I went to the doctor yesterday and I was feeling really sicky and yucky... could hardly breathe I was wheezing so much, have no voice, a crackly chest infection... looked and felt a sight!
The doctor is a new doctor there, this is the second time I have seen her, the first time I had 3 little mindees with me when I was having BP taken and general asthma care queries (which the parents knew about and had okayed).
Do you know what this (now favourite) doctor said to me?
'If I had children I would want them to come to you. The children obviously love you and you have a wonderful way with them. You are like a mum to them. They seem to be developing so well too, I am sure you have a good hand in that'.
I was gobsmacked ... and nearly burst into tears! What an incredibly kind thing to say, especially when I am feeling so rubbish and hubby and I are wanting children so badly. I do put my all into my job.
It gave me an extra spring in my step on the way home... okay, twas a wheezy springy type step... but a springy step non-the-less!
We live in a society that loves to assume, judge and upset, with their ignorance and arrogance. If everyone paid a compliment to one extra person each day, just imagine how many more smiles we'd see on the bus, in the Tesco queue? I'd think loads more.
What has anyone - a stranger?/a family member?/a friend? said to you lately out of the blue that was so uplifting?
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You are correct. I could not agree more. GOD bless you as you continue to care for those precious little ones.
ReplyDeleteI pray you will feel better soon. My allergies/asthma have been terrible this year, too.
Wow, what a sweet compliment!
ReplyDeleteHope you get to feeling better soon!
Amen to that! Giving compliments does put a smile on the face and a spring in the step.
ReplyDeleteBlessings on you and yours,
George Polley
Sapporo, Japan