"If you could go anywhere in the world for dinner, where would it be?" I asked.
"Ruby Tuesdays!" Riley said.
Apparently their mac & cheese is to die for.
As we slid into our booth, Riley stopped to notice a tiny baby in a car seat at the next table. It could not have been more than a month old. She smiled at the little one and I smiled at Riley who until last year did not find babies at all fascinating, just another source of potential ear pain.
She slid into our booth, taking the seat by the window, her Daddy sat beside her. Seth was by me.
Peppy Ruby Tuesday music played overhead and after we ordered, she and Seth started to bop a little to the beat. She went side to side, but she's still not really sure where her body is in space, and she clunked her head on the windowsill next to her, hard.
Thunk.
Her whole body contracted, but she didn't scream. Todd took her under his arm and tried to soothe, her face contorted and turned bright red. Giant tears streamed down, but just a small steady little moan of pain,
"Oooooooooohh......ohhhhhhhhh."
She kept looking into my eyes from across the table and you could physically see her trying to keep it together, through the hurt.
"I don't want to scare the baby," she finally squeaked out when she got her words.
This is our child.
Anyone who would exclude her, anyone who is wary of letting their child play with her, anyone who can't see her, they are missing out. To hell with 'em.
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Happy Birthday to Riley!
This post made me cry. God bless you all. You and HT have done a wonderful job loving, protecting, and parenting your lovely children.
Happy Birthday to Riley! She sounds like she is prospering and coming into her own. Love and comfort in the eyes and arms of good parents are a beautiful thing in themselves. Wonderful story.
Amen, Michelle. She's a sweetie. That is really something.
Happy Birthday Riley
What a wonderful person she is!!
Please tell Riley that was a very special thing she did - showing love and compassion for someone else is a sign she is someone special and destined to be a great person. We need more young ladies like her! Many special blessings to Riley and I hope she has another year of fun and new adventures. (Oh - and great job mom and dad - this is all because of your great love and devotion to this special gal!)
poor girl.
Her empathy/concern/awareness of others is off the chart, watch out, or that girl is going to be right off the Asperger chart, too.
One thing I noticed at the Rally as I looked at all the pics of our kids....they are absolutely beautiful. I even said it out loud to a group of parents.
Inside and outside -- beautiful, tenderhearted kids.
And your Riley is one of them Michelle.
Happy Birthday Riley-Girl!
Aww, Michelle, this almost made me cry at how sweet she is.
Wyatt and Georgie would love to play with her any time.
:)
What a sweet thought. Caring about someone else when you're the one in pain. It made me cry.
Made me tear up, too. She seems to have the ability to make lots of adults cry.
I am crying.
really, truly crying.
(of course, I'm a tad emotional right now ... what with the not really having time to sleep and all ... lol)
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