I can totally understand.My story is a small thing compared to what others have written about, but whenever I think of this I get tears in my eyes.
We were at a gift shop at MGM on the first day of our trip. DS was wearing a buzz lightyear lanyard with a couple pins from the starter set we had purchased this morning. ( had no idea he would get into the whole pin thing so much! LOL) DS uses a wheelchair, has cerebral palsy and is nonverbal. A boy about 10 years old comes up to him and asks him if he has any pins to trade. I explain that he can't talk but would love to trade! DS had a huge smile on his face. You may wonder why this seemingly ordinary moment is so magical to me. It's because people are often hesitant around DS, don't say hi, etc. But this boy just seemed to be able to overlook DS's disability and concentrate on the pin trading! LOL He wasn't even fazed when I said DS can't talk. He just pointed at the pins on DS's lanyard to show which ones he liked.
Anyway I just wanted to share how a small thing to one person can make a big difference to someone else.
On another note.. I read elsewhere about someone in line buying balloons and they bought a balloon for the person behind them. I thought that was simple an amazing thing. I would love to do that on my trip coming up.
My only question is this -- Should I ask the parent for permission first beforehand? (I don't have kids.. so I have no idea what the protocol is on this..)
Thanks,
John
I planned a June '06 WDW trip for a pal who has no arms (!), and only a few "fingers" on his left side. He was able to get on the buses ahead of the lines b/c of his disabilities. Before his trip, I told him to for once enjoy all of the "envious" looks from the others waiting in those long lines as he would hop right on the buses. Well, in following up w/ him after his trip, I asked how the bus rides went, and he said, "You know, I ended up gaving up my seat every time I was on those buses to a woman, or a child or a mom w/ a baby." Honestly, I am not sure how he stood up on those bus trips---it couldn't have been easy in the least-----BUT, what a gentleman, huh?!