My beautiful GrandAngel
Caitlynd
at 14
years of age.
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My six-year-old granddaughter,
Caitlynd, and I stopped at a Tim Horton's donut shop for a blueberry muffin. As
we were going out the door, a young teenage boy was coming in.
This
young man had no hair on the sides of his head and a tuft of blue spiked hair
on top of it. One of his nostrils was pierced, and attached to the hoop that
ran through the hole in his nose, was a chain that draped across his face and
attached to a ring he was wearing in his ear. He held a skateboard under one
arm and a basketball under the other.
Caitlynd, who was walking ahead
of me, stopped in her tracks when she saw the teen. I thought he'd scared the
dickens out of her and she'd frozen on the spot.
I was wrong.
My GrandAngel backed up against the door and opened it as wide as it would go.
Now I was face to face with the young man. I stepped aside and let him pass.
His gracious response was a kind, "Thank you very much".
On our way to
the car, I commended Caitlynd for her manners in holding open the door for the
young man. She didn't seem to be troubled by his appearance but I wanted to
make sure. If a grandmotherly talk about freedom of self expression and
allowing people their differences was in order, I wanted to be ready.
As it turned out, the person who needed the talk was me.
The only
thing Caitlynd noticed about the teen, was the fact that his arms were full.
"He woulda' had a hard time to open the door."
I saw the partially
shaved head, the tuft of spiked hair, the piercings and the chain. She saw a
person carrying something under each arm and heading toward a door.
In
the future, I hope to get down on her level and raise my sights.
© 2000 Terri McPherson Buckley
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 Raising My Sights was published in
Chicken
Soup For The Grandparent's Soul This book will inspire
grandchildren to make the most of the time they still have with their
grandparents and encourage them to seek deeper experiences. Grandparents will
learn the value of their contributions and realize what an honored position
they hold within their circle of loved ones. Every reader will gain a new
appreciation of the benefits of a close and connected family. |
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