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By Mildred Sheldon
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“Honey, it’s alright. I can stop after work tomorrow. It’s no big deal. Besides when Susie calls we both rush to find out what has our angel upset. She is far more important then dry cleaning.” Johnny said as he hugged Agnes.
“Johnny, I never thought our seven year old daughter would become the center of our lives, but she was special since the day she was born. God works in wondrous ways teaching us so many lessons in life, but Susie does that so easily. I remember well when the doctors said I would never have children. Ohhh! I was so heartbroken. I was inconsolable and you held me and kept telling me everything would be alright. Little did we know that at 42 I would find out I was pregnant. God blessed us with a special child. A little girl perfect in every way except she was born a proportionately correct dwarf.” Agnes said as she gave Johnny a tender kiss.
“Honey, what caused Susie to raise such a fuss that she called you? That is just not like her. True, Susie is tiny and appears to be so delicate that a strong wind would blow her away, but she knows what she can and can’t do. She is proportionately formed, that is true, but she will never be able to participate in certain sports due to her size. Is that the reason for the melt down?”
Ohhh, Johnny, you are so wise. I love you so much, and yes Susie was so upset about a game of dodge ball. The teacher told her she was too small to play dodge ball with the bigger children. The teacher said she was afraid Susie would get hurt if she was hit by the ball. Susie stomped her little foot and told the teacher she didn’t know what she was talking about. Susie was sent to the Principals office in tears. The Principal called me and gave Susie the phone. She was so upset she could hardly talk. The Principal asked if I could possibly come and get Susie.”
“Honey, we both talked to Susie about people misjudging things she could and could not do because of her size. I think it is time we set up an appointment with Susie’s teacher to discuss just what our precocious tiny daughter can and can’t do. She may be small in stature but very fast, agile and stronger then she looks. Those lessons in martial arts has helped Susie in so many ways. Her cousins learned early on not to judge Susie by her size. They ended up getting more bruises then Susie when they played. Agnes, do you remember when Bryan came running in crying, because Susie hit him in his eye? They were both 6 and Bryan thought he could best Susie because he was bigger. That was a mistake on Bryan’s part. Susie used a little karate on him and popped him in the eye. We have witnessed so many OHHH, moments thus far and Susie is just 7 years old. I wonder what other OHHH, moments God has in store for us as we watch this tiny angelic gift from heaven grow. I don’t think we will become complacent, because Susie is going to keep us on our toes.
Johnny and I sat down on the sofa both laughing at that statement as I picked up the phone to set up an appointment with Susie’s teacher. Susie came bouncing into the living room, all 2 feet and 22 pounds of her, as if nothing had happened.
“Susie, your father and I are going to talk to your teacher tomorrow. We both agree that Mrs. Young has misjudged you, because of your size. We are going to give her a demonstration of your martial arts training and let her judge for herself what you, my darling, can and cannot do, if that is alright with you?”
Susie flung herself across our laps giggling as she covered our faces with kisses. “Oh, I can’t wait to show Mrs. Young what I can do. She is going to be surprised just like my other teachers were. I love you both so much.”
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Your dialog seemed unnatural in some places--if you're interested, you might check out "Jan's Writing Basics" in the forums for some tips on writing dialog.
John and Agnes are special parents, indeed!