Disability Awareness
*Scene: Naim and Aaron looking out the front window, waiting for our friend, K, to arrive. Light rail train goes by.
A: The train! The Train! Is she coming, now, mama? Is she coming?
Me: No, she's not coming on the train, she's coming in her car.
N: She drive her car?
Me: Yes, she is driving her car here.
N: K need a car, and Grampa Fred need a car, and J need a car.
A: (solemnly, in serious explanation tone) Yeah. They need a car to move. They have to have a car to move.
N: (Nods empathetically) Yeah. They can't ride the bu-US, or ride the tra-AIN, or walk on the sideWALK like we can.
A: (also empathetic) Yeah. They do it a different way.
N: Yeah. They need to drive their car. Then they can't go to the playground on the way to daddy's house.
*Please excuse my complete inability to accurately recreate toddler talk. Trust me, it was cuter when they said it.
totally brilliant.
Posted by:beate | April 23, 2008 at 04:02 AM
awesome
Posted by: | April 23, 2008 at 11:37 AM
LOL! Your kids are awesome.
Posted by:Shannon | April 24, 2008 at 06:57 AM
So cool! Just goes to show what perception is all about.
Posted by:Cat | April 24, 2008 at 07:17 AM
Super, super cute. Poor drivers who can't stop at the playground!
Posted by:cherylc | April 24, 2008 at 11:13 AM
Cute,... Very Cute!
Posted by:Sven | April 24, 2008 at 04:57 PM
You were able to perfectly recreate a toddler conversation! It was very cute.
Posted by:Jen | April 24, 2008 at 06:06 PM
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Posted by:Lisa | April 26, 2008 at 11:07 PM
OMG sooo cute and so true - they feel sorry for the people who drive the car and don't get to go on the cool bus or sidewalk that passes the playground. Gotta love that!!! And I thought you did really well recreating their conversation. So cute.
Posted by:Kathryn | May 01, 2008 at 01:56 PM