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mtngirl47

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18. Smiling! It reminded me of something my son wrote when he was around 12

Reply to Amaryllis (Original post)

Thu Dec 12, 2024, 06:42 PM

Dec 12

He had to write a paper about what he did over the school break. He chose to write about a hiking trip where he found an elk skull.

He wrote that he "hoped the elk died of natural causes."

Kids are great! 25 years later he still has the skull in a rock garden in his yard.

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A dose of goodness and sweetness to lift you up [View all] Amaryllis Dec 12 OP

This made me cry. Raven Dec 12 #1

Made me cry when it happened! Such sweet little girls. Amaryllis Dec 12 #2

Somebody's raising them right. Raven Dec 12 #3

A relative of yours? JoseBalow Dec 12 #10

Same here. Duppers Dec 12 #11

Thanks so much for this sweet little story, Amaryllis. calimary Dec 12 #4

I am going to make a particular effort to find uplifting things to post. Amaryllis Dec 12 #5

GOOD. We're gonna need lots more of these uplifting stories to get through the next four years. calimary Dec 12 #6

Thank you for this, and glad to hear you'll post more, especially if children are in them. ancianita Dec 12 #16

Indeed. Duppers Dec 12 #12

Great parenting !!!! Very uplifting !!!! Karadeniz Dec 12 #7

There's hope. They deserve a better world than we're leaving them. surfered Dec 12 #8

What sweet little girls. Kudos to you for participating and not just dismissing them as "silly children". I hope LoisB Dec 12 #9

That is special Figarosmom Dec 12 #13

Damned onions!!! Seriously, thank you so very much for sharing this niyad Dec 12 #14

The bliss of innocence nuxvomica Dec 12 #15

What a beautiful OP malaise Dec 12 #17

Smiling! It reminded me of something my son wrote when he was around 12 mtngirl47 Dec 12 #18

That is wonderful, brought a tear to my eyes 🤗 Meowmee Dec 12 #19

Thanks for sharing this sweet story Danmel Dec 12 #20

We need to go out of our way to look for it and celebrate it. So we dont sink in the swamp of the scary negative stuff. Amaryllis Dec 12 #21

When I was 8 years old. Jacson6 Dec 12 #22

A touching moment of humanity. Clouds Passing Dec 12 #23

Yes,an exquisite example of that which elevates us above the beasts of the field. BattleRow Dec 12 #25

There is still much sweetness and goodness in the world, your new friends and yourself are living proof Clouds Passing Dec 12 #26

Thank you. That was very uplifting. nt Ilsa Dec 12 #24

very very sweet! thank you. bluboid Dec 12 #27

pass the tissue proud patriot Dec 12 #28

awwwww BlueWaveNeverEnd Dec 12 #29

Childhood innocence is something to be protected at all costs. Aussie105 Dec 12 #30

Thanks for sharing. We needed that on a cold, dreary day. KY_EnviroGuy Dec 12 #31

Thank you... Dem4life1970 Dec 13 #32

Such a sweet story 😍. n/t iluvtennis Dec 13 #33

Thank you for sharing that. It made me tear up. Texin Dec 13 #34