This parent did the right thing!

That situation was handled very nicely by both women. It's always easier to handle situations when they are out in the open like that. Wouldn't it be great if every one was a thoughtful.

It sounds like that mom did a super job in answering for you!

That must have felt good. Instead of having to post a defense your daughter shouldn't need, it was just nice to have someone answer causually and the other parent to have a receptive outlook. If only you didn't have to be vigilant in making sure your daughter doesn't have to deal with rude comments.

It's great when something like that happens. My daughter started school early because she has hearing aids and the therapist said she was behind other kids developmentally and they wanted her to have a head start. She wore her hearing aids to school, and though the kids took to her right away and looked out for her, I did hear the other parents whispering about the fact that she wore hearing aids. It was almost like a taboo subject or something. Most times I bit my tongue, but then it got to the point where I couldn't stand it anymore. One afternoon, we were stood outdoors waiting to go in, my daughter was playing with her friends and as usual, the mothers were stood around in groups chatting. I quite clearly heard one mom mention "The girl with the hearing aids over there" and when I turned she was pointing at my daughter. I walked up to her, tapped her on the shoulder and said "In future, if you have any questions or anything to say about my daughter and the fact that she wears hearing aids, I would much prefer it if you came to ME, instead of gossiping about her with your friends." She turned beet red and struggled for an answer. I walked past her, grabbed my daughters hand, and with my head held high, I walked into school for my daughters afternoon class. I HATE those people who don't bother to find out WHY some children have to wear hearing aids, or why some children are smaller than others. They don't seem to realize that their gossiping actually hurts.

Yes, both women did the right thing. And good of you to tell your friend what it meant to you that she did. Thanks for sharing an uplifting story with us.

It was very proper of the first lady to ask as normal as possible and for the second lady to answer as normally as it should be. And best handled by you Tricia since you noticed that people around you are handling it the correct way without you having to hear whispering from them. Best wishes

Yes, she did. I would much rather have people ask about my son instead of standing around whispering. He is 12, and has CP. The adults are usually the hardest to make comfortable with the situation. They are all just kids and it is nice when someone else is comfortable enough with it to explain to those who are not.

That is great. I'm glad she came up and asked instead of being one of the people that starts talking behind you back. Glad she had the courage. I know that a lot of people ask questions when they see someone with dwarfism and they wonder how old they are and most people are scarred to ask so they just start talking. Glad she came up and asked.