He surprises us daily, jumping in as her best friend, guide, example and teacher. Obviously, they have fights and tangles and arguments, but even that is a blessed reminder of their "typical" sibling relationship.
And then, Ollie suddenly astounds us.
I had my final performance of Romeo et Juliette on Sunday, so Ben took the kids to McDonald's (or Old McDonald's, as it's called in our house). They have a play land and some indoor games, and, of course, all the ketchup a three-year-old could ever dream of. After eating many things smothered in ketchup, the twins headed to the air hockey table, where a nine-year-old girl was playing. They joined in, as a team on the other side.
After a few rounds, the girl didn't understand why Violet was just standing there. She said to her, "You need to move your paddle! You need to block the puck! Why aren't you using your paddle?". It happened a few times, and the girl was getting pretty frustrated.
Finally, Oliver put his paddle down and walked over to the girl.
He said, "Um...My sister.... um...do you know what is autism?"
Reader, I can't even believe he knew to say "sister" much less "autism".
The girl did not know what was autism, and he didn't get much further with his explanation, but he did get her off Violet's case.
Does it get more beautiful than that?
My boy is a good person. He defends his sister, and explains her. At three.
Ben called me while I was backstage to tell me the story, and, needless to say, I sat there crying in my fancy gold sequined shorts (did I mention this was a modern retelling of Romeo et Juliette?).
My sweet boy.
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| violet's loving all ponies, all the time. |
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| violet with Marie, her therapist at the farm |
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| a kiss for Mr. Cotton, the huge bunny |
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| Ikea snuggles |
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| family day! |
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| such love |
LOVE LOVE LOVE that boy! what a gift they have in one another.
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