Day 20 - Waiting Room #31Days

Recently I was sitting in a waiting room and took a moment to look around.  This waiting room was for a doctor but not a pediatric specialist (the places I frequent).  There were few children and my not-so-little one was taking care of herself (with the assistance of her Kindle).  I noticed the different people sitting there waiting.

You could tell some people were good at waiting.  They came prepared.  Others seemed impatient and uncertain.  One pair caught my attention.  Neither were particularly young.  One was obviously older than the other.  After a few minutes I realized the younger woman was the daughter of the gentleman.  They were a well spoken pair.  I enjoyed watching them interact.  It was obvious that she was used to taking care of him at times but also that he was perfectly capable of handling things most of the time.  They were well dressed and well spoken.

I don't know what captured me about this pair but it was beautiful to watch.  The daughter made sure he knew the latest about her young adult children.  He seemed to smile as she talked about his grandchildren.  He did keep checking with her about the time. She continued to assure him that they were right where they were suppose to be.

After a bit someone came and let them know they had in fact been sitting in the wrong area and they had been calling for him.  The gentleman never fussed but I watched him graciously move along.  I noticed that even though he obviously needed his daughter with him for some reason (none that were obvious) he still knew what he was about.

I admit I don't always stop to see who else is waiting with us.  I guess I usually have my focus on my girl and the reason we are waiting.  I was reminded that it can be good just to be together.  Smile and catch up.  I'm thankful for the simple little moments we get to wait together.