?Can i buy an hour of your time

**$ يزيد $** · 17-10-2006, 01:19 AM

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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 must 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 questioning. 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 he may have been a little hard on his son. May be there was something he really needed to buy with that $10.00 and he really didn't 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?"

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**القلب الساهي** · 17-10-2006, 01:57 AM

thanx
its really nice story
the child is smart

thanx

**Aseel** · 17-10-2006, 04:15 AM

I've read that story before

It's a touching one

Thanks Yazeed for sharing it with us

**J.J** · 17-10-2006, 04:34 AM

"?Daddy .... Can I buy an hour of your time? "
A very smart and touching answer of that boy . Although it's short , yet it symbolizes an important problem.The child's reply indicates an urgent need that he lacks. Parents do not sit with thier children anymore, do not laugh, play, talk, or even listen to thier children. They are ignorant & unaware of thier own kids' feelings or even problems. I've just wanted to highlight this point more.... Thank you Yazeed for sharing it with us ...

**ابو مههههههند** · 17-10-2006, 04:43 AM

[grade="FFA500 FF6347 008000 4B0082"]really it is an interesting story[/grade]
[mklb]thank you[/mklb]

**Salsa** · 17-10-2006, 05:05 AM

What a smart replay

Thank you

**Meant To be** · 18-10-2006, 01:27 AM

[align=left]What a touching one

It's kinda lack of responsibility between the families, I mean the parents ones,

yet it's so great to find such a kid whom they forgot about,

Thanks a million dear bro for sharing such a wonderful story[/center]

**T.Sultan** · 18-10-2006, 09:42 AM

المشاركة الأصلية كتبت بواسطة J.J

"?Daddy .... Can I buy an hour of your time? "
A very smart and touching answer of that boy . Although it's short , yet it symbolizes an important problem.The child's reply indicates an urgent need that he lacks. Parents do not sit with thier children anymore, do not laugh, play, talk, or even listen to thier children. They are ignorant & unaware of thier own kids' feelings or even problems. I've just wanted to highlight this point more.... Thank you Yazeed for sharing it with us ...

.J.J has summed it up .... Thank you so much for the touching story ... We really need to read such stories because they strengthen our confidence and the way we think about things ...