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Daddy - Can I have $10?

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A man came home from work late, tired and irritated, to find his 5 year old son waiting for him at the door.

"Daddy, may I ask you a question?"

"Yeah, sure, what is it?" replied the man.

"Daddy, how much money do you make an hour?"

"That's none of your business! What makes you ask such a thing?" the man said angrily.

"I just want to know. Please tell me, how much do you make an hour?" pleaded the little boy.

"If you want to know, I make $20.00 an hour."

"Oh, " the little boy replied, head bowed. Looking up, he said, "Daddy, may I borrow $10.00 please?"

The father was furious. "If the only reason you want to know how much  money I make is just so you can borrow some to buy a silly toy or some  other nonsense, then you march yourself straight to your room and go to bed. Think about why you're being so selfish. I work long, hard hours  everyday and don't have time for such childish games."

The little boy quietly went to his room and shut the door. The man  sat down and started to get even madder about the little boy's  question.

How dare he ask such questions only to get some money? After an hour or so , the man had calmed down, and started to think that he may have been a little hard on his son. May be there was something he really needed to buy with that $10.00. Plus he doesn't really ask for money very often.

The man went to the door of the little boy's room and  opened the door. "Are you asleep son?" he asked.

"No daddy, I'm awake," replied the boy.

"I've been thinking, maybe I was too hard on you earlier," said the man. "It's been a long day and I took my aggravation out on you. Here's that $10.00 you asked for."

The little boy sat straight up, beaming. "Oh, thank you daddy!" he yelled. Then, reaching under his pillow, he pulled out some more crumpled up bills. The man, seeing that the boy already had money,  started to get angry again.

The little boy slowly counted out his money,  then looked up at the man.

"Why did you want more money if you already had some?" the father grumbled.

"Because I didn't have enough, but now I do," the little boy replied.

"Daddy, I have $20.00 now... Can I buy an hour of your time?"

I found this story very touching and important for our age.

Parents nowadays are so busy that they hardly have time for their little ones. This doesn't only regard the parents but also the older sister or brother of a family. Let's take a time to ask our little brother or sister about their day or what they've done today. It'd only get us closer to them and Insha'Allah if they grow up they'd open up themselves to us. This story inspires us to retrospect ourselves and to listen to the kids and not to ignore them or hurt their little hearts. This is a lesson for everyone.

Jazakumullah Khairan everyone. ☺️
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