Learning

Brooke taught me a great lesson this morning while we were making her lunch. Here is how it went,
"Mom ____ and ____ were making fun of me last time because I have peanut butter on my pancakes. They said its really gross and made faces."
Me:" What did you say?" But without letting her answer and kind of in a sarcastic voice I retorted with "Did you tell them that things they might eat are really gross?"
Brooke, "No, but it hurt my feelings."
Me, in a bit of a frustrated/mother hen protective voice, "Well, next time you tell them that " (but i didn't get to finish), because Brooke quickly cut me off with, "Mom, that's not what Jesus would do."
I stopped dead in my tracks- silently saying a prayer of gratitude that I have a daughter with such a kind heart that is teaching me so much about life.
And then said, "You're right. Maybe next time you could just tell them that it hurts your feeling when they make fun of you."