Okay so today I had two separate, but impressive, incidents that I got the pleasure of seeing that has, temporarily, restored my faith in men as being a positive influence upon kids!
The first was on the D-Train on my way to work. A young Father got on with his infant girl and began talking to her..just like another person, no baby talk or any B.S. like that. Just talking to her about the train and all the things out the window, etc... He was a very interactive and caring Dad!
Prior to his stop I said to him that I really liked his style of parenting and it was very impressive that a man was as good with his infant as he was.
He said thanks and said "once in awhile a black man can be a good father"...
I told him I wouldn't give a darn what color a man was, that was amazing and his daughter was very lucky to have him as her Dad and that at that rate she was going to become a very intelligent and well adjusted child. He again thanked me and I thanked him and he and his daughter got off the train.
I was so impressed by that man...that's the kind of daddy I would like to be!
The second incident happened on the mall where a street musician was playing a steel drum, at least I think it was, and a little girl walked up to him and asked him "how did you learn to play that?".
This guy stopped what he was doing and talked to her and showed her how to play and let her play it and told her she was good, even if she wasn't, and made the mall a little bit funner for her! Yes I know "funner" isn't officially a word...But your missing the point!. This guy is a street performer...he took time/money out of his pocket to spend a bit of time, about 10 minutes, with this kid and made her feel good and taught her something. Yet another man in this world that gets it! Two in one day!
I told him that it was very nice of him to do that and thanked him and gave him $10, money well spent.
So, to those two Men I tip my hat and you guys have restored my faith in mankind...for awhile anyway!
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