Today when we were at the doctor's office for my nearly two-year-old's checkup (her birthday is tomorrow), my 3 1/2 year old saw the above pain scale up on the bulletin board. After studying it for a minute she said, "Mommy, that smiley face is crying." I smiled at her little technical blunder...Actually it's a sad face, not a smiley face. But then I thought about it, a crying smiley face. Isn't that a pretty good representation of me right now? I may smile on the outside, but inside I'm still crying. It's probably an accurate description for many of us. We need to remember that behind the smiles often lies a lot of pain, hurt and sorrow and we shouldn't assume just because people appear happy that they really are. Appearances are often deceiving. What an interesting thought brought about by a child's understanding.
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