Jack has been being a lot more open to others lately... We will just be passing by someone in the grocery store and you will see him start waving and say Hi, except he drags it out a little and its more of a Hiiiiiiii, too cute, and melts my heart every time. It's one of those things where you know the person he is saying it to is being changed. Some people have a surprised look on their face, they see him and they have to sort of calculate what is going on, others its just a simple easy hello back, followed by a big smile. Its those calculators I just don't get. Its the people who turn their childs head from looking at the person in the wheelchair. Why do we feel that need? In situations like this it is where we as adults should be asking our child, do you have a question about what you are seeing? There is so much a child could teach an adult, especially in situations like this. They have no fears, they have questions, they have no judgements they want to understand, pure and simple. Yet there are parents out there who feel the need to stop this, stop the lesson that could be learned, but won't because of fear or something...
So there you go, I'm stepping down from my soap box now, its just something that is interesting to me, especially now as Jack is showing he has no problem telling people hello or goodbye, or even blowing a kiss to a complete stranger, or in his case making a raspberry sound in his hand and blowing that away.... again too cute, and melts my heart every time....
Wow! He's very vocal at such a young age. Enoch has only lately started chatting.
ReplyDeleteFunny story: In Pueblo (about 13 years ago...) at a grocery store there was a midget in the line ahead of us. Tawny had never seen one before (her wise 5 year old self just stared and wondered...) and I had never thought to teach my children about people who had this unique life. She pipes up and askes "Mom, do people get shorter when they get older?" I thought the lady would get a chuckle from this innocent remark, but she became very angry and said something about being rude and left.