“Then, as they were throwing the napkins away, the father said to his son, ‘You’re going to be a human being for a long time, and you have such a smart brain that it’s important you learn how to be more aware of what you’re doing. So next time just be sure to pay more attention to your surroundings so accidents like this don’t happen. Accidents like these can be prevented, but it’s still okay if they happen. As long as you take responsibility for your mistakes, the clean up is a breeze.’”
As a single mother to a 2-year-old son, Kalynne admits that it can be difficult to keep calm the way this father did. Which is why she closed her post by declaring this dad’s reaction as “parenting done right.”
Kalynne Marie
A while later, she updated her post—still watching the father-son duo in the cafe—with one final blurb of encouragement she heard the dad give to his son.
“I know big messes seem overwhelming and you might feel like you can’t do it by yourself,” he tells his son, “but it’s always okay to ask for help. There is no problem with asking for help when you need it.”
I think we can all agree that there is a lesson to be learned from this man. Kalynne hopes her post finds its way back to the father someday, and that he knows how much he inspired her.
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