Note to Self

Dear Stranger,
Thank you! You taught me a valuable lesson at the grocery store and it's one I can pass on to others...
It's often you see parents at the grocery store dragging along their complaining kids and they all just look frustrated and fed up. All too easy, I can understand why this happens. 

There was a mom and a 3 or 4 year old daughter. The little girl had a cute squeaky voice and was talking away and touching everything and asking all sorts of questions. She'd ask questions like "what's a carrot and why is this one so big?" and "Is this an onion, why do people buy onions?" and instead of giving typical mom answers like "yeah, let's hurry" or "don't touch that, they make things taste better", I saw this mom crouch down and stare at the big carrot with her little girl and the mom explained to her daughter how carrots grow out of the ground. Their three item list probably took 45 minutes to check off but both mother and daughter seemed to be enjoying their shopping experience more than anyone else in the store. 

Note to self... be a mother like that!