PSA: EACH ONE OF US IS DIFFERENT

Another story from this past weekend's Air show...

While walking the boys around the airport grounds at one point, Tobin yells out, "Look at that short guy!" (Of course in his wacky pronunciation of things, it sounded more like, "Dook at dat There was a Little Person in a concession stand line not too far away. Thankfully, the nearby airplanes and dim of the large crowd probably kept his keen observation between us.

I stepped aside and explained to Tobin that Heavenly Father made us all a bit different - Some people are big, and some small. But it's not nice to point those things out because it can hurt peoples' feelings. He seemed to understand.

When while eating our lunch, he mentioned to Blane, "I saw a short guy Blane." It wasn't accompanied by a laugh or anything mean-spirited, it was simply matter-o-fact. (which actually made it extremely funny)

Then today, out of the clear blue sky, Tobin remembers, and tells Kristen, "I saw a short guy at the air show mommy." I of course had already told her the story, so she and I just looked at each other with hidden smiles. Apparently it made quite the impression on him. He proceeded to explain to Kristen that some people are big and some are small, and that we're all a little different. (Go Daddy!)


For me, the crazy part of this whole story is how observant Tobin was. I mean, how did he know it wasn't just some kid?? How did he realize that this was a grown man that was only 3 or so feet tall, and that that was something so unique that he remembered a few days later? The minds these kids have just blow me away - truly, every day I'm amazed by them.