I worked at a restaurant tonight and in the middle of the night I went by a table with a little girl in a white dress with black polka-dots.
She was sitting politely in her chair with her family and when I came up she just smiled.
Her mom said, "oh honey get up and take a picture"
So, the little girl tried to scoot back her chair, when I noticed then that she was having problems, I think she might have had Down's syndrome. I took her hand and picked her up out of the chair, then balanced her on my side, holding her the whole time....
after the picture, she was smiling so much and saying I was her favorite...
She started to back away from me and then was able to stand on her own. She started to sign "Friend" to me.
Her mom said "oh! remember how you taught (her) to say 'friend'" when we were here last time!"
I signed back "friend" and nodded yes
the little girl just giggled
I continued to sign "I love you" (in proper sign language). she looked at me and did the same thing
her mom looked at the dad and said "It's making me tear up"
I looked and both of them were
she bent down to her daughter and said "Honey she said I love you"
and the little girl nodded and smiled and I saw the mom look back at her husband and smile. They both did.
it was so hard to not cry...
as I walked to the next tables all I could think about was what a blessing that little girl was
and how, even if for a few minutes, the family forgot about the "disability"
and were just a family...
I am speachless
It kindof made me realize that it's not a "disability", it's just how we are all different. I know it must be so difficult to have a child with any difference...but I guess it's all in the way you look at it. I don't know that family's problems, but as far as i could see they were happy just to be here...they loved each other and were genuinely having a good time.
I guess that's all the difference in a case like that...it all depends on how much you let yourself love... | 
