Today at the park I experienced first hand the ignorance of parents, as I was with my sister and my sweet nephew. It was a gorgeous day, the kids were enjoying eachother and the park. Now, there was a little boy about two years or more older than JJ and he befriended malachi my other nephew..jj seemed to be a bit bothered by this new boy. who he did not know, being in the mix. first he ignored him..then came a shove, then another shove, then a hit over the head with a stick, and again a bite on the shoulder. My sister tried to discipline him, and what no,t the other child was mean and nasty, his mother got angrier and angrier with each encounter. Until we finally left the park. On our way out I overheard the little boy telling his mom he would not say good bye to JJ because JJ was stupid and mean..He obviously did not understand the dynamics of autism at 6 yrs old..His mother replied with.."you don't have to if you don't want to..he is a mean boy" I was seething on the inside, just torn up for JJ..I glared at her in such a way I am sure she understood.
What do you do? How do you explain? should you have to explain? Why are parents so ignorant even these days? I didn't realize how upset I was until the drive home, when i cried and cried for him and my sister. How do you watch your baby be rejected and misunderstood? He is the sweetest thing..He does things that are not "sweet" but he is extremely tender hearted! I want my children to be tolerant and loving of people and other children..how do I instill these values? I try very hard to explain these things to my children. I'm sorry, but frankly I am a bit angry.The injustice! I'm sure JJ will be fine, he will be strong, he will be what he is meant to be, and i do not need to defend him..but i will, I will protect him..he is like a son to me..so watch out.
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