So, my sister’s youngest boy has this thing where he needs to feed people. Usually people that he knows, but I have known him to steal all of our cracker packets and fruit snacks (back when we did bagged lunch at the first elementary school they went to before we moved) and then take the to school and give them to other students who, and I quote, “looked hungry enough.”
Even now, he likes to make things (sandwiches, hot dogs, breakfast burritos with eggs and potatoes that he’s cut up and fried himself) and then ‘discover’ that he’s made ‘too much’ and then start handing them out to anyone at the house. The last five breakfast burritos that I have had were because he ‘made too much and don’t I always tell him not to throw away perfectly good food?’
Seriously, my nephew likes to feed people.
His older brother is like that, sort of. He likes to make sure people aren’t thirsty. Every time someone comes over he asks them if they want milk or water or herbal tea or hot chocolate or juice or whatever we currently have in the house. Even if it requires him taking the time to heat up the water and then mix it all up. He gets this kicked puppy look if you don’t accept the drink, waits for you to grasp it (even if you were only going to take a sip of his soda) and then he runs off, yelling that you can’t give it back now.
He likes to give things away that are his if you even look like you like it.
My sister’s boys, I tell you. Someday I’m going to walk out of a store and see them feeding people while my niece is trying to convince those with less warm clothing to put on one of the jackets or other warm clothing that she’s holding.
One time when I was in high school, early high school, I fell over (this was after The Accident and it happened a lot) and she worried that I would get too cold because I couldn’t move for a while. So my little three-year-old niece (at the time) went for the nearest thing she could find to cover me so that I wouldn’t get too cold. I had fallen over by the tea cart that had these really long drawers where we kept all of our table linens and napkins. So my little niece, who didn’t want to leave me in the room along long enough to get a blanket, emptied the drawers and placed every single table linen and napkin over me. She hunkered down next to me to share body heat and together we waiting for someone to come.
She still likes to wrap people up whenever they look cold.
So this week I am grateful for the generosity that lives in my niece and nephews which is something that they share all year ’round but also during Christmas time.
Check out the original Thankful Thursday. (I will add the link to this week’s post for the original when it’s up.)
EDIT: Proper link has been added, go check it out!
What a lovely post!!…looks like the apples do not fall far from the tree:) Hope you are enjoying your Christmas with your family xx
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It is a lovely day, don’t know how long I’ll be able to be on as we’re all taking turns watching each other play this new building game.
I hope that you’re enjoying yours as well. (*smiles and hugs you*)
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That is so very sweet!! Merry Christmas to you and yours; I hope you had a blessed day.
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I hope that you had a wonderful day too. (*smiles*)
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What compassionate family you have…. a blessing to the world. My daughter used to feel very free to give my things away so I can identify with your examples!.
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They’re good kids. I often tell my sister, their mother, that I wasn’t a good enough younger sister to deserve them (there was a reason some people referred to my siblings and I as our mom’s heathens).
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This is so sweet! Christmas morning my brother was late for dinner. He served at a soup kitchen that morning. I would love to do that.
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That does sound lovely. I hope he enjoyed his time spent!
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