The Talk

I finally had the talk with Sadie about Sawyer being a special brother. I wasn't expecting to talk about it this soon, but I felt like it was appropriate with the situation. We had watched a video of 2 brothers. One that had a condition where he was unable to walk and the other brother would pull him on the back of his bike and race. It was amazing how much love these brothers had for each other. After watching the movie I began to cry. Sadie asked me why I was crying and I told her I didn't know why. She looked at me and gave me a hug and kiss. I told her that Heavenly Father makes us all different. She asked why Heavenly Father makes us different and I told her that is what makes us special. I told her that Heavenly Father made Sawyer very special. I said "You know how Sawyer doesn't talk?" She said he will talk when he grows up and I explained to her that at Sawyer's age she sang "Praise to the Man" and Sawyer may never be able to talk. Then I told her that some people might call Sawyer the "R" word. She asked me what the "R" word meant and I explained to her that is meant retard or stupid, and dumb. I went on to tell her that if anyone ever said these things about Sawyer you just tell them No he is Not, He is a Child of God. I also told her that when someone talks to Sawyer and asked his name she can say his name is Sawyer. If they ask how old he is she can say 3. Then she can tell them that Sawyer is non-verbal, but she can help him talk. We acted out each scenario so she would know how to respond to each one of these situations.
 I'm so grateful for my little girl and her big heart. She amazes me every day with the love she shows her brothers and others.