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| Mother of autistic boy gets to take him to his very first birthday party | |
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| When Tricia Rhynold receives a birthday party invitation for her son Timothy she normally gets a sinking feeling. | |
| This means the Canadian mum of three feels forced to politely decline any and every birthday party invitation she gets for him- despite his protests. | This means the Canadian mum of three feels forced to politely decline any and every birthday party invitation she gets for him- despite his protests. |
| She explained on her blog, the book of Timothy, that: “We have received countless invitations in the past few years, but mostly by kids who mercilessly invite the entire class. Don’t get me wrong, I am grateful. | She explained on her blog, the book of Timothy, that: “We have received countless invitations in the past few years, but mostly by kids who mercilessly invite the entire class. Don’t get me wrong, I am grateful. |
| “But I wonder if the parents know what would happen if I brought Timothy? The interruptions, the meltdowns. How I would hate to take the spotlight from the birthday child.” | “But I wonder if the parents know what would happen if I brought Timothy? The interruptions, the meltdowns. How I would hate to take the spotlight from the birthday child.” |
| But this changed when she received an invite from a mum in Timothy’s class who personally asked for him to attend saying her son Carter sat next to him at school and was “always talks about him”. | But this changed when she received an invite from a mum in Timothy’s class who personally asked for him to attend saying her son Carter sat next to him at school and was “always talks about him”. |
| The invite sent to Timothy from his friend Carter | |
| She said she wanted to work around Timothy’s problems so he could attend saying: “Maybe Timothy can come earlier in the day if it would be too much with the whole class. Let me know how we can make it work.” | She said she wanted to work around Timothy’s problems so he could attend saying: “Maybe Timothy can come earlier in the day if it would be too much with the whole class. Let me know how we can make it work.” |
| Tricia wrote: “This Mom wrote exactly what I needed to see that day and didn’t even know it. This Mom gives me hope for Timothy’s future when sometimes I get stuck in the darkness of his diagnosis. | Tricia wrote: “This Mom wrote exactly what I needed to see that day and didn’t even know it. This Mom gives me hope for Timothy’s future when sometimes I get stuck in the darkness of his diagnosis. |
| “This Mom is everything I strive to be. This Mom rocks.” | “This Mom is everything I strive to be. This Mom rocks.” |
| Timothy will attend his first party, complete with “water balloons and bouncy castle” today. | Timothy will attend his first party, complete with “water balloons and bouncy castle” today. |
| Tricia told Metro.co.uk: “I am so very grateful and touched that someone went out of their way to include Timothy in their own child’s special day. It was unexpected but unbelievably special to receive the invite. | Tricia told Metro.co.uk: “I am so very grateful and touched that someone went out of their way to include Timothy in their own child’s special day. It was unexpected but unbelievably special to receive the invite. |
| “Sometimes we become so wrapped up in our own needs that we are unaware of others….it restored my faith in humanity.” | “Sometimes we become so wrapped up in our own needs that we are unaware of others….it restored my faith in humanity.” |