The Special Olympian ran by me in the infield of the
track. His joy cast a wake behind him, so obvious that I knew that "something"
was going to happen. His airborne happiness, the mom's sharing and promoting
of his happiness...this mom has no idea how much effect her genuine, unabashed,
unselfish display of love and excitement has played in my view of parental
emotional support. The accomplishment she celebrates is "merely" the completion
of the race, but the magnitude of her joy conveys that moms generally
aren't worried about the balance, just the love.
