Well, I will admit, I didn't think of that. But I also suspect, while it could be a very good explanation...that its also not the case. For starters, I didn't think special schools frequently imposed posh school uniforms...it was very smart and cute, but being as some kids with autism have issues with certain clothing/footwear/touches etc, surely imposing a blanket uniform code on such kids would not be a clever idea? And also...I agree with RealUnimportant...even though we don't sell the balloons, I also think there is something rather, well, rude actually, about asking for a freebie to get your kid to stop throwing a tantrum, special-needs or not.
I mean, what would have happened if I had said no? What if I knew full well it belonged to another little boy or girl and I knew for certain he or she would be back to get it, or like I said with the previous hypothetical, what if it had been MINE? I mean, ok, me having a balloon at work is not likely, so howabout this. What if I had one of my cute character keyrings dangling off my belt or out of my pocket etc, and the kid wanted that, and then the parents had the nerve to ask me if I could give them something that belonged to me, to their child who I don't know from Adam? I mean, I may not hate kids, but it doesn't mean I'm just going to GIVE them stuff.
Regardless of the situation, surely the parents need to teach their kid, sometimes you can't have everything you see/want? But then again, I think we need to be fair here...it is possible that the kid has problems, and being the parent of a special needs kid doesn't automatically make you a non-sucky parent ^^;;
I mean, what would have happened if I had said no? What if I knew full well it belonged to another little boy or girl and I knew for certain he or she would be back to get it, or like I said with the previous hypothetical, what if it had been MINE? I mean, ok, me having a balloon at work is not likely, so howabout this. What if I had one of my cute character keyrings dangling off my belt or out of my pocket etc, and the kid wanted that, and then the parents had the nerve to ask me if I could give them something that belonged to me, to their child who I don't know from Adam? I mean, I may not hate kids, but it doesn't mean I'm just going to GIVE them stuff.
Regardless of the situation, surely the parents need to teach their kid, sometimes you can't have everything you see/want? But then again, I think we need to be fair here...it is possible that the kid has problems, and being the parent of a special needs kid doesn't automatically make you a non-sucky parent ^^;;
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