My grand daughter wait for the mail and newspapers every day know that there will be adds for toys all the way to Christmas. She studies them and circles what she wants Santa to bring her. She has quite an extensive list compiled up to this point.
The other day she said to her mother that whatever her mother was thinking of getting her and what Santa should bring is a pair of crutches. She would ask for a wheelchair but they are too expensive.
Mom asked why she would want such a thing and her reply was that there are two kids in school that have them and she thinks that they are neat and if the top of the crutch wears down she could always put a towel on it and secure the towel with duct tape.
Mom went on to explain that if they could, the two kids in school would gladly give theirs to her and walk and run like my grand daughter does. They do not have them by choice but need them to help them walk and maybe they will need them for the rest of their life. We hope not.
I think that explanation has her seeing crutches and the two kids in a different light.
My grand daughter is 9 years old and I hope she got a lesson about life.
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