I could not be more proud. Last night, at the dinner table, my (just) 2 year old daughter, Ruby…of her own volition…made an unsolicited offer to trade with me.
She wanted some of my coke, “a sip” and I am not generally big on either drinking Coke or giving it to my kids, I couldn’t resist when she offered me some of her chips. After declining to give her a sip, she said, “You can have my chips.”
Now, the truth was that the chips were soggy, they had the dregs of her burrito on them, and they only had value because her brother wanted to eat them.
But, I had to complete the exchange and so she got to taste coke for either the first or second time.
Here’s to a long life of equally successful trades.
Ken Brand says:
Beautiful-Smart.
I always screech to halt and buy a glass of lemonade from any, and every, kid manned, curbside Lemonade stand.
I always buy Girl Scout/Cub Scout/Little League stuff, whenever a kid knows on the door selling.
Cheers Chris.
July 8, 2010 — 1:29 pm
Greg Swann says:
Gorgeous. That’s what a human face should look like, fundamentally alive.
July 8, 2010 — 1:36 pm
Shirley Kelly says:
She is only two and she already has you in her back pocket. That’s what being a dad is all about. Having moments with your kids that no amount of money can buy. They are so innocent when they’re this young.
July 8, 2010 — 2:23 pm
Chris Johnson says:
I don’t know how innocent she is, but she’s certainly simple. 😉
July 8, 2010 — 2:53 pm
Joe says:
Perfect! Looks like the Gerber baby! Our youngest is 4 and I really enjoy the cute stuff she does. I’ll miss that.
July 8, 2010 — 3:28 pm
Kim Darney says:
Kids…the reason we work, the reason we don’t sleep at night…the reason we are so alive!
July 8, 2010 — 4:02 pm
Don Reedy says:
The picture itself needs no story.
The story itself needs no picture.
Together, they certainly don’t need any comments like the one I’m posting, BUT…..Thank you, and Ruby, for trading the great and beautiful gift that is your daughter with all of us.
July 8, 2010 — 6:42 pm
Jim Klein says:
Wow, what a pic. You should sell it to Greg because all he’s trying to say, I believe, is that we should never let that go…all that’s going on inside her to make that face. Priceless; thanks…be sure she gets the residuals!
July 8, 2010 — 7:13 pm
Brian Miller says:
I just walked my daughter down the aisle four weeks ago this Saturday to marry a great guy. We walked down the aisle with tears streaming down my face – a wild mixture of emotions/memories flavored with some sadness.
This closed a volume in our life story, yet opens a new one.
Kim summarized it very well in her comment above….
July 9, 2010 — 6:34 am
Jeff Brown says:
Brian — I too just walked my little girl down the aisle. (May) As I look at Ruby’s picture, I’m reminded of what I often tell young parents — “My daughter was like that just a few years ago — she turns 26 this month.”
And Chris? That pic is seriously Felony Cute. A RE Investment broker in the making?
July 9, 2010 — 10:05 am
Elli D. says:
Very nice picture. As for the story – well, these are the precious little moments when you realize how wonderful life is…
July 9, 2010 — 10:44 am