Comments on: A Lesson In Gratitude From A 6 Year Old http://www.rockanddrool.com/2009/12/15/a-lesson-in-gratitude-from-a-6-year-old/ ...Mom Gone Mental Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:09:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Gray Matter Matters http://www.rockanddrool.com/2009/12/15/a-lesson-in-gratitude-from-a-6-year-old/comment-page-1/#comment-16708 Gray Matter Matters Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:37:42 +0000 http://www.rockanddrool.com/?p=3059#comment-16708 Well, somewhere there's a 6-year old telling his mother that she shouldn't be embarrassed for driving last year's Hummer. After all, some people don't even have them, and they're forced to drive 10-year old Cadillacs. Everything's relative. .-= Gray Matter Matters´s last blog ..<a href="http://graymatter-matters.blogspot.com/2009/12/consequence-is-punishment-you-give.html" rel="nofollow">A consequence is a punishment you give yourself</a> =-. Well, somewhere there’s a 6-year old telling his mother that she shouldn’t be embarrassed for driving last year’s Hummer. After all, some people don’t even have them, and they’re forced to drive 10-year old Cadillacs. Everything’s relative.
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]]> By: The Retired One http://www.rockanddrool.com/2009/12/15/a-lesson-in-gratitude-from-a-6-year-old/comment-page-1/#comment-16688 The Retired One Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:12:25 +0000 http://www.rockanddrool.com/?p=3059#comment-16688 He is so wise. This reminded me of my daughter. She recently moved back to Florida and is struggling financially due to a downsizing in her work hours. She got in an accident which totalled her car. Luckily she was not injured....but we had to loan her money for a vehicle. The cheapest one she could find was $3500 and was in worse shape than the one you describe and older. After buying it, it broke down TWICE in a month. More money of hers (debt) and ours (again) to get her on the road. She is pregnant and her significant other didn't have a car either...they were struggling getting back and forth to their separate jobs. We finally just drove down and gave them our car (a 2000 Buick LeSable) and flew home so that they could at least each have a car to get to work to....a LOT of people are struggling, and your son is right. And you treasure him....he sounds so aware and so smart!!! We have driven older used cars the entire time we have been married (37+ years). At first, some were embarrassing too. But we kept upgrading through the years and at least now none are noisy. ha At least it meant no car payments which saved us many, many times during our lean years. You made me laugh though when you described the Caddy....I too have felt like putting masks on me or the kids when we pulled up somewhere with our clunkers. I felt like getting one of those bumper stickers that reads "at least its paid for". hahahaaaa .-= The Retired One´s last blog ..<a href="http://myretirementchronicles.blogspot.com/2009/12/travel-observations.html" rel="nofollow">Travel Observations</a> =-. He is so wise. This reminded me of my daughter. She recently moved back to Florida and is struggling financially due to a downsizing in her work hours. She got in an accident which totalled her car. Luckily she was not injured….but we had to loan her money for a vehicle. The cheapest one she could find was $3500 and was in worse shape than the one you describe and older. After buying it, it broke down TWICE in a month. More money of hers (debt) and ours (again) to get her on the road. She is pregnant and her significant other didn’t have a car either…they were struggling getting back and forth to their separate jobs. We finally just drove down and gave them our car (a 2000 Buick LeSable) and flew home so that they could at least each have a car to get to work to….a LOT of people are struggling, and your son is right.
And you treasure him….he sounds so aware and so smart!!!
We have driven older used cars the entire time we have been married (37+ years). At first, some were embarrassing too. But we kept upgrading through the years and at least now none are noisy. ha At least it meant no car payments which saved us many, many times during our lean years.
You made me laugh though when you described the Caddy….I too have felt like putting masks on me or the kids when we pulled up somewhere with our clunkers. I felt like getting one of those bumper stickers that reads “at least its paid for”. hahahaaaa
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]]> By: Jay http://www.rockanddrool.com/2009/12/15/a-lesson-in-gratitude-from-a-6-year-old/comment-page-1/#comment-16670 Jay Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:22:28 +0000 http://www.rockanddrool.com/?p=3059#comment-16670 Oh I for got to say how AWESOME your son sounds .. SMART GUY !!!! Oh I for got to say how AWESOME your son sounds .. SMART GUY !!!!

]]> By: Jay http://www.rockanddrool.com/2009/12/15/a-lesson-in-gratitude-from-a-6-year-old/comment-page-1/#comment-16669 Jay Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:19:45 +0000 http://www.rockanddrool.com/?p=3059#comment-16669 LOVE IT .. same situation here minus the noises. I even read it to my wife (its her car I dont like) she laughed !!!!! LOVE IT ! LOVE IT .. same situation here minus the noises. I even read it to my wife (its her car I dont like) she laughed !!!!! LOVE IT !

