I was at a Flyers hockey game with friends on Feb. 12. Behind us was a father and his daughter; she was about 4 years old. We couldn’t help but overhear his wonderful parenting throughout the game, and his daughter, Jess, was a sweetheart. She sang the cheers, he explained the game, they were clearly having fun. When the game was over, I tapped him on the shoulder and whispered to him how impressed we were with his parenting. He thanked us for the compliments, and I asked him if he had a favorite charity.

He said it’s JDRF, and I learned it’s the leading global organization funding Type 1 Diabetes (T1D) research. They’ve been searching for a cure since 1970. In addition to research, they offer many resources to those affected by the disease.

We so often see people struggling to parent for the long term, not just the moment. Jess’ dad rocked it on all counts, and I want to pass along the mini-high I got from them to something he cares about. So this week’s donation went to JDRF in honor of Jess and her dad.

~ Niki