Young Girl Returns $1,000 Found in Used VCR Tape Case! (#18: Honesty, Character)

"HONOLULU — The best bargain at the Salvation Army thrift store in Kailua-Kona was a Richard Simmons videotape. But Mikela Mercier, 11, decided to pass up the chance to buy the tape for a few coins after she found a surprise inside: $1,000 in $100 bills."

This is GREAT! Mikela finds the money in the video at the Salvation Army store and goes to tell mom that she needs to turn it in. Mom concurred because it belonged to the Salvation Army--therefore should be returned to them.

I am sure Mikela and her mom could have used that $1,000 (who couldn't?) but they did the right thing--no thought to themselves or their need. Jitter cats, THAT is what CHARACTER is all about. You do the right thing because it's the right thing.

Mikela is obviously a great kid and she deserves props, pats and claps. "Mikela, you totally rock, dudette!" She is a credit to her mother--who has a lot of class too.

Man, I didn't think this kind of stuff happened anymore! I thought it went out of style in our culture along with other archaic things like...honesty, consideration and character qualities, like:

* being nice to people.

* men giving up their seats on buses and subways for women or the elderly (yeah ladies--don't count on that one)

* people not cursing around the children (forget that--when daddy gets %$#^% MAD he wants everyone to $&@!#!#%#@ KNOW it!!!!!)

Well this just goes to show that honesty, consideration and character
in general, NEVER go out of style.

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Here are some great books that can help you to build character in your child or teen:
Have a New Kid by Friday: How to Change Your Child's Attitude, Behavior & Character in 5 Days
Parents Do Make a Difference: How to Raise Kids with Solid Character, Strong Minds, and Caring Hearts (The Jossey-Bass Psychology Series)

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