Young people still have good hearts
By TriciaW
@TriciaW (2441)
United States
April 6, 2008 11:07am CST
I am so proud of my daughter. Last night I took her to the Prom and stayed to take pictures. Everyone was filtering in and requesting their picture be taken with their friends. My daughter and all her friends were so excited about the night. I was so proud when my daughter grabbed a young man in her class that isn't very popluar and said she wanted a picture with him. The look on his face was so wonderful. She was the only one that asked him and I could see by the look in his eyes that she made his night. As we started to do pictures of groups of the class as they came in my daughter would call him over and tell him he was part of the group so he had to be in the picture too. He was beaming with joy by the time I left. When my daughter got home I told her how proud I was of her for not going along with the norm and shun him away. She then told me she asked him to dance a couple of times too. She said it was his prom too and he had deserved to enjoy it like everyone else. I know she was the only one that asked him to dance because she was the only one that included him in pictures too. I think sometimes we see teens doing things and we shake our finger but I am proud to know that if nothing else I taught my daughter I taught her compassion for others.
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@ayumitakashi (4462)
• United States
6 Apr 08
I had tears in my eyes when I was reading this. You really taught your daugher well. She is just like me because when I was in high school people would pick on one kid for whatever reason but I would always try and talk to him/her so they won't feel bad. I wouldn't want to be in that position because it feels horrible to be picked on. Or the freshmans, whenever new freshmans come in they would always get picked on because they were new. But I wasn't like that I would instead talk to them even when my friends made fun of me for being friends with freshman. Your daughter should be applauded for that and Karma will come back and bless her in a special way for doing that.
@ayumitakashi (4462)
• United States
6 Apr 08
Wait I just remember I responded to one of your other discussions. Is this the same daughter that got embarrased by the stupid guy in the bus?
@lingli_78 (12822)
• Australia
7 Apr 08
that is really wonderful... your daughter has a very kind heart and you definitely have taught her very well... not many teenagers can behave like your daughter... beside having compassion, your daughter also have a very strong ground for herself... she doesn't let the crowds intimidate her and she is brave enough to act in the opposite way to the crowds... so excellent... i will be very proud if i have a daughter like her...
@jewelenterprises (1996)
• Australia
7 Apr 08
Wow, she sure sounds like a daugter to be proud of.
My experience of teenagers is that if you reach out to the 'underdog' you risk being seen as an underdog yourself.
I had that situation in high school myself. I was a bit of a geeky type and tended to hang out with geeky types, in the computer room (with one of those awful text based computers with icky green writing.. none of these graphical user interfaces like we have with MS windows in those days), in the library curled up in a corner reading or in the music room with my friend playing the piano. I liked the quiet, geeky types and so the more assertive or aggressive students saw me as a soft target... a perception I very quickly corrected when I single handedly got in a fight with a group of them and put several of them out of action before teachers stepped in and separated us 
Anyway, sure sounds like you've done a great job as a parent. Well done!
Anyway, sure sounds like you've done a great job as a parent. Well done!
@icyorchid (2564)
• United States
6 Apr 08
Well, they don't have a clapping smiley, so I'll just smile.
I am proud of your daughter too and I don't even know her. I really know several teens who could take a lesson or 2 from your daughter about how to treat others.
My daughter thank goodness treats other's how she wants to be treated, but there are several that went to school with her, that really could use some compassion in thier lives.
I say Congrats to you for raising such a very special young lady. 
@natash121 (219)
• Australia
7 Apr 08
You should be so proud of your daughter. I have 2 girls 2 and 5 and my biggest priorityapart from keeping them safe, is that they grow up to be nice kind people. I have witnessed some of these rough and tough looking 14-19 year old boys being kind to mothers and older people in need of help. Old people are too rough on the young ones of today simply because of the way they look ( which can be scary) They are good natured people ( most of them). I can only hope my daughters grow up to be good hearted like your daughter
@CatsandDogs (13963)
• United States
6 Apr 08
Give yourself a pat on the back because you sure did raise your daughter to have a heart!! That it truely remarkable to be able to do that at such a young age. My mother taught me compassion too but riddled with guilt because she would always say "If you don't do it, then who will? OR God sees everything you do" It was hard but I did learn thanks to some of the pains in my life as well.
Good job Mom!!
