This poem is a beautiful reminder that children are paying attention to our example. They are great imitators. It is written by Mary Rita Schilke Korzan (wow) as a thank you to her mom. I got it from the book The New Good Life by Tim Robbbins.
When you thought I wasn't looking,
You hung my first paining on the refrigerator,
And I wanted to paint another one.
When you thought I wasn't looking
You fed a stray cat,
And I thought it was food to be kind to animals.
When you thought I wasn't looking,
You baked a birthday cake just for me,
And I knew that little things were special things.
When you thought I wasn't looking,
You said a prayer,
And I believed there was a god that I could always talk too.
When you thought I wasn't looking,
You kissed me goodnight,
and I felt loved.
When you thought I wasn't looking,
I saw tears come from your eyes,
And I learned that sometimes things hurt
But that it's alright to cry.
When you thought I wasn't looking,
You smiled
And it made me want to look that pretty, too.
When you thought I wasn't looking,
You cared,
And I wanted to be everything that I could be.
When you thought I wasn't looking,
I looked,
And wanted to say thanks
For all those thins you did
When you thought I wasn't looking.
