Today, on my way home from class, I was singing along to a song that came on when I saw a little boy on the side of the road with a lemonade stand. He was holding up a sign that said "LEMONADE: 35 cents CHIPS: 50 cents." I saw that his dad was leaning against the car behind him. I didn't really think anything of it and kept driving and then after a few seconds, I just got this urge to buy some lemonade from this little boy.

When I pulled up, he lit up right away and practically ran to my car until his dad told him to wait by the table for me to come up. I took two dollars out of my wallet and handed it to the boy and he asked me, "So how many glasses of lemonade are you getting?" I laughed a little and I said, "Just one will do! You can keep the change." He looked up at his dad who smiled as he poured me some lemonade, which was delicious by the way. His dad told me he was saving up for a video game and the day before he made $25.

This boy couldn't be more than eight and he was sitting out in the beating hot sun for hours just so he could have a video game. It's funny how as we get older then things that used to be important to us, change into something that really isn't something on the top of our priorities to have. Nevertheless, at that time, it's important and it's nice to see his father was encouraging his son to go out and earn his money, in return he will appreciate the video game more than he would if his parents just bought it for him.

There is something that really touches my heart when I see a father bonding with his son in public. Like the father and son I just talked about, the father is teaching his son a lesson whether he realizes it or not. As I kept driving on my way home from class, I saw a father playing street hockey with his son all in goalie pads in their driveway. It reminded me of a father and son that my dad told me about when our family went camping a couple years back.

My dad and I went to the camp's public showers one morning we were out at Allegheny and we met up afterwards and we got in the car, my dad was a little quiet. I asked him what was on his mind and he said that he saw something extremely touching. He said their was a Russian man with his son who was mentally challenged. He said, his son was having a hard time and his son was frustrated and was causing a bit of a scene. But, the father never once lost his patience. He kept a warm smile on his face while calmly speaking Russian to his son which in return calmed his son down. He said even while he was helping his son shower, he was singing softly to his son in Russian to keep him calm. My dad said how that's the type of father he strives to be. One that will keep calm in what could be a stressful situation with his child, no matter what.

I find it so important for the man I want to marry, to be calm tempered when it comes to kids, even if they are making a scene. I know I have a temper sometimes which of course is natural, we are human. But I feel we can make any situation into a learning situation for a child if we watch our temper.