It may be safest for me to stay out of the stores with Jonathon until after the holidays. Some people irritate the living daylights out of me!
One of the most beautiful things about Jonathon is his innocence. He doesn't see people as poor or rich, dirty or clean, Christian or Muslim... he sees a person, who no matter what, he wants to have an interaction with. Last year Jonathon greeted everyone with "HAPPY CHRISTMAS!" This year he has been greeting everyone with "HAPPY HOLIDAYS!" These greetings have been his choosing. I am not going to tell him not to greet people with something as innocent as a holiday greeting because they think he's weird or some people (Christians) don't want to hear "Happy Holidays." His greeting has nothing to do with a person's beliefs.
I might be more understanding of people (since autism is considered an invisible disability) EXCEPT he wears a badge that says "PLEASE BE PATIENT I HAVE AUTISM!"
Maybe we just keep running into illiterate people? Or maybe people could learn a huge lesson from him in acceptance and kindness. I know there are people, who he has greeted, who walk away from him and he has touched their lives, and all it took was a holiday greeting.
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