The truth on a paper bag that pierces my heart.
There are things that my children have faced that have made me sad. Then, there are things that pierce straight through my heart. I don't think I will ever forget the evening that David walked out of his room wearing a paper bag [pictured below], and said "Look mom!" He pointed to the bag and said the words that he had written. "No fun for me." Then he took off the bag and read the other part. "Need a normal life mom." I asked what he meant. Immediately tears began to run down his face, and he said. "I'm tired of people making fun of me at school. Telling me I'm weird and gross." And then he broke down and really cried. And I cried too. It was incredibly hard to hold back tears, so I didn't. I hated, HATED that my child had to, and has to face this. I hate that because of his special needs, he has to face the cruelty of being made fun of, and the ignorance of those who don't educated their children, or care to ed