Cup of Joy

My sweet Annie-Grace has her daddy's whit and sense of humor, although she is still fine tuning her appropriateness:) She has a friend who lives near by that she loves to play with, her mom is really nice too and we often chat @ the bus stop. Sometimes her mom tells me funny, strange remarks or conversations she as w/ Annie-Grace. I always get a little nervous, b/c some of Annie's comments can come across rude or just not very sensitive. So, this morning @ the bus stop we got another "cup of joy" from my youngest. Again, her friends mom was telling me of something Annie-Grace had said @ a play date over the weekend. The girls had been playing w/ lots of toys and had made a significant mess. The mom had said, it's time to clean up.....and made some comment about her daughter having too much stuff. Annie-Grace then proceeds to say, "Mrs. ____, I don't mean to be rude, but some parents give their kids too much stuff b/c they have a hole in their heart". The mom was hooked, and went on to tell Annie-Grace that all the toys were from birthday party's etc. and how much she gives away.....All I could do was laugh! The mom laughed w/ me, realizing how absurd to justify to a 8yr. old. I'm still laughing, and pondering her insight. From the mouths of babes.....