When none of an autistic boy's classmates showed up for his sixth birthday party, his community and local sheriff's office rallied together to make it a birthday he'd never forget.
Ashlee Buratti, of St. Cloud, Florida, had invited her son Glenn's class of 16 children to his birthday on February 8, and when no one showed up, he was devastated.
Though no one RSVP'd, Buratti and her husband John Buratti were 'still holding on to the hope that some of them would show up' to the party for her son, who has epilepsy and a mild form of autism.
'From the minute he woke up that day he wanted to know how many minutes until his friends came,' Buratti, 25, said, adding that his eyes filled with tears when he learned no one was coming.
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Class community. As for the rest of his class screw them and their parents. . Time to enroll else where.
ReplyDeleteBack in 1983 I turned 8 years old in a small town called Trepassey in Newfoundland Canada.
ReplyDeleteWe were extremely poor and my parents could not provide much for my birthday except for 2 Matchbox Cars.
We didn't have any food aside from some homemade bread and my parents couldn't provide a cake.
Word got around that small town that day and by early evening people started knocking on our door.
Suddenly the house filled up with people from the town. They brought a cake, Sandwiches and other food.
I still marvel at how the community came together for me. We were still fairly new to the area at the time and yet they treated us like we were family.
To this day that was easily the best birthday of my life. I still have those two matchbox cars tucked away.
Poetic justice(aka karma) will prevail. Perhaps no one will go to theirs...I hope.
ReplyDeleteGreat story 10:55
ReplyDeleteI cried when I read this story. How terrible for that little boy. Think how badly he felt. This would be a great teaching opportunity for bold teachers and church members.
ReplyDeleteI am so glad that decent people who had compassion in their hearts for someone who was just like them except he had a little extra given him by GOD came together to show this child the meaning of love and caring.
10:55 I am so happy for you as well. I would be willing to bet those two matchbox cars mean more to you than anything else you own. GOD bless you!
While children can be very hurtful to other children, please remember this is what they learn from their parents.
ReplyDeleteMy father worked for children that were institutionalized. While we did not play, or interact, with these children my parents instilled in us The Golden Rule. There will always be children/parents that think they are too good, rich, uppity, to interact with those less fortunate than them.
The Golden Rule instructs us to treat EVERYONE the way YOU want to be treated. Such a simple lesson to teach and yet many are too ignorant/arrogant to considered that "By the grace of GOD, there go I".
Hi This is 10:55... Yes those two matchbox toys meant the world to me and still do. I am not trying to sound cheesy but they are a reminder of the love of my parents.
ReplyDeleteIt more than likely cost them less than $5 for those two toys but it was more than likely their only $5 and that to me is worth more than anything is the world.
I have lived very poor in life and I do much better now. I can say though that the Christmas' and birthdays when we were the worse off were some of the best holidays we had as a family.
In all fairness to those who did not show up. They didn't say the would and then not show up. If I didn't
ReplyDeleteget a response I certainly wouldn't assume people will show up and would start to make other plans. Maybe the parents aren't the brightest bulb in the fixture.