Charmaine Roots Castillo
Stories (2/0)
Intentionally Random
I still marvel at the wisdom of my mother who trained my siblings and me in the simple life lessons of love, respect, serving others, and fairness. She craftily doled out one of those lessons as my brothers and I stood in the kitchen waiting for a special treat. She removed a freshly baked pan of brownies from the oven and with excitement, we each prepared to perform the task that had been assigned to us. My oldest brother, who was 10 at the time, was assigned the task of “cutter.” My job was to get the serving dishes, my younger brother was tasked with counting out four napkins, and my baby brother had what seemed to be an impossible task for him – sit down and be still. When the brownies were cool enough to handle, my mother put one big piece of brownie on a plate and left us to perform our assigned duties. As the cutter, it was my brother’s task to cut the brownie into four pieces and serve each of us. He sliced three small pieces and put the biggest piece on his plate. Hearing the uproar of injustice that ensued, my mother returned to the kitchen with a life lesson that stuck with me. Placing a new chunk of the still warm brownie on another plate she gave specific instructions to my brother as he prepared, once again, to cut and serve.
By Charmaine Roots Castillo3 years ago in Motivation
Through Destiny's Eyes
Hi!! I’m Destiny. Guess what? This weekend coming up is the weekend that I get to spend two nights at my grandma’s house!! As soon as that bell rings at school and my teacher says “Have a good weekend”, I’m going to run all the way home just as fast as I can so I can pack my clothes.
By Charmaine Roots Castillo3 years ago in Families