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    Honest kid!

    This happened today when I was detailing at a customers house and thought I would share the story although it doesnt have any humor in it ,
    it was inspiring and made my day!

    The next door neighbors boy came over to me and in a polite tone of voice informed me" I accidentily hit your car with a tennis ball and I dented it!"

    This boy couldnt have been any over 10 years old. I walked with him over to my van and looked up and down the sides and couldnt find any marks let alone any dents.

    I told him everything was fine,not to worry and thanked him for telling me .

    I was so surprized he had even told me! Then I thought maybe his parents had seen it and told him to tell me . But when his Dad came outside I heard him tell his Dad he hit my van with a tennis ball and thought he dented it. He was still so worried! I again told him it was fine and told his Dad how impressed I was that he even told me and cared .

    When I was a kid I am pretty sure only 2 things crossed my mind if I did something wrong or had an accident,run from the crime scene or lie if asked about it!!!

    This boy has already learned 2 things in life at a young age....honesty and taking responsibility! More than lots of adults I know.

    Ive been smiling about it all day!

    Even if he had put a dent in my van I would still be smiling!Awesome kid!

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    Re: Honest kid!

    Tough van, my car dents if you look at it wrong.

    Nice story. Good for him.
    I hear voices in my mind and you’re worried that you’re the freak.

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    Re: Honest kid!

    nice dc, sometimes there is hope for humanity.

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    Re: Honest kid!

    That`s a really great story!!


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    Re: Honest kid!

    Can we vote for him for president? He`d probably do a better job than anyone in Washington now.

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    Re: Honest kid!

    I dont really have any kids in my life and keep hearing horror stories about how kids are disrespectful and wild these days.

    I supose that could be true ,I dont know. Luckily I have seen the exact opposite in my few experiences .

    A while back I was detailing my dentist vehicle in the parking lot. Not such a great neihgborhood either ,I always watch my back when Im there and hide my wallet and valuable things .

    The next lot is about 3-4 feet down and I was working close to the edge and fell backwards comming off my ladder . It was a nasty fall too .I twisted my back and landed on my wrist and hit my head on the concrete . I layed there for a moment wondering if I was going to be able to get up and this kid appeared on a skateboard. I would guess he was around 10 years old also.

    He gathered my things that flew out of my hand ,asked if I was ok and then held out his hand to help me up!

    Luckily I was Ok except for a painful back for a few days . Even though Im old I must be pretty tuff!

    Another amazing story of an awesome kid!

    I have no doubt that the parents of these kids are doing a great job!

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    Re: Honest kid!

    Great story! Thanks for sharing DC. Honesty and responsibility are the two most important virtues in creating the next generation, it is good to seem somebody is succeeding!

 

 

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