'Even the youngest among us have the ability to add goodness to difficult circumstances.'
if they behaved during the service. Of course, during the few days before the funeral took place, I had several discussions with them about what would happen during the service and how they would be expected to behave. After all that, the only thing left to do was wait and see if my preparation paid off.
Much to my surprise, my kids were on their best behavior. Indulging them, bribing them, and having heart-to-heart conversations with them had worked! But what was even more surprising was the response from others — people were genuinely happy to see my kids, even with their chocolate-stained faces and sticky fingers.
I can't count the number of people who told me what joy it brought them to have my kids at the service. And afterward, at the reception, I witnessed a group of mourners smile and laugh as they watched my kids play and sneak cookies. Their squeals of laughter filled the room, which may have seemed inappropriate in light of the circumstances, but no one seemed to mind.
It's reasonable to consider a funeral to be an adults-only event, but when others treated my kids as special guests, it became clear that even the youngest among us have the ability to add goodness to difficult circumstances. And in turn, they absorbed some important life lessons which proved that it's never too early to give kids the opportunity to
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