My son rolled his eyes and laughed at our waiter with Down syndrome—so I taught him a lesson he’ll never forget.

His teachers had praised his effort.

His basketball coach had called him a natural leader.

I’d picked up two extra weekend shifts at the hospital so we could afford the meal, because I wanted him to know his hard work hadn’t gone unnoticed.

As we walked in, he grinned.

“Mom, you didn’t have to do this.”

“I wanted to.”

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