Megan Stands tall

This Friday, we had the 'opportunity' to go to the doctor because the boys were sick. While we were in the waiting room the kids were playing with the toys and they noticed a 'candy' machine that was filled with little toys. The office uses it to help the kids feel like the doctor isn't so bad. They give them a token when they are done with the visit so they can pick out a toy. Well my kids were checking out the prizes and Megan opened a flap and a toy fell out. First of all the look on her face was almost comical. So she turned to me with this disgusted look and said Mom, I don't want this. I asked her to go and return it to the secretary. This was a little hard for her, besides it being an honesty issue, she couldn't see above the counter... so, on tippy toes she reached her arms up and said, 'this fell out of the machine' The receptionist told her she could keep it and Megan still said 'I don't want it.' I think she felt like it was tainted now and she didn't want a thing to do with it. She was fairly grinning when she came back from the counter. She finally decided it was okay to keep it. She felt good about herself and she got to keep the toy, Megan stands tall by being honest.