]]> By: Karie http://www.rockanddrool.com/2009/12/15/a-lesson-in-gratitude-from-a-6-year-old/comment-page-1/#comment-16667 Karie Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:10:33 +0000 http://www.rockanddrool.com/?p=3059#comment-16667 So amazing what they "get" truly amazing little creatures who see the simplicity in life, the bare bones. Definitely needed a tissue on this one. Love to you this holiday season my friend! .-= Karie´s last blog ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/blogspot/Guwc/~3/oMENFfy3MW0/wordfulwordless-wednesday.html" rel="nofollow">Wordful/Wordless Wednesday</a> =-. So amazing what they “get” truly amazing little creatures who see the simplicity in life, the bare bones. Definitely needed a tissue on this one. Love to you this holiday season my friend!
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]]> By: vanessa http://www.rockanddrool.com/2009/12/15/a-lesson-in-gratitude-from-a-6-year-old/comment-page-1/#comment-16663 vanessa Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:04:41 +0000 http://www.rockanddrool.com/?p=3059#comment-16663 I just read your fantastic post here. I am re posting it on http://www.facebook.com/gratefulnation. It seems like we share the attitude that “Gratitude is good for you.” Grateful Nation is an online community that gives grateful people the opportunity and resources to connect, give back, and be thankful. Jump into the unending cycle of gratitude on http://www.gratefulnation.org today! Thank you, Vanessa I just read your fantastic post here. I am re posting it on http://www.facebook.com/gratefulnation. It seems like we share the attitude that “Gratitude is good for you.” Grateful Nation is an online community that gives grateful people the opportunity and resources to connect, give back, and be thankful. Jump into the unending cycle of gratitude on http://www.gratefulnation.org today!
Thank you, Vanessa

]]> By: TeacherMommy http://www.rockanddrool.com/2009/12/15/a-lesson-in-gratitude-from-a-6-year-old/comment-page-1/#comment-16662 TeacherMommy Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:43:02 +0000 http://www.rockanddrool.com/?p=3059#comment-16662 Isn't it embarrassing when they're more "adult" than we are? I'll betcha that means he's actually LISTENING to what you teach him, though, and that's just awesome. BTW, you and I and MomZombie totally need to figure out a GNO this break coming up. .-= TeacherMommy´s last blog ..<a href="http://diapersanddragons.blogspot.com/2009/12/old-ironsides.html" rel="nofollow">Old Ironsides</a> =-. Isn’t it embarrassing when they’re more “adult” than we are? I’ll betcha that means he’s actually LISTENING to what you teach him, though, and that’s just awesome.

BTW, you and I and MomZombie totally need to figure out a GNO this break coming up.
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]]> By: Janet http://www.rockanddrool.com/2009/12/15/a-lesson-in-gratitude-from-a-6-year-old/comment-page-1/#comment-16656 Janet Wed, 16 Dec 2009 13:18:41 +0000 http://www.rockanddrool.com/?p=3059#comment-16656 What a neat little kid you have there! (I wish my almost 6-year-old had that perspective - she's just a teenager in training). But yeah, hubby's argument about a Honda Pilot being bigger than a Cadillac? Pardon me while I guffaw heartily and tell him he's full of *(^&^. .-= Janet´s last blog ..<a href="http://adventuresinthe32-akrewood.blogspot.com/2009/12/of-pups-spaceships-pumpkin-patch-and.html" rel="nofollow">Of Pups, Spaceships, a Pumpkin Patch and Marriages and Things</a> =-. What a neat little kid you have there! (I wish my almost 6-year-old had that perspective – she’s just a teenager in training). But yeah, hubby’s argument about a Honda Pilot being bigger than a Cadillac? Pardon me while I guffaw heartily and tell him he’s full of *(^&^.
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]]> By: dysfunctional mom http://www.rockanddrool.com/2009/12/15/a-lesson-in-gratitude-from-a-6-year-old/comment-page-1/#comment-16654 dysfunctional mom Wed, 16 Dec 2009 09:58:49 +0000 http://www.rockanddrool.com/?p=3059#comment-16654 Don't you hate it when they throw your words right back atcha? LOL My teenage daughter bawled out my younger kids when they complained about eating their veggies tonight. Told them all about people not having food at all, no Christmas dinner, etc. I was floored! Don’t you hate it when they throw your words right back atcha? LOL
My teenage daughter bawled out my younger kids when they complained about eating their veggies tonight. Told them all about people not having food at all, no Christmas dinner, etc. I was floored!

]]> By: Brenda http://www.rockanddrool.com/2009/12/15/a-lesson-in-gratitude-from-a-6-year-old/comment-page-1/#comment-16648 Brenda Wed, 16 Dec 2009 05:42:49 +0000 http://www.rockanddrool.com/?p=3059#comment-16648 Looks like you're doing a superb job M. Looks like you’re doing a superb job M.

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