I still remember sitting in our easy chair, half-asleep, holding my three-week-old daughter as she bats away at the toy. “Find the yellow circle … Correct. Find the red square … Correct.”
Through the fogginess of my exhaustion, I become aware that she’s hitting the right shapes and colours. I look down, thinking it must just be coincidence.
“Janni, where’s the yellow circle?” I ask, watching her arm stretch out, fist closed, as if struggling to make her body do what she wants it to do.
“Correct,” the toy announces.
No. It can’t be. She’s not even a month old.
“Janni, press the blue triangle.”
“Correct,” the toy announces.
Oh my God.
Some stories are so sad they hit you inside your very soul - at that part of you that houses your ability to identify and empathize with another human being. I’ll mince no words here: this is one of those stories.
It’s beautifully written, heart-wrenchingly true, and will stick with you for a while - but it’s not going to be easy on you. Trust me that it’s worth it though.
Source: theage.com.au
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