BAD Reads
Saturday Morning At the Consignment Sale (No, It's Not Another Tale From Stepford)
As I said the other day, parents are the most important people in their kids lives. I'm just the librarian who does the story hour and recommends books.
Still, it's always nice to be recognized for what you do. Everyone needs that sort of thing now and then.
I was at a children's clothing sale this morning when a woman stopped her minivan, greeted me warmly and gave me a big hug!
She remembered me from years ago when her daughter had come to my storytime. She's a daycare provider as well, and said she remembered how much fun my programs were.
She said some other nice things about me as well, in terms of she's never seen anyone else do programs like mine. At least <grin> I ASSUME it was a compliment!
We chatted for a few minutes. She's had an interesting life. She's from Colombia, one of 19 (yes, NINETEEN) children and she came here pursuing the American dream.
She worked her way through college, has a psychology degree and owns a daycare center of her own now. Her daughter, at age 13 is going to the most prestigious public high school in the area and is an A+ student. There's a second daughter as well, who is involved in as many extra-curricular activities as any of little well-heeled native born kids I know.
I read someone's blog yesterday where he besmirched immigrants--saying they don't understand the US and the American dream as well as his small town compatriots do. It really ticked me, considering my own in-laws are immigrants and that I am just second generation American born myself. Having that awareness of what our families went through so recently tends to make us a lot more appreciative of what it means to be an American than some of the folks who have been here for hundreds of years!
So it was wonderful seeing this patron. It always makes me feel good to know people remember my library and my programs and felt that I did something good for them.
But it was even better to see proof of something that I firmly believe. The American dream is alive and well.
Even if it does speak with an accent..............................
