A Neighbor's Story
The kids' garage sale was a a tremendous success. Strangers and friends, Amish and bikers, day care owners and treasure hunters (stamps? coins? vinyl records?) perused the items strewn across the lawns and the driveway, collecting twenty-five cent sleep sacks and ten dollar juicers, filling the money aprons with dollars..... lots and lots of dollars.
And there were stories, lots and lots of stories. Most of them came from Little Cuter, who regaled the buyers with the history of every item sold until she listened to herself and tried to stop..... and found that she couldn't.
And there was this story, which made my day. I'll write it as I heard it:
My daughter turned 5 just before kindergarten started; she's the youngest in her class. Academics are not her thing.
Her aunt asked her if she was making A's in school.
Nope, she said with a smile, I'm making friends!
That's a nugget I'll carry with me forever.
posted by Ashleigh Burroughs @ June 06, 2021
6 Comments
6 Comments:
There's a kid who knew what is important in life!
Absolutely! We gave her parents am A+ in parenting.
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Great answer!
Smart kid, she is going to be street smart and a gem in life. We do not have garage sales here, it is not heard off here. But I can imagine it is a wonderful way to recyle and save the earth. Dropping in from Malaysia
That's exactly what we said!
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I agree; she's the kind of kid who will rise to the top.
Garage sales are a great way to share your stuff, clean your spaces, and make some money. Plus, they are a lot of fun!
Glad to have you dip a toe in my Arizona bucket from so far away!
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