A Stones Throw Away

I have never been accused of being reasonable. Sometimes my thoughts sound twisted inside my own head. Yes its true and if you already know this about me this story probably will not surprise you in the least. Anyway...

Today Hayley had her little friend Aiden over for a bit while his mama ran to the store. The back story on Aiden is that Hayley is married to him. I explained all the reasons why that could pose a problem later but she won't budge. Therefore Aiden and Hayley are at least for the time being Husband and wife. Anyway I went to check on them. They get along very well so I had a smile on my face when I got outside in anticipation of the sweet antics of my little angel and her beau. Just then that little angel picked up a rock and hucked it over the fence, before my mind could even register what my eyes had just seen!!! I was horrified and when Hayley saw my face she immediately tried to grovel.

I was not hearing any of it. I grabbed her hand and all but flew over to our next door neighbor's house, listening the whole way to my angel beg me to release her from this natural consequence. I would not be deterred. Mr. Harding would listen to my weepy daughter explain that she had thrown rocks over the fence and was so very sorry. With a little coaching, she asked for forgiveness and promised, in her saddest voice, never to throw anything over the fence again. You could tell Mr. Harding would have loved to tell her it was not a big deal, but thankfully he just granted forgiveness and thanked Hayley for confessing.

So here is the unreasonable part of the story. After we got home, and I had time to calm down enough to reflect. I was strangely proud of my little angel. You may already know, but Hayley is verrrrrrry shy. I believe, because of my own fears, I wanted to cushion everything in Hayley's world when she was little. It wasn't until Lilly was born that I realized how resilient children are and how I couldn't save my kids from everything that might potentially hurt them. Sometimes that knowledge hurts a little. Which brings me to the reason property damage made me proud.

I thought about the fact that even though she was shaking in her Hello Kitty flip-flops. She did it, she walked across the yard to face whatever punishment lie in store for her. It was pretty inspiring really. You see, when Hayley sticks her neck out there it is never done with out apprehension. I am in awe of her courage. She may scream her head off at even the thought of any winged beast (wasp, bee, or fly) but when it counts, she musters up everything she can to make it right. I love her so much.