“What’s prettier than freckles?”
Written by Don Schmitz

Out of the minds of babes sometimes come the most bazaar things. But are they true? Sometimes they are.  Today's story shows how important it is for us to be proud of what we look like. 

An elderly woman and her little grandson, whose face was sprinkled with bright freckles, were spending the day at the zoo.  They saw lot's of children waiting in line to get their faces painted. they decided they would get their faces painted too. 

While standing in line one little girl said to a freckled boy next to her, “You’ve got so many freckles, there’s no place to paint on your face!” 

Embarrassed, the little boy dropped his head and began to cry. His grandmother knelt down next to him. “I love your freckles! When I was a little girl, I always wanted freckles.”  She than took her finder and traced it around  the child’s cheek. “Freckles are beautiful.” 

The boy looked up. “Really?” he asked hesitantly.

“Of course,” said the grandmother. “Why just name one thing that’s prettier than freckles.”

The little boy thought for a moment and peered directly into grandmother’s face and softly whispered, “Wrinkles.”

So, what is prettier than wrinkles and freckles and big ears and long noses? If we aren’t proud of ourselves, no one else will either. Be proud of your wrinkles, freckles, your little nose, your hair and love your body.  these individual characteristics are the love marks that make us unique and beautiful!

Don Schmitz is a popular speaker and writer on parenting and grandparenting. He is the author of The New Face of Grandparenting…Why Parents Need Their Own Parents and founder of The Grandkidsandme Foundation and Grandparent Camps. Don holds graduate degrees in Education, Administration and Human Development. He is the father to three sons and nine  grandchildren. Contact Don@grandkidsandme.com