After years of comments from kids’ mothers about his height, one day he decides to return the favor in the most subtle of manners. And it’ll cost her about 200 bucks!
Repetitive Nature
Living with dwarfism, the man often experiences peculiar interactions in public, especially with kids. It can be difficult having to explain his height to people who constantly ask, and it can become exhausting!
Inquisitive Individuals
Children sometimes approach him to ask why he’s so short, and he’s got a well-practiced response for such occasions. He has no self-esteem issues at all, but it’s done more to put a stop to incessant questions from nosy people.
Shock Announcements
But more often than not, kids would loudly inquire about his height to their parents, making it a potentially uncomfortable situation. It can be extremely embarrassing but less so for him and more for them! He’s used to it!
An Awkward Escape Act
In such situations, most parents opt to awkwardly usher their children away, instructing them not to comment on people in public. He finds the whole incident quite amusing.
Distressing Undertones
While this reaction is understandable, he finds it somewhat sad to witness. His concern is that kids aren’t being suitable informed as they should be, and they lack clarity in particular situations that they carry to later life!
Embracing Diversity
The man genuinely appreciates the parents who choose to engage in a conversation with their kids about diversity and how we’re all regular people, despite looking different. He tries to encourage the dialogue!
Cutting Comments
Occasionally, he hears ‘amusing’ comments from kids, such as “I bet he shrank in the wash,” which can be quite endearing. They always think they’re the first to say it too, as though he’s never heard it before.
The Parenting Role
One thing that he absolutely can’t stand is when people attempt to use him as a parenting tool! It happens often. They seem to think that by drawing him into their conversation, the kid will somehow take things more seriously!
Playing the Stooge
Occasionally, he has been privy to comments like “That’s what happens when you leave food on your plate!” or “HE didn’t listen to his mommy when she told him to eat all his vegetables!” Comments like those are not only rude but also incredibly humiliating!
Failed Lessons
More importantly, that type of behavior teaches children that differences are a negative aspect and that people are somehow at fault for their differences or disabilities. It’s a practice that infuriates him to no end.
A Frenzied Meltdown
A few days ago, he found himself in a public setting, and there was a child around 4 or 5 years old acting out. They were having some sort of crazed tantrum, screaming and shouting from the depths of their lungs!
Tearing Hair Out
His mother was clearly struggling to control his behavior, and anyone could see that she was turning redder by the second and on the verge of having a breakdown of her own. That situation was not in her control!
A Random Comment
Instead of addressing the issue in a more appropriate way, the mother pointed to him and told her son that he was one of Santa’s elves. The man thought history was repeating itself; any second the cutting remarks would fly!
A Pleasant Twist
However, she then informed him that the man was watching him and would report his naughty behavior to Santa. The man was suitably endeared at this and found it all quite heart-warming.
Playing Along
So used to ignoring it or walking away, he embraced the moment. To add an extra twist, he noticed the kid’s name, Hunter, on a key ring attached to his backpack. It was a perfect opportunity to throw some good out into the world and help a struggling mother.
Bad Morals
Equally, the mother had still overstepped the mark, and she couldn’t be simply forgiven for using another person as a stooge in her mind game! While he found it comical, he still found it to be a negative action.
Perfect Revenge
So, with his largest grin in place, he looked at the mother and then the child and decided to play along. He said, “It’s okay, Hunter; you’re already on the nice list, and Santa told me you’re getting a new iPad this Christmas!”
Countering the Problem
The man was elated, and Hunter was overjoyed, but his mom wasn’t quite as pleased with the man’s response. She looked horrified, but hopefully, she’d learned a valuable lesson about calling someone out in public. Fingers crossed, Hunter would remember the incident and repeatedly pester his mom for an iPad!
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