Can any of you remember when you were in school and there were groups of people who were called “cliques?”  Each clique had just so many in each?  Did you belong to one of those?  I didn’t.  In fact, I was asked that question many times on why not?  My answer was always the same – I wanted to be friends with everyone not just a select group because it would limit my ability to earn the respect of all not just some people.

Following is something we should all think about are the children in this world who are excluded because of a disability which came about by no fault of their own.  If each of us would reach out and enrich our lives by including those who are vulnerable to rejection and making it a priority to include them – just think how this would brighten their day.

At the request of a friend:

My mom taught me, don’t eat in front of others if you don’t have enough for everyone, go without. If you have a party, and you invite your classmates, they are all invited. When I volunteer, I am the first to arrive and the last to leave.

In light of recent events on the exclusion of an autistic child from participating in a school trip I feel the need to write this. There are boys and girls that nobody invites to birthdays, for example. There are kids with special needs who want to belong to a team, but are never selected, because it is more important to win. Children with special needs are not rare or strangers. They only want what everyone else wants: to be accepted!!

May I ask a question? Is there anyone willing to copy and paste this post in your wall without sharing it, like I did for a friend?

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