Teaching Kids

Jeff Lawrence_24

I was at a customer's house last week, servicing the forced air system. Another company came out and gave her all kinds of doom and gloom reports about her cooling system.

Anyway, she is a single mother (mom and dad are divorced) with a 5-year-old son. Now, most 5 year olds are interested in everything and this little guy was no different. He saw me with all my tools and followed me around closely the entire time I was there.

As I was taking the panels off he asked what I was doing and I told him. He repeated my answer and I told him yes. Everything I did he asked at least 3 questions about and I answered every one of them.

His Mom told him to go play and he wander off for a minute. Then he'd be right back. I told her (when he wasn't around) that it was okay and I didn't mind. I also told her I wouldn't let him get hurt. He'd hand me tools and put them back in the tote when I was done.

As I was leaving, I apologized to her for teaching him a new word and that she was probably going to want to kill me in a few days, because about every fifth word out of his mouth was that word. She didn't look too happy with me. I can't say that I blame her.

What was the word? Yepper. (pronounced yep-per) It got to the point with all his questions that I was answering him with a 'yepper' and he would say it right back to me.

Now did you think I was going to I would teach him a dirty word?

Jeff



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Ron Schroeder_3

nice word, nice work

Perhaps you have been the single most important male role model to this you fella. Perhaps you have fed an enquiring mind and we will see a posting about your exchange in 15 years. Perhaps you have been instrumental in giving birth to the next Wethead. Yepper, atta boy!