That's so Special!

It's a GREAT word 

We have taught our kids to use the word special. They each have a SPECIAL drawer where they can put their SPECIAL things. We have taught our kids that each one of them is SPECIAL. Each of them are different and they each have SPECIAL talents. They have their favorite SPECIAL clothes and toys. You get the picture. The word special works for almost everything.

Special didn't work out so great last year when we were at Dollywood. We were all walking past the River Raft ride, trying to work our way through the crowd. Right next to us, there was a man with a wooden shoe. You know, one of his legs was shorter than the other and he wore the shoe to correct the difference of height in his legs.

My daughter was staring this shoe down, and I was trying to drag her away, hoping that she wouldn't embarass this man. She was so very observant and didn't appreciate my gesture; she said, loud enough for everyone to hear, "Mom, wait, I am trying to see that man’s shoe. He has a SPECIAL shoe!"

What do you do? She was 100% correct. The shoe was very special. She may never see one like it again in her life. I just smiled and said as softly as I could,"You're right, he does have a special shoe." and we kept on walking, this time a little bit faster than before.