Kids Teach Us So Much!

Friday, June 20th, 2008 | Money, Real Estate | No Comments

A couple of weeks ago my son-in-law went out of town and my daughter was scheduled to work odd hours at her job at Starbucks.

It was a real treat, if not a very tiring event, to have our granddaughter stay with us for a couple of days. Like so many young children, she was always thinking up new games. It amazed us as at just how creative she was. She never seemed to run short of new ideas and had the energy to back them up.

The longer she stayed with us the more often we would here her say “I want my  Mommy.” Then “I want my Daddy.” And finally she started saying “I want to go  home!” At  first I was a little taken aback! Although, my daughter has a nice home, mine is a little bigger with grass in the back yard and a park across the street.  Eventually I understood that this was her way of life she missed and wanted it back. Her Mommy , her Daddy, her toys and her bed were there. It didn’t matter if she was in a bigger, better or newer place to live, she wanted “Home!”

Much of the housing problems we are just starting to overcome were caused by our wanting bigger and better and not necessarily “Our Home!”

One really great thing about Kathryn’s visit is that I got lots of really great HUGS. There is something really special about a young child’s hug.

Tags: Grand children, home, our house