Those With the Unexpected Smile
Ever since I was little, I was taught to be an adult earlier than I probably should have been. My dad's job is in home care for adults who have developmental challenges. I have had to call 911 when one of the "clients" fell and had a seizure. I have had to clean up projectile from bodily functions to make sure they did not feel embarrassed about themselves and lastly I have had to make sure they always have a smile on their face and do not hurt themselves because of their conditions. When I found out we had this opportunity to participate with young adults with developmental challenges for Call to Action Day, I was ecstatic. I felt like I was at home, and I felt like it was something I knew how to handle. I did have preconceptions about this group that we were being included with. I thought many of these young adults would refuse to participate, display an immense amount of anger and be very emotionally disturbed. I was very wrong. These were some of the happiest and most...