{"id":1688,"date":"2009-11-09T08:22:18","date_gmt":"2009-11-09T17:22:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parentingteensblog.net\/?p=590"},"modified":"2009-11-09T08:22:18","modified_gmt":"2009-11-09T17:22:18","slug":"keeping-promises-and-rak-giveaway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gonfalon.org\/eclat\/2009\/11\/09\/keeping-promises-and-rak-giveaway\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping Promises and RAK! [GIVEAWAY!]"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In August, Peppermist turned 15. Her birthday was on a week when we had zero cash flow, and she – being the most awesome of awesomeness – accepted that I had a gift in mind, but it would need to wait a bit. I promised I’d surprise her with it soon…ish. That’s not to say we didn’t have us a family party with friends and family and cake and gifts – because we totally did! But she knew there was something coming for her still, and I kept reminding myself to get something awesome.<\/p>\n

Problem was – I’d picked something already, and then lost the bookmark, and couldn’t remember what\/where it was exactly, and OMG I’m the WORST MOTHER in the WORLD, right? RIGHT. I needed something to remind me, maybe an old fashioned string around the finger would help…<\/p>\n

WAIT. THAT WAS IT! I REMEMBERED!<\/p>\n

\"PeppermistStringRing\"I don’t remember where I first saw the String Ring<\/a>, exactly, but I remember loving the idea, and wanting to get one for Peppermist for her birthday. The String Ring<\/a> takes memory one step farther – as it’s built around Remembering to be Kind. It’s a “cue to remind yourself, and those who notice it, to be kind to one another. To do a kind act, or even think something kind.”<\/em> It comes with colored string, which signify different things from culture to culture – and they even have a handy list of what each color means, for you to chose your favorite one to thread your ring with.<\/p>\n

It’s a beautiful ring – and two months later, my daughter is finally wearing one. And she “SQUEE”d when she opened it – so I knew I’d done good! It’s a beautiful ring – and VERY shiny, and we all know Peppermist LOVES the shiny!<\/p>\n

\"wkm_wkd_graphic3\"This week is Random Act of Kindness<\/a> week – surrounding World Kindness Day on November 13th. As part of the celebration – I have decided to give one of you lucky readers a gift! That’s right – FREE STUFF!<\/strong> For one lucky reader\/commenter on this here blog entry<\/strong>, I’ll purchase and send you a String-Ring of your very own. Keep it, give it to another as a gift, remember to be Kind – it’s up to you!<\/p>\n

So, hit up the comment section on THIS ENTRY ONLY<\/a><\/strong>, tell me about a Random Act Of Kindness you have done, plan to do, or experienced yourself, and I will enter you into random drawing for a String-Ring of your very own. Entries accepted until 11:59pm, Alaska time, on World Kindness Day, November 13th, I’ll announce the winner on Saturday, November 14th. Please make sure to use a valid email, so that I can contact the winner and get the necessary details for the ordering of your ring.<\/p>\n

And today? Try this simple RAK: Say hello to a stranger – and smile.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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