What the…manners?

I saw something last Saturday that made me laugh so hard my sides hurt.

Took the children to T-Ball and cheered my guts out.  During the game, two children, a boy and a girl on the opposite team had the ball drop right smack between them.  Everyone’s screaming and pointing at them as my daughter runs to first base.  Yet these two paused each time the other bend down to pick up the ball.  I could hear their faint voices above the roar as I sat on the side lines.

They were offering the ball to each other!

My daughter made it to first base without a hitch and the grownups around me screamed in frustration as I stopped laughing.

Those sweet little kids actually had manners.  True blue, honest to goodness manners!

That stuck with me for the rest of the day and up to now a I pondered and smiled, realizing that there are still parents out there (at least two families I know of now) that are still committed to teaching their children the importance of manners and good social graces.  Hey, we won’t always be playing baseball, but I assure you those two little kids will always be impressing the parents.