Yeterday, Riley's new friend T. (the one who walks her into school most days) joined us on the playground for a couple of minutes. Riley grabbed a swing, and T. took the one next to her, when another, bigger girl came up, and said to T., "Get off that swing. I want to use it!"
T., a streetwise kid, didn't budge, but here's the surprising part...
Riley said, loudly, "Hey! She's my friend!"
Now, true, Riley didn't quite "get" the social implication that this girl could have flattened her, and might have if I wasn't standing there.
However....she did "get" the whole scenario. She understood an injustice was occuring, and attempted to stand up for her friend.
In the end, I evil-eyed the girl and she went away.
And we all lived happily ever after.
I have a really good evil-eye.
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Yeah, I've no doubt of it. I'd hate to be on the receiving end of that glare.
You have to be delighted by the strides Riley is taking. And I hope you do recognize your role in those advances.
Makes you wonder if all brave people who stand up for others, despite their personal risk, are maybe a bit "special" themselves. Way to go Riley, I wish I was more like you in that department!!!
Both the punctuation and the evil eye are PERFECT!
Sounds like her mother......
Lucky kid!
Love you
Suzy
Go Riley - go mom! I pity the fool that messes with the O'Neil girls.
BTW - loved your commentary a few posts back, "All I'm Sayin'". Life stories like yours and Riley's make me wonder if we ever really get the "truth" from sound-byte driven stories. Thanks for putting yours out there for us to learn from. I'm pretty sure one of my good friends' daughters is on the Spectrum, but not sure how to bring up the topic without it coming across a bit "know-it-all". (We only see each other every two years, but last time they were here her daughter exhibited irrational tantrums, had difficulty talking with adults and making eye contact. Parents chalk it up to, "That's just the way E. is.")
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