by a Child
"WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T LOOKING, I SAW YOU HANG MY FIRST PANTING ON THE REFRIGERATOR, AND I IMMEDIATELY WANTED TO PAINT ANOTHER ONE.
WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T LOOKING I SAW YOU FEED A STRAY CAT, AND I LEARNED THAT IT WAS GOOD TO BE KIND TO ANIMALS.
WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T LOOKING, I SAW YOU MAKE MY FAVORITE CAKE FOR ME AND I LEARNED THAT LITTLE THINGS CAN BE SPECIAL THINGS IN LIFE.
WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T LOOKING I HEARD YOU SAY A PRAYER, AND I KNEW THERE IS A GOD I COULD ALWAYS TALK TO AND I LEARNED TO TRUST IN GOD.
WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T LOOKING, I SAW YOU MAKE A MEAL AND TAKE IT TO A FRIEND WHO WAS SICK, AND I LEARNED THAT WE ALL HAVE TO HELP TAKE CARE OF EACH OTHER.
WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T LOOKING , I SAW YOU GIVE OF YOUR TIME AND MONEY TO HELP PEOPLE WHO HAD NOTHING AND I LEARNED THAT THOSE WHO HAVE SOMETHING SHOULD GIVE IT TO THOSE WHO DON'T.
WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T LOOKING, I FELT YOU KISS ME GOOD NIGHT AND I FELT LOVED AND SAFE.
WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T LOOKING, I SAW YOU TAKE CARE OF OUR HOUSE AND EVERYONE IN IT AND I LEARNED WE HAVE TO TAKE CARE OF WHAT WE ARE GIVEN.
WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN'TLOOKING, I SAW HOW YOU HANDLED YOUR RESPONSIBILITIES, EVEN WHEN YOU DIDN'T FEEL GOOD AND LEARNED THAT I WOULD HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE WHEN I GROW UP.
WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T LOOKING, I SAW TEARS COME FROM YOUR EYES AND I LEARNED THAT SOMETIMES THINGS HURT, BUT IT'S ALRIGHT TO CRY.
WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T LOOKING, I SAW THAT YOU CARED AND I WANTED TO BE EVERYTHING THAT I COULD BE.
WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T LOOKING, I LEARNED MOST OF LIFE'S LESSONS THAT I NEED TO KNOW TO BE A GOOD AND PRODUCTIVE PERSON WHEN I GROW UP.
WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T LOOKING, I LOOKED AT YOU AND WANTED TO SAY, "THANKS FOR ALL THE THINGS I SAW WHEN YOU THOUGHT I WASN'T LOOKING."
GOD BLESS YOU AND THE CHILDREN
EACH OF US; PARENT, GRANDPARENT, AUNT, UNCLE, OR FRIEND, INFLUENCES THE LIFE OF A CHILD.
Submitted by Sarah Kwiatkowski
