Last night, the family went to the Owlz game. Whenever the entire family goes to the games, one of us always ends up with the CMan at the playground. Yesterday, I was the chosen one to go to the playground.
I watched the CMan go around and play on some slides. He was talking to a bunch of little kids, but I noticed he had singled one little girl out. She was a cute little thing. I watched the two of them move from the big playground to the less-crowded smaller one. They were playing over there for awhile when I noticed that the CMan had grabbed this little girl's hand and they were walking around the playground. They found these little seats and were talking. I was curious what two 4-year-olds could possibly be saying to each other, so I walked over to where they were. They were both intently chatting about how many friends they had and what each of their names were. I heard the CMan say, "I'm friends with Addie and Bridger and Matt." And then he asked this little girl how many friends she had. She replied with a bunch of little girl names and then added, "And you." Which I thought was just sweet. They continued to play for a little while longer and then CMan's new friend announced she was going back to her dad. CMan said, "Let's play again later."
About half way through this experience, I realized something. My nephew is a little Casanova. He singled out the girl of his choice, led her to a quiet place, and engaged her in stimulating conversation. I took notes, because we all know when it comes to relating to the opposite sex that I can use all the help I can get.
Here's what I learned:
- Get the attention of the one you're interested in. If this means you have to grab his hand (or in the CMan's case, her hand) then so be it.
- Ask about his interests. CMan asked about friends. That seems harmless enough. I'm sure I could start a conversation relating to friends.
- Always smile. Both of these kids had huge smiles on their faces. You could tell they were both enjoying their new friendship.
- And the follow up. Don't forget the follow up. Always ask for a second date.
Thanks, CMan for helping your socially backward aunt. Now, let's see if I can apply this to real life. Oh, FHE's are about to get much more interesting!
5 comments:
Yeah! Watch out, FHE man!
"And wisdom shall flow out of the mouths of babes..."
Or from their examples.
Brings on a whole new meaning to the verse where Jesus tells us to be as a little child.
The Cman is funny little kid. Ita with what zachary said. You never who or where or what you will learn. I love little kid to death. I'm so glad he's my life too. We can all learn from little kids and their examples, you never what they will teach us.:)
Oh if only this information were available sooner!
that is the cutest little post. I'm glad you learned something from the CMan. We can learn a lot from little kids - after all, we are supposed to become like them, right? Way to get started! Have you been following his example? Grabbed anyone by the hand yet and led them to a quiet area for stimulating conversation?
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