Little Eyes

When my son was about two he started doing some really funny things.  I remember one time going to the drive-thru of a restaurant and as I picked up my order, I could hear screaming from the back.  "Thank you!!!!" said my two year old in his car seat in back.  The first time he did it I was a little startled.  It took me awhile to realize what he was saying.  

There was also another time when I heard him say "excuse me" as he was getting out of someones way.  The man looked at me making sure he heard correctly.  I guess he was impressed, that a two year old was so polite.

The funniest part is me trying to figure out where he learned it from. I have always tried to make it a habit to be polite.  I do it so much that i don't even realize that I am doing it.  But my son did notice.  He observed it, retained it and used it when appropriate.  His little eyes picked on the things that I did just as a habit. 

Did he know that he was being polite?  Probably not, but that's not his job.  Its my job to teach him how to be a good person.  Its my actions and reactions that his little eyes see.  I mess up a lot,  A LOT!!!  I am sure he sees that too.  But I can only hope that I do the right thing more than I do the wrong thing.  Hopefully his little eyes will know the difference.