–noun
1. the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another.
2. the imaginative ascribing to an object, as a natural object or work of art, feelings or attitudes present in oneself: By means of empathy, a great painting becomes a mirror of the self.
While were were out of town Savannah woke up with a croupy cough. She has been running a fever & coughing since. Poor kid has missed two days of school this week and looks like she'll miss tomorrow too. There is no school on Friday, so as long as she is better she will go one day this week Thursday. They are having a Spring party in her class that day so I really hope she feels better by then.
This morning when Griffin found out she was missing school again, he quickly made her a quick badge and taped it to her shirt. As soon as he got home he went to her and asked her how she felt. When he realized how badly she felt he took her into his arms and held her on his lap. He encouraged her to eat and drink, all while talking sweetly to her. He's been so sweet giving her more blankets, or a different stuffed animal. Right now she's in a lukewarm bath to try to get the fever dow, and he's right by her. He just said "Savannah when your done do you want to come lay in my bed with me?"
I am so grateful that at such a young age he has such great empathy.
