My ‘silent’ little boy was going to start pre school. My anxiousness was at its peak. Will he be able to make friends? Will they understand him? And worst, will he be an outcast? The week before school I don’t think I even slept a wink. But I tried to be happy for him. We skipped though the shops to buy him a cute bag and matching lunch boxes. How do you sign lunch box in auslan, I thought? I signed to him that it was a ‘food holder’. He laughed at my stupid translation!

Just like that he skipped away happily to kindy (school) after he hugged me goodbye. There was not an ounce of anxiety in my beautiful boy. He was ready for the world.

I wanted to ask him how his day was. I would sign to him ‘did you make any friends today’ and his answer was always ‘no’ but he always signed with a smile. My beautiful boy.

On a bright February afternoon when I went to pick him up he ran to me and showed me a note. ‘Happy Valentine’s Day, N’ it said ‘I love you very much, L’ in clear adult handwriting. I wondered who this L teacher person was. I asked him and he signed ‘friend’

‘Do you have a friend, N? I signed. ‘Yes’ he signed ‘and she is very pretty’. Amused, we drove back home. The same day I got a phone call from an unknown number. It’s was L’s mum. She asked if N would like to come for a play date. His first play date ! I was a bit speechless that that moment…

3 years later:

N: L asked me to marry her, mum.
Me: Really, what did you say?
N: I said yes! Can we have doughnuts at the wedding? And ice cream? With popcorn? And chips? The sea salt one?
Me: Well if you shut up for a bit, maybe you can!

Love,
February



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    This is so sweet ♥

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    @RenOIshi: Hi. Oh, you made me cry good tears with how tenderly you wrote this post. Thank you for sharing these precious parts of your life as a loving parent to a much loved child. I love the pic too. May they remain in each other’s lives for as long as possible and that their bond grows stronger as years go by.

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      Thank you! Well, they are going to a theme park tomorrow. We’ll all go but the parents and siblings will usually get ignored by them 😁

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    Sending you, your boy and his ‘wife’ lots and lots of love, Ren! Thank you for sharing <3

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    So lovely ❤️

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    Oh my goodness, this is the sweetest story. It’s one of the first things I saw this morning as I woke up, and it’s just put the biggest smile on my face. And your son’s wedding menu is amazing and more people need to follow his lead. Thank you so much for sharing!

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    This is so sweet.

    I just RSVPed regrets to a wedding before reading this, but I would like to RSVP my intentions to attend this wedding reception and I would also like the chips with sea salt, please. I don’t need a plus one.

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      Hahah aunty Egads you are absolutely invited! Bring the entire fam!

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    Awww this is too sweet ❤ Your lil guy knows how to plan a reception too- excellent menu 😄

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    😭😭 don’t mind me, cute stories of children just make me cry these days…

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    ♥

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    ❤️❤️

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    So sweet. I was imagining your signs to your son and him signing back. I learned ASL as a child and had a deaf friend. Ironically, my husband dated a deaf girl in college as well. May his wedding be filled with all the love on the world.

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      Thankfully he is not deaf but has Apraxia of Speech! He is completely verbal now ☺️ The last conversation was spoken words 🤩

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