greeting
"and how are you today, sir?"
i held out my hand very professionally, for him to shake.
he looked at me and a smile spread widely across his face. he jumped up from the platform, into my arms, and hugged me. he kinda bonked me in the mouth with his shoulder but i didn't say anything; i was too surprised. i was also surprised that i was strong enough to hold him up.
kids are pretty cool.
2 Comments:
The mind of a kid and the mind of an adult are very different, and they always end up doing the most unexpected things - high creativity. Maybe consistency and predictable actions come with maturity.
1/18/2006 10:43:00 AM
ahh, consistency and predicatble actions come after the imposition of social conventions.
still i always offer a handshake to my patients upon meeting them, no matter how old they are. if they're not old enough to shake hands, they or their parents think it's funny AND i'm teaching them that that is what one does upon meeting new people.
1/19/2006 10:37:00 AM
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