Emma and I go to speech every Wednesday afternoon. It's our routine. Until now...because I am pretty sure that I may NEVER go back.
After speech yesterday we were on the elevator and there was a rather large lady on there with us. I hadn't really noticed her until Emma said "Look momma, a big belly" and pointed that sweet little one fingered hand at her. Then she said it again and again. Did I mention we had been at speech and that her speech is getting more clear and that I am pretty sure that the lady understood her. I looked at Emma with my sweetest most likely to kill you smile and said something like...."what, you are so silly, I don't understand you....." Oh, but I did and I am pretty sure the lady did and now I have to change my routine. Either that or find a really deep hole and jump in it.
While we waited for our car I explained to Emma that it isn't nice to point at someone and say things like that and that I am pretty sure she hurt the lady's feelings. Emma buried her head into my shoulder because I think she understood but wasn't exactly sure what she had done wrong. So we have some things to work on...lots of things. But I know that she was just being a kid and didn't realize that she was saying anything hurtful. I am pretty sure that when she realizes that she is "different" she will never be one to hurt anyone's feelings. If we could all learn from that lesson the world would be a much better place.
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