Monday, May 17, 2010

Proud mother

J had his court of honor tonight and moved up in the Boy Scout ranks. It was interesting watching him interact with the other scouts. He was so mature and attentive. At the ceremony, he was accidentally given an award he had not earned. He spoke up immediately and said he did not earn it. As far as his troop was concerned, they had already logged him as accomplishing the task; he could have said nothing, but he didn't. He is an virtuous boy and would never accept reward for something he did not achieve completely. It made my heart swell, knowing that I have raised him to be an honest individual with good morals and character.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Your son's integrity is a rare thing in this age where children are raised to think they are entitled to awards, grades, jobs, etc. without the necessary work involved to earn them. You've done a good job