Fall break this week so time to hang out at home with Z. Watching movies is one of her favorites pass times. Yesterday we were watching "The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants" and I found my self teary-eyed. She has always liked movies with "real people" rather than cartoon characters, which is fine with me. I used to fall asleep immediately when I went to cartoon movies with Christina.
I was struck when we were watching "Sisterhood" that I have friends and family that I know would drop everything and come if I needed help. I have friends and a sister and a husband that I can call and tell them I need them and they would come, no questions asked. And I would do the same for them. Z and all her friends that have disabilities don't have that experience of having a friend that you know would do anything for you. There are many reasons why she will never experience a "sisterhood" and it seems sad to me. She is probably not aware, can you miss something you don't understand? But it's another life experience that will pass her by.
Beside feeling sad for her, I realized that it's another instance where Z depends on us to make sure there will always be someone to take care of her. And we will.
