So, I got up early yesterday morning to take Princess One to breakfast with Santa. I realized, God help me, that my child is ungrateful and rude. When did this happen? When did my sweet little Princess turn into the Grinch?
We were invited to go to Red Lobster for this breakfast. The employees there donate their time to this breakfast. They donate their own money (and servers aren't exactly making tons of money these days) to buy presents for the children who attended this special breakfast. They all spent their Saturday morning cooking for us, serving us, and handing out gifts for free. Imagine the kind of heart that takes.
NOW... imagine my little "darling", who used to be such a sweet girl, walking in there like Veruca Salt! Ok, it wasn't THAT bad, but... I seriously had the oompa loompas singing in my head.
She was not happy with anything! She whined about the breakfast. She whined about the gifts. She just whined. It seemed I spent the whole morning reprimanding her, correcting her, giving her dirty looks, and looking around to compare her behavior with the others... hoping all the while no one was looking.
Now I am stuck here contemplating where I might have gone wrong. And then trying to find a way to help her understand what I'm saying... A visual aid of some kind.
If anyone out there has any suggestions on how to teach an 11 year old gratitude, I'm open to hearing them.
Well, I have errands to run yet again... So I guess I'll see all of you later!
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