tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post393354259495888381..comments2024-01-24T05:26:00.039-08:00Comments on Whitterer on Autism: Forgiveness and acceptanceMaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05828186178060722812noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-61547413679231448562007-05-12T19:52:00.000-07:002007-05-12T19:52:00.000-07:00This article brought tears to my eyes.This article brought tears to my eyes.purple_kangaroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02543172194041505144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-74472861609927451572007-05-12T14:04:00.000-07:002007-05-12T14:04:00.000-07:00Lovely. What a lovely child. Lovely park-lady. N...Lovely. What a lovely child. Lovely park-lady. Need more of those.Drama Mamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15448192460973174295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-7844958329300693562007-05-11T23:36:00.000-07:002007-05-11T23:36:00.000-07:00Love this story. Funny how people adapt and adjus...Love this story. <BR/><BR/>Funny how people adapt and adjust to people who have differences or disabilities.<BR/><BR/>Used to know a very tall and handsome young man who looked rather like a film star. But he was mentally disabled and had some rather unusual fixations. <BR/><BR/>He loved best of all, babies and airplanes. Used to ride two buses and transfer... three plus hours per day travel time, to go visit our local airport and just watch planes come and go.<BR/><BR/>He also loved babies. Especially their feet. When he saw a baby, he would swoop over and GENTLY tug off a sock and kiss the feet. (<I>Not</I> in a sexual or weird way. Just in a grandma way -- "Oh, what a yummy baby! What cute little toes!) He was a big man, he had the mind of a sweet and quirky child, he really cracked up over tiny baby feet.<BR/><BR/>This TOTALLY freaked out some moms. Other moms were way calmer. Some moms seemed to instinctively know he meant NO harm and honestly admired their baby. They would be generous and kind. Other moms panicked and shrieked. Most moms were bewildered and kind of off-put. Big range of reactions!<BR/><BR/>I saw him do this over and over again (well, I worked in a library where this guy hung out and many moms and babies did too). A lot of effort went into discussing ways to help him understand some moms hated people touching their babies, even if friendly.<BR/><BR/>But this guy had almost no memory. He meant no harm but had really limited memory -- could not retain chastisements or suggestions on better ways to approach kissing baby feet. <BR/><BR/>I hope this rambly anecdote does not offend. Mr. R. was a nice but different person and really wide range of responses to his particular attentions.The Laundresshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698451766032897477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-36120533875418048822007-05-11T21:09:00.000-07:002007-05-11T21:09:00.000-07:00We ran into another professor (rather shortish and...We ran into another professor (rather shortish and bit round in the middle) at the college where I teach. Charlie smiled right up at him and said "hi!" unprompted, then put both hands on the professor's stomach and kind of patted him.<BR/><BR/>Everyone smiled, at least one person shrugged. (Charlie kept smiling too, before he sped off down the street.)kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01104388229716638534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-63136607348055869242007-05-11T20:41:00.000-07:002007-05-11T20:41:00.000-07:00what a beautiful post. This is my first visit and ...what a beautiful post. This is my first visit and I am enjoying it very much. :)<BR/><BR/>Happy Mother's day!Sandihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01459722734209957840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-34062712617497560032007-05-11T20:37:00.000-07:002007-05-11T20:37:00.000-07:00Outstanding.Outstanding.bigwhitehathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05378526701377764387noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-63474267133273983682007-05-11T16:44:00.000-07:002007-05-11T16:44:00.000-07:00So true! Although knowing Bossy, even kindness wou...So true! Although knowing Bossy, even <I>kindness</I> would require a hurried translation, given by her husband, who no doubt studied the language of whichever country approximately one hundred hours <B>less</B> than Bossy.BOSSYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12137297805742498961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-76976918390342976772007-05-11T13:30:00.000-07:002007-05-11T13:30:00.000-07:00What a lovely boy you have. I feel quite moved by ...What a lovely boy you have. I feel quite moved by that story!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-62125064570742703072007-05-11T12:51:00.000-07:002007-05-11T12:51:00.000-07:00I love that story. I feel like my boys often bri...I love that story. I feel like my boys often bring out a wonderful side of the people we meet. I think it is something about their having no guile. What you see is what you get.mjsuperfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430437202459251288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-77817653713090306782007-05-11T11:48:00.000-07:002007-05-11T11:48:00.000-07:00It's indeed wonderful and beautiful when people re...It's indeed wonderful and beautiful when people respond as people to those they encounter.<BR/><BR/>You are beautiful, your babies are too. Moments when kindness is shared are, as well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-56406304224097067372007-05-11T06:36:00.000-07:002007-05-11T06:36:00.000-07:00I wish we had more of those kinds of people at the...I wish we had more of those kinds of people at the park. Most of the people at our park are moms of younger kids, but mine stand out so that we are usually excluded from the knots of mom-chatter.Joeymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08254601805621175842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-11076230625737953822007-05-11T01:56:00.000-07:002007-05-11T01:56:00.000-07:00That is just beautiful. Our children sure have a ...That is just beautiful. Our children sure have a way of tugging at those heart strings.Terahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15936397191156917837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37025305.post-43535830980428550382007-05-11T01:21:00.000-07:002007-05-11T01:21:00.000-07:00Wow, such a lovely sites with an interesting artic...Wow, such a lovely sites with an interesting article on it. You children looks cute and sweet enough as you have justify. Well, give and take policy should have on our personal ethics all the time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com