Jadon and His Random Act of Sweetness

"Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it." - Proverbs 22:6 NKJV

I was doing my usual stuff on a Wednesday afternoon, trying to meet my deadlines and stuff. I asked Ate Mary Ann if she could check what the "afternoon meryenda" was being sold at a sari-sari store nearby. Jadon, who was playing computer games at that time, asked me if he could come with his ate. So I said yes, and then Jadon, Asher and Ate Mary Ann finally left.

A few minutes later, Jadon went inside our bedroom with forks, a paper bag full of "turon" and "lumpiang gulay" and handed a yellow flower to me. He said, "mommy, sa 'yo po." (mommy, this is for you.) I was surprised and gladdened at the same time because it was a random act; something really unexpected. I realized that Jadon already knows how to show love or care with other people. I have also realized how all the efforts of setting a good example to my kids really pay off in the end.

I can tell this wouldn't be the only first and the last time he'd be doing something sweet for me, for his dad, or even for his brothers. Teacher Marise can attest to that; even his lola Susan affirms that, too.