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Dear Reader,
She didn't mind counting the ten pennies. I felt a little uncomfortable giving them to her amongst the other dimes and nickels that added up to my 75 cent library fine. So I made small talk.
"Pennies do add up," I told her. "A friend of mine doesn't like to bother with them and if it's down to pennies, she tells the clerk to keep the change. But I figure they add up."
"Oh my, yes," she assured me with a look of surprise that suggested why would anyone think anything else?
It was comforting. She was in agreement with me. The woman who was cheerfully counting my pennies, from an older generation, she thinks like I do about a lot of things. I could just tell.
I find myself looking to someone older and wiser for confirmation that I'm doing okay; a smile that I've done a good job, evidence that I've turned into someone to be proud of. It was tough to get that kind of confirmation from my parents, the few times I did, it meant everything.
The older, wiser person, it's a role that's coming up. Soon it will be my turn. Will someone be looking to me for penny confirmation?
Thanks for reading with me. It's so good to read with friends.
Suzanne Beecher
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Suzanne,
You should know that someone is looking up to you, just look at your grand daughter and the fun you had quilting! Sometimes we look to our own children to look up to us, and sometimes that takes a little longer!!
Diane
Posted by: Diane L. Smith | May 19, 2006 at 11:20 AM