When I arrived at the closing yesterday, the borrowers daughter greeted me. She was probably 8 years old. She introduced me to her parents: "This is my dad." "And this is my mom." Her father responded, "She's the information source in the family."
During the signing she wanted to stay around and watch her parents sign the loan documents. After a while she became impatient, just sitting there and watching. She got up and began doing gymnastics. Her mother told her not to. But she kept getting up and going through the motions as if she were going to do a cartwheel. I could sense that this was something she really wanted to do.
Finally at the end of the signing I asked her parents if it was okay for her to do a cartwheel for me. She didn't need any prodding. She did a cartwheel, right there in the living room. I applauded and said, "Bravo!" She was beaming with pride. Her father explained that it was something new she had learned.
This is one of the things I like about being a notary signing agent: getting to meet so many people. And it's especially nice when you get entertained by their kids.
By the way, it was a very good cartwheel. I'll give it a 10.
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