"Angels in Disguise" by Bethany S

            Hi. My name is Bethany and I’m writing for the awareness of children who have special needs. I have a little brother named Bradley, he is 9 years old and he has Williams Syndrome. He is the sweetest little brother I could ever have. He is my little angel, I love him to the moon and back, and a lot of other kids at his school do to. They all know him and say “Hi Bradley” when they pass him. He even has a couple “girl friends” they are always trying to kiss him, the teachers have to pull them away sometimes. But then there are those who stare at him when we go places. I mean I understand if it’s a child and they don’t know, but even grown ups will stare and I’m just like hey would you like if I stared at you because you aren’t perfect or something like come on. Another thing that just made me mad was on a documentary we had to watch in class, a lady that had a teen with autism was saying that she knows how “people say that these children are angels but they aren’t!” Well I mean really, she said that about her daughter on TV! I saw her daughter, and she wasn’t even close to as difficult it can be to handle autistic kids. She could walk, talk, feed herself, and take a little more care of herself than most other special needs children. My brother can’t even do half that. But I still think he’s perfect. The last point I want to stress is kids like us. Ok I Know  it might be weird but it really annoys me when I hear people say retarded. But that’s an actual word people use for children with special needs for the mentally challenged, like my brother. I mean think, when someone says to someone “you look retarded,” when they look stupid it is really saying that retarded children like my brother look stupid. Sure maybe they don’t look like us but on the inside they are so sweet and they are way tougher. Just imagine being given weird looks every day and being afraid to be made fun of just because the way they were created. But maybe just maybe I always think, what if, what if they are just angles in disguise, sent by God as a test to see who is worthy. Who treats them respectfully and to watch what we do………Just think…… they could be……                                                  ANGELS IN DISGUISE.

So the next time you want to say retarded, think or you see a special needs child don’t stare, smile maybe they will return the favor