I've noticed there is often the kid who tries to make sure everything is OK

[Taverner]

Just came back from taking the kids to the park. All the kids were playing well until my son tripped and hit his head

The oldest kid in the group stops to help my son, get him back on his feet and tell us (the parents) what happened

Later some of the younger kids were harassing my daughter, but thinking she's just playing. The older kid steps in and tells them "she doesn't like it - chill out" and they did

Anyone here know the kind of kid I'm talking about?

[MiddleFingerMom]

1. Years ago, I got the chance to take my niece and nephew to one of my FAVORITE places on Earth...

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...Bear Canyon and Seven Falls outside of Tucson. Their father (a GREAT
guy) was with us, but was TERRIFIED of heights and was stopped just short
of our goal by a partly washed-out trail that you had to negotiate very
carefully to avoid falling quite a ways.
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Just ONE of the great things about him -- he didn't insist on HIS phobia
holding back his children and allowed them to keep going (the amount of
trust he placed in me at that moment FILLED my heart).
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We could see him across the canyon (the trail took a U-turn at the head
going around to where the "Seven Falls" part was). My niece was obviously
distracted and quickly suggested that we go back before her Dad "got too
lonely back there".
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A real sweetheart -- summers during college she would go down to Central
America to help build infrastructure and small "factories" so villages
would have an economic base OTHER than drugs or making charcoal.
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She's DEFINITELY always been "one of those kids".
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[Dr Morbius]

2. Yeah. If they're really special they grow up to be people like...

Barack Obama. Or Michelle Obama. Or Alan Grayson. Or Tim Moudry, who was the general manager at one of my earliest full-time jobs, at a mirror factory. And so on: leadership can manifest at any age but the born leaders are leaders when they're kids, as well as when they're adults.

That's a born leader. Remember the name of that kid. Mentor him, perhaps, if you've a mind. It's kids like him that will run this nation someday, and heaven knows they'll have to do a better job.

[Taverner]

4. Or Eugene Debs n/t

[lost-in-nj]

3. not to toot my own horn

but that was me.....

making sure everyone was ok
that the house was clean when mom couldn't do it
stopping fights
making cookies

there was a time in 5th grade we have what is called "field day" during the last week of school. there was a pie eating contest and my friend entered it... they could'nt declare a winner so they wanted a rematch... I got up in the faces of the teachers and said how unfair that was because rveryone was full and how could they eat anymore pie....

things like that

so yeah I know what your talking about



lost

[Odin2005]

5. LOL, that's my niece!

:D