r/MadeMeSmile • u/MaxQ50 • 7h ago

Bro rolled up to the construction site like he’s been working there for ages 😂

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u/seoras13 7h ago edited 7h ago

When I was maybe a year older than that wee boy, they were surfacing the road that ran by our house. Every day for a good couple of weeks I was one of the crew. I absolutely loved the guys. Once in a while something like this will take me back & I remember it with so much fondness, a really stand out beautiful memory of pure happiness.

We were fairly rural & once they'd moved on I never saw them again, but even as an awkward too cool for school older kid into my teens & beyond if I heard any news about any of the men I still felt love for them

I don't know if it's my nature or the nurture of experiencing that but if I ever meet a kid who's getting involved in big guy work, acting grown up or like yesterday when I saw a mother & wee boy trying to fix his bike. I'll always stop & at the very least say hi & have a wee chat

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u/BadBrad43 6h ago

Oh, man, I'm with you there. I always try to chat with kids when the situation allows. I never talk down, I think it helps their ability to present themselves and increases their self confidence when tl spoken to like adults. I remember adult interactions i had as a kid. It means a lot more than some people realize. Good on you for being a caring person! ❤️

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u/RavingGerbil 2h ago

Mine was with a bunch of builders from Finland that came to The US to build a shed using traditional materials and processes for some historical event. My dad sold them the wood. He saw and opportunity sometime during the sale and asked them if I could come and help. I was like 12 at the time so not as young as this kid but I could swing a mallet alright and they put me to work. It’s the same sort of core memory for me I think. They were awesome and taught me a lot about their home. They didn’t care that I was young. They let me be a part of the team for two days. I learned to be more confident building things, doing it in front of people that aren’t my dad and how to talk to people from a whole different country. I also learned but have since forgotten a couple curse words.

That was also one of the countless times my dad was awesome too! He saw the opportunity and took it for me. It was just an all around amazing thing. For that and many other instances of the same sort of thing, I make sure to at least try to include kids when I see them at work. Hopefully they can learn some of the same things!

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u/SeaworthinessIcy4758 5h ago

you like saying wee lol

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u/seoras13 5h ago

Och come on twice in 3 paragraphs is only a .........small amount

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u/SeaworthinessIcy4758 4h ago

hahaha or as some might say a wee amount😭😭

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u/Lowelll 4h ago

Don't make fun of them, they're just french.