An Act of Kindness

By Ashley -
Sometimes it's nice to have a reminder that our kids can be good. So as I've mentioned about 1000 times, Michael has a feisty side. He can be sweet when he wants to be, but he has to really want to be. It seems like those moments are few and far between some days. But on Saturday he did something that surprised, and even impressed me. He has been playing t-ball this season, and to say this season has been a struggle is a bit of an understatement. The team is made up of 4 year olds, none of them know what they are doing, there are some awful yelling parents, it just isn't fun. And because it is 4 year old t-ball no one knows how to play their positions or really has any idea that you should stay in the general area of your position so they all run for the ball. Michael has a cut friend on the team and they usually end up standing somewhere near each other. Yesterday they were both standing near the pitcher's mound when a ball came their way. The whole team ran after it and his friend ended up losing the ball (to a teammate... I guess that's how the rules are going this season). He was devastated, it's rare for the ball to make it out to the players and even more rare for the kids to touch it so it was a big deal. A few minutes later Michael got a ball and he walked up to his sad little friend and handed it to him so he could throw it to first base. Ok he might have gotten yelled at by the over eager parents to throw it to first base, but he really made this friend's day. I was surprised and impressed that he understood his friend's feelings enough to know that he was upset about the ball and that he was willing to share (as I said getting the ball is a big deal). I asked him about it later and he said "Mom N was really sad, I knew it would make him happy". Didn't make a big deal out of it, he just understood. It's good to know that despite the winning, and pushing, and general mistreatment of Zach he is beginning to understand how to be nice to others and that while his feisty side might be dominant right now his sweet side is still in there and occasionally breaks free.

Michael isn't batting, and this picture doesnt show it well enough, but there are literally as many dads on the field as kids. One dad in every position, sometimes two... t-ball is hilarious

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