31 for 21 Day 29

I really thought I was going to get through this 31 for 21 challenge without having to say anything negative about people's view of Down syndrome. Well after school today we had to run to Wal Mart for a couple of things. While we were waiting in the check out line there was a table set up for people to get flu shots. There was a nurse (I'm assuming she was a nurse) that was at the table and she could not stop staring at Addy. It really ticked me off because it was a "isn't that a shame" type stare. Not the usual "oh my gosh that's the cutest kid I've ever seen" type stare. I don't understand the staring like that. I find myself staring at children with special needs because they fascinate me and I would love to go and talk and play with them. Not because I feel sorry for them or their families. I just don't get it.

(hard to tell but she is waving here!)

Not five minutes later a couple got behind us in line. I have mentioned before that Addy is a male magnet and she was just grinning and waving at the man behind us. She will wave "hi" to someone about 50 billion times. Fortunately most people oblige her and keep telling her "hi". We are trying to teach her "just once" but it's not sinking in yet. The man was so nice and kept telling her "Hi" and I told him thanks for saying hi because she loves to say it over and over. He told me he it was fine, he was just so happy that she said "hi" to him and not his wife. You know what that %$#&^ said???? She said, "Yeah, she just said hi to you because she is one of those special kids and doesn't know any better." WHAT??? I was hacked, so glad that we were loading our groceries then I wanted to get away. I just looked at her and said "Oh she knows what she's doing, she knows friendly accepting people when she sees them." It's all I could come up with at the time. UGH!!! How can you not say hi to someone that is so enthusiastic about it??