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Lessons From a Lost iPod

6/21/2013

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So, I just realized that I never finished this post that I started months ago!  Losing my iPod was a frustrating, humbling experience.  I know people lose iPods and other small electronic devices every day...but it wasn't supposed to happen to me!  I hate to admit it, but it was quite a blow to my ego...which just might be a bit inflated from time to time...  I felt sick about it...so much information gone forever...or so I thought!  

A couple of weeks ago one of our daughters lost her phone...again.  I would usually get pretty frustrated with her, but this time was a little different.  I started getting irritated, but when she started complaining that everyone always blames her when she loses things, like her phone, I recognized a teaching moment.  I explained to her that her phone is her responsibility, and while we will not think she is a horrible person for losing it, she has to take responsibility for keeping it safe.  I explained that I accepted responsibility for losing my iPod, as painful as that was.  Moments later, after tipping an over-stuffed chair, in which her phone was stuck, I discovered my iPod on the floor!  It had apparently been hidden deep within the chair, somewhere between the cushions and the bottom of the chair.  Somehow a hole had been torn in the fabric underneath the chair, and the iPod slid right out when I tipped it to find the phone.  It had been missing for a few months!  

So, losing my iPod allowed me to be a little more humble, and a little more responsible.  It allowed me to learn, once again, how to be patient with my daughter and help her learn a lesson that will hopefully pay off later.  I was surprised to realize that I also needed to learn that I cared too much about my iPod, and all the information it contained.  Painful, but very good, lessons.
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