08/07/2026
I watched my non-verbal daughter chase around 2 little girls because she wanted to be their friend, while they were desperately trying to get away from her.
Let me tell you, I’ve been through some heartbreaking s**t, but that had to be one of the worst feelings I’ve ever felt.
They kept side-eyeing each other before moving away from her, and every time they did, Mireyah followed behind, still hoping to be included.
Eventually they ran off again… and this time, she just stayed where she was, sitting there on her own.
She wasn’t trying to annoy them or ruin their game. She was trying to make friends in the only way she knows how.
People assume that because she can’t talk, she doesn’t understand.. The reality is the complete opposite. She understands every moment. Every laugh. Every friendship forming around her. She just can’t tell another child, “I want to be your mate.”
So she stays close. She watches them, follows them and hopes they somehow understand what she is trying to say.
I sat across the room with tears rolling down my face while she desperately kept trying, eventually we caught eyes. I held my hand out and said, “Come on,” and we went and played together.
She had no idea I was upset. No idea that watching her want something so ordinary had completely broken my heart.
I never want her to stop trying.
I never want her to lose that love she has for people.
But yesterday, for the first time, I wondered how many more times her heart can take it before she gives up trying altogether.💔
