Joy In The Midst of Struggles

A couple of weeks ago I was in Target and I needed to walk past a mom and son (he was about 5 years old). I said, "excuse me" and they moved over. Then I heard the boy say..  "She has a funny voice"...(this is often how children refer to me when they know I am different they say funny). Now it is not what the little boy said that bugged me. It was what the mom responded with "Don't say that" Boy responded: "Why?" Mom: "Because it is not nice to say" You may be thinking well what is wrong with the mother's response? Let me tell you. How are children supposed to learn how to be around and treat others with disabilities with love if they are taught to ignore them and not learn from them. You see that mom indirectly just taught that boy that it is inappropriate to ask questions about people who are different from them. The boy just gave a natural curious statement and instead of learning why it is that I talk funny he