Cinderella
had a Fairy Godmother, the Shoemaker had elves (The Shoemaker and the elves)
and in modern day times, my son has discovered the Editing Fairy. What exactly
is a fairy? Oxford dictionaries describes a fairy as, “a small imaginary being
of human form that has magical powers.”
According to
the above definition, my son truly believes I’m a fairy. Let’s dissect the definition.
Small – I am shorter then my son. Imaginary – I’m sure my son pretends I’m
a figment of his imagination when I say something he doesn’t want to hear. Magical Powers – he believes in magic.
Let me tell you how I know…
One dark
night, as I lay in bed curled against my down filled pillow, I heard the buzz
of my cell phone. It was a text message from my son who was away at college. “Ma,
I need you to proof read a paper for me…by tomorrow.”
“Hmph. Not
gonna happen tonight.”
My son
thought I had magical powers or that I was going to work through the night like
the elves in the story of the Shoemaker and the Elves. Bless his heart. I was
able to help him the next day, but reminded him that I needed more notice for
my proof reading services.
There were a
couple more assignments my son asked me to proof read, in a timely manner. Then
he slipped up and ran out of time on a recent paper; he didn’t complete it in
time for me to proof read before he submitted it. When my son received his
paper back from his instructor, he sent me a text message.
“I can’t
turn in anymore papers without you looking them over first.”
“What
happened? I asked.
“Looks like
my instructor used all the ink in her pen to correct my paper.”
The text
message ended with two crying emoji’s.
My son
learned the value of his mother’s editing services and he learned to plan
ahead. An editing fairy has her limits.
DISCLAIMER: In case my son’s instructor reads
this post – I don’t write his papers, only proof read.
Has your
child discovered your value?
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