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Report | 09/13/2009 3:09 pm

BuckenFitchXD

Hey !

Report | 09/13/2009 2:31 pm

Carnivorous Turtle

how do i look?

Report | 09/13/2009 1:28 pm

Carnivorous Turtle

mkay be right there kay?

Report | 09/13/2009 1:28 pm

youngsoldier93

yeah...

Report | 09/13/2009 1:22 pm

Carnivorous Turtle

i care D:

Report | 09/13/2009 1:22 pm

youngsoldier93

about my life....

Report | 09/13/2009 1:17 pm

youngsoldier93

looks back down
jus things

Report | 09/13/2009 1:15 pm

youngsoldier93

looks at u lookin at the floor-
im a dreamer and i like to think about things

Report | 09/13/2009 1:12 pm

youngsoldier93

just the floor..

Report | 09/13/2009 1:08 pm

youngsoldier93

-looks down-

Report | 09/13/2009 1:01 pm

youngsoldier93

aww, ok....
-still holding ur hand-

Report | 09/13/2009 12:58 pm

youngsoldier93

-grabs ur hand-
tell me

Report | 09/13/2009 12:56 pm

youngsoldier93

hey hun
wats wrong?

Report | 09/13/2009 12:47 pm

xKatie Karmax

Two Choices

What would you do?....you make the choice. Don't look for a punch line, there isn't one. Read it anyway. My question is: Would you have made the same choice?

At a fundraising dinner for a school that serves children with learning disabilities, the father of one of the students delivered a speech that would never be forgotten by all who attended. After extolling the school and its dedicated staff, he offered a question:

'When not interfered with by outside influences, everything nature does, is done with perfection.

Yet my son, Shay, cannot learn things as other children do.He cannot understand things as other children do.

Where is the natural order of things in my son?'

The audience was stilled by the query.

The father continued.

'I believe that when a child like

Shay,who was mentally and physically

disabled comes into the world,

an opportunity to realize true human

nature presents itself, and it comes

in the way other people treat that child.'

Then he told the following story:

Shay and I had walked past a park

where some boys Shay knew were

playing baseball. Shay asked,

'Do you think they'll let me play?'

I knew that most of the boys would

not want someone like Shay

on their team, but as a father I

also understood that if my son were

allowed to play, it would give him a

much-needed sense of belonging and

some confidence to be accepted by

others in spite of his handicaps..

I approached one of the boys on the

field and asked (not expecting much)

if Shay could play. The boy looked

around for guidance and said, 'We're

losing by six runs and the game is in

the eighth inning. I guess he can be

on our team and we'll try to put him

in to bat in the ninth inning.'

Shay struggled over to the team's

bench and, with a broad smile, put

on a team shirt. I watched with a small

tear in my eye and warmth in my

heart. The boys saw my joy at my son

being accepted.

In the bottom of the eighth inning,

Shay's team scored a few runs but

was still behind by three.

In the top of the ninth inning,

Shay put on a glove and played in the

right field. Even though no hits came

his way, he was obviously ecstatic just

to be in the game and on the field,

grinning from ear to ear as I waved

to him from the stands.

In the bottom of the ninth inning,

Shay's team scored again.

Now, with two outs and the bases loaded, the potential winning run was on base and Shay was scheduled to be next at bat.

At this juncture, do they let Shay bat and give away their chance to win the game?

Surprisingly, Shay was given the bat.

Everyone knew that a hit was all but

impossible because Shay didn't even

know how to hold the bat properly,

much less connect with the ball.

However, as Shay stepped up to the

plate, the pitcher, recognizing that

the other team was putting winning

aside for this moment in Shay's life,

moved in a few steps to lob the ball

in softly so Shay could at least make contact.

The first pitch came and Shay swung

clumsily and missed.

The pitcher again took a few steps forward to toss the ball softly towards Shay.

As the pitch came in, Shay swung

at the ball and hit a slow ground

ball right back to the pitcher.

The game would now be over..

The pitcher picked up the soft

grounder and could have easily

thrown the ball to the first baseman.

Shay would have been out and that

would have been the end of the game.

Instead, the pitcher threw the

ball right over the first baseman's

head, out of reach of all team mates.

Everyone from the stands and both teams started yelling, 'Shay, run to first! Run to first!'

Never in his life had Shay ever run

that far, but he made it to first base.

He scampered down the baseline, wide-eyed and startled.

Everyone yelled, 'Run to second, run to second!'

Catching his breath, Shay awkwardly ran towards second, gleaming and struggling to make it to the base.

By the time Shay ro

Report | 09/13/2009 12:46 pm

Carnivorous Turtle

o rlly?

Report | 09/13/2009 12:45 pm

xKatie Karmax

Wanna hear a story that made me cry? ;~;

Report | 09/13/2009 12:42 pm

Carnivorous Turtle

ur sad again huh?

Report | 09/13/2009 12:41 pm

Carnivorous Turtle

wats wrong?

Report | 09/13/2009 12:18 pm

BuckenFitchXD

WassuP! Nice pic (goth/emo?) xD

Report | 09/13/2009 11:30 am

SMOKE humo

kiss for you smile cool girl XD loooolzzzzzzzzz faart

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