Little Girl Pens Heartwarming Letter to Her Father's Boss

This young lady has learned true family values. She wanted to help, and did what she thought was best (right or wrong). She made her point, more clearly than most people these days. I only hope that there are more like her out there.

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I'm sick and tired of AOL's misguiding news headers...the little girl did NOT get her father the job, HE did!!! AOL, are you soooooo liberal now and sales are SO low that you HAVE to lie in your headers (and only God knows what else) like all the rest of the liberal media??? Give me a break.

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When most kids are so self-absobed, thinking only for themselves, constantly complaining about what they do not have like the popular kids..It is so refreshing to see a young girl with such a selfless attitude. That father is a blessed man to have such a child. God Bless that family. We could all learn from this child and her selfless attitude and looking out for family. During this Holiday seanson and beyond the tinsel we should all show a little more of a caring and sometimes going the extra mile for someone..other than ourselves.

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FINALLY a story of compassion!!
These parents should be "HAILED" for raising a child who knows how to express TRUE compassion and Love for her family.
I grew up on the poorer side of the tracks, but we were showered with Love and protection, and we were RAISED, unlike most kids today, who's parents don't care to RAISE their children, and seem to have to grow up in their own. Then you have to spoiled kids who get away with enything and everything to the kids who's parents are too harsh on them and they end up neing abused.

Major KUDO'S to the Hess family for RAISING such a wonderfully loving child!!

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I did the same thing, In high school, I sent people my dad promo's in radio broad casting, my aunt had alizmers and he would have been the only one far away, my dad took the job and it was in tower two in NYC, He was there for 4 years, he left 10 day before 9/11. But I did that because I cared.

I grew up to fast and had to learn how to deal with a lot and looking out for my parents no matter what I did.

I know what that seventh grader did, I did the same as a Sophmore in HS.

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Cheyenne,
You are truly a gift from God. The letter you wrote was so very thoughtful and from your heart. Keep on treasuring the family values you have, your Mom and Dad have raised you right to value family and togetherness. Mom and Dad, you have an angel there, I have a 12 year old angel and she has spoke with my boss when I have had to take her to work with me. My boss said that my daughters words meant more to her than any reference I could have had for her. Children are our future, see what brining them up correctly can do to make this world brighter and better. Lets concentrate on the children if we want to improve our world, they are tomorrows leaders. The spirit of Christmas is truly alive and well.

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My husband lost his job of 22 years this past April. I have been disabled for 22 years after getting hurt on a job. We live in a very small town that has seen so many places go out of business due to the economy. We almost lost our home and we lost our health and insurance benefits when his job went. We can no longer afford the pain medicine that I was on and now my health has went down further due to the hardship. He has been lucky enough to find another job. Even tho it is $12 less an hour it has helped us keep our home and utilities going along with food. I went to a food bank for the first time since we have been married (26 years). We have always been thankful for what we had. We both come from very very poor families. But we realize by watching our parents when we were little manage with what they had taught us the skills to get thru what we have.
We are not the only ones going thru this. So many Americans are hurting. But I still believe in America. She just needs to pick up her boot straps and get back to the basics and realize that she doesnt need to entertain the big spenders any more but concentrate on the ones that truly made her what she was. The hard working people.
This little girl is the type of person who gives us hope. She is a example of child who is raised right. A lot of people could take a lesson from her.

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I always enjoyed watching old movies. So I knew that in the 1930's the government created jobs during the Great Depression in order to relieve the hunger and homelessness. When is today's government going to realize just how bad we're all hurting?
They tell us we're in a rut because we failed to save our money and then they tell us we're supposed to rescue the economy by spending our savings! Well, give us something to celebrate and maybe we'll feel like saving. As for me, I'm dipping into my savings to keep abreast with my bills. When the money is all gone, I'll be one more mouth to feed in the food pantry.

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Here's where I see the problem; First of all our automotive industry seems to dictate what our economy is. If they are not selling cars, they release those reports telling us of how "our economy is slumping....". Secondly, our automotive workers (the "Big 3") all have employess that think they shouldn't make less money than Donald Trump because they have put several years in at their plant. They think they should be making $30/hr and do very little. This is not speculation! I've seen it first hand! Then you have 2 of the Big 3 that asked you and I for our tax dollars to bail them out, while sending more jobs to China and other foreign countries. Then, only weeks after GM got their bailout money, a top GM official leaked a 12 page report describing how they were going to build even MORE cars in China!!! Now...please correct me if I'm wrong...but did Gm or Chrysler ask China, Mexico or any other country for money to bail them out?? Hell no! So....they took our jobs overseas to make them cheaper, and took the jobs away from the people who would have been buying them, and the people making them wanted more money(therefore losing their jobs) and now they can't afford the new cars being made by the foreign countries.....! Ever heard of the "Snowball effect"? We need to be more self-sufficient as a country, do away w/ NAFTA (Afterall it's proven we can't compete with 3rd world countries for industrial business). Can I get a "Hell Yeah!"?

