When Jaime was little she had this admirable persistence that I don’t recall having seen in many children. She would go after something and keep at it until she accomplished whatever it is she was trying to do. She didn’t get upset or frustrated. She never gave up. That was so admirable as it started before she could walk.
Two specific examples I remember were
when she was in the tub and there was a sliver of soap floating around. She was determined to pick it up out of the
water. Of course it would slip from her
grasp and eventually became smaller and non-existent. So it was the soap that gave out. She continued to look for it though.
She would see me remove bottle caps
from the water I was drinking and replace the cap. She tried her hand at removing the cap also
until she was finally able to do it.
Replacing the cap took a lot more effort. I don’t know how old she was when she
mastered that one – but she could remove it long before she was walking whereas
I don’t think she mastered replacing the cap until maybe two.
I love her persistence and for how
often she has been an example to me.
