[blparent] This is Cool

[Robert Shelton]

I live in Houston, and most of us here are good ol' boys and gals -- salt of
the earth human beings, but we also have our share of ignorant hicks.  BTW,
you don't have to be poor to be a hick.  We have plenty of them with 6 and 7
figure incomes.  On balance, Houston is a great place, but it also has its
ugly side, and I don't mean just the 5th ward.  

-----Original Message-----
From: Jeri Milton [mailto:jjmilton at cox.net] 
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2013 9:27 AM
To: 'Blind Parents Mailing List'
Subject: Re: [blparent] This is Cool

This story makes me so sad. That was great for the waiter to stand up for
the child. What makes me so flipping sad is the way some people are around
those who have a disability or a quote unquote special need. What the hell
is wrong with people? It really just makes me sick. 

Jeri

-----Original Message-----
From: blparent [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Jo
Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2013 2:19 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: [blparent] This is Cool

HOUSTON, Texas -- A Texas waiter who went out of his way for a special young
customer has people talking.

Kim Castillo says she and her family were having a typical dinner out when a
family at an adjacent table got up and moved, according to ABC-affiliate
KTRK. When waiter Michael Garcia realized it was because of Castillo's
5-year-old son Milo, who has Down Syndrome, he told the guests he wouldn't
serve them.

"He said special needs children need to be special somewhere else. That's
like saying, 'You don't need to be here, you're a different skin color,"
says Garcia.

The family that owns the restaurant is supporting Garcia's decision, and
Castillo's family is grateful he stood up for Milo.


Jo Elizabeth

Truth is tough. It will not break, like a bubble, at a touch; nay, you may
kick it about all day like a football, and it will be round and full at
evening.--Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
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