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Girl's gester had nothing to do with dad gettin a job.

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Sweet story but her letter did NOT get her dad the job as his boss did not even see the letter until her dad had already been hired. These "journalists" need to quit using misleading headlines.

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So if he didn't show the letter to his boss until after he was hired the letter had nothing to do with him getting hired. Find something for real to write about.

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Correct, find something to write about that is true. Boss didn't see the letter until after he was hired so it had nothing to do with him getting the job.

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Another misleading headline brought to you by AOL. (Don't let facts get in the way of the story.This gesture, lovely as it was, did not get this man the job. The story states that the father did not show the letter to his boss until after he was hired. Good for him and, especially, good for that wonderful little girl. Her parents must have done something very right. Too bad those at AOL didn't have the same kind of parenting....

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For the person who thinks that business owners shouldn't be given tax cushions just to lay off employees...I wonder...are you an owner of a business? I can't tell you how frustrating it is when someone says these things and yet do not know the other side. We pay every tax imaginable for employees, we pay for their medical insurance, we have to pay for their unemployment, whether they deserve it or not, we pay when they are constantly sick and we have to have someone cover for them, we pay whether they do a good job or a bad job, and god forbid if we try to write them up, we are sued. Now to add to those matters, we pay on our personal side in taxes to support these lazy individuals simply because we "supposedly make more money". Now if health reform goes through we have to pay an additional 5%, or 100,000 to pay for those who are not insured as if we don't already pay enough. Please don't talk about the advantages...their truly are none with the exception that you are the boss, which was earned by the sheer hard work and determination that so many employees do not care to exemplify.

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I have six sons, one husband, and we run our own business. I can understand these tough economic times. I am also very proud of this young woman. Her letter was concise, well-written and heartfelt. Sadly, we cannot always hide our economic disasters from our children, hence they worry what will become of their family. even in our situation (our business is seasonal), we must tighten our belts in the off-season to make sure we get to the next season... our children understand this and help their dad with the day-to-day operations, and pitch in at home (we have a farmette) with the animals the responsibilties around the house (some people assume because we have animals, we are associated with Humane Society and will dump their animals in our driveway). I'm glad the father didn't hand the note to the boss until after he was hired... but I'm glad he found steady work. We need to instill in all of our children, you won't get anywhere unless you get up off of your duff, and start heading to where you want to go... Moses had to get to the Mountain, since the Mountain wouldn't come to Moses. I think we forget that, and want everything handed to us... but that doesn't work, nor is it what made this country great.

(Sorry for the long post)

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Once again, AOL lies... The headline said little girl's letter got her Dad a job, but the truth is, he got the job and then showed her letter to his boss...

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The way you raise your child says a lot about the child's character. Children are copies of us. This girl was able to see and feel what was going on in her family and specificlly with her father's job situation, and knowing her father as a good man not only to her and her family, but with others too, she felt the need and courage to do something to help, just as she has been taught in her upbrings how to help others, and to workout things as close, strong and loving family. She is a blessing to her family just as her father is to the family as she put it. Children learn morals and values from their parents. The diffeence then as to why and or how some kids get it right while others don't, lies on how they were brought up; how well their paents were able to instill morals and values to them. Yet some kids are born with their own sets of personalities, temperaments, as such they may turn out be a delight or a terror to their family and society as a whole regardless of how they were raised.

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To all of you who have left such sweet comments about Cheyenne, her father and I would like to say "Thank you." This story was never meant to lead people to believe that her father got the job because of the letter. He did that on his own. Also, we have never tried to hide anything from her. She knows exactly what is going on in our home. She is an equal partner. How will she ever learn to deal with adversity if we shield her from the world around her? We know we are extremly lucky to have such a beautiful young lady as our daughter. She is bright, loving, caring and very sweet. We are very proud of the person she is becoming. How often do we as parents get to hear what our children think of us in such an honest way? She wrote that letter from her heart with the intention of helping her father, that's it.

So once again, we thank you for all your comments. Please remember at this time of the year, we should all give thanks for what we have in our lives. We are thankful every day for Cheyenne! Were things hard for us? Sure they were! Have they gotten a little easier now that her father is working? Of course! Are we as financially strong as we once were? Not quite! But we are getting there, one step at a time! But no matter what the future holds, we know that we will always be there for each other as a family. We are doing our best to raise her to care for those around her as well as for herself. Not only is she our daughter, but she is also our friend, and a good one at that.

Sincerely, Melissa

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