idea at the time, a great way to incorporate his one true passion into his 3rd grade economics fair. Unfortunately the trouble started just after we'd purchased the Lego raffle prize . . . he'd ripped into it the second he was out of my sight. It continued on through today as numerous nine year old classmates purchased hundreds of raffle tickets in an attempt to take home the coveted inch high Jack Sparrow.
A little boy rushed up to the desk and handed over all his money in exchange for 163 tickets. "This is a bad idea," Nick whispered, beads of sweat forming on his brow. "Can I put my name in the drawing?" And then it hit me. I'd purchased the very thing he wanted to own with the intent of giving it away. No small feat for a child on the spectrum, or for anyone else for that matter. Bad mom moment. His suffering increased with the sale of each ticket.
As the fair was growing to a close, a small red-head carrying a live goldfish made his way across the room. Setting it on the desk he beamed "This is for you Nick. It's the last one. You don't have to pay me for it." He then purchased 10 tickets, scribbled his name across each one and stuffed them into the raffle box.
And the winner of the Legos at the end of the day? Mr. 10 ticket fish giver, fair and square. Nick didn't seem to have such a hard time giving them away after all.
(thanks for the lesson in frosting Em!)
3 comments:
This one got me. Right in the heart.
Kindness, no matter how small is never wasted.
Thanks for your tip with the mason jars. Kaiya's turned out great too. Again, the lesson learned here was for me...
Those cupcakes are adorable!!! The poster, too.
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