- I have no friends ... No one will come to me onbirthday ... What mother would remain calm, hearing such words from her child? When 26-year-old Candy Butchers from Melbourne heard Rihanna whisper it to herself on the eve of her nine-year anniversary, she simply could not hold back her tears. It would have seemed easier: to arrange a party for the child. Invite the kids. Enjoy plenty. But ... Rihanna is seriously ill. The girl has progressive autism. She is a very smart child, but completely drops out of social life. She goes to school, but she really has no friends there. Moreover, classmates mock her. What a holiday here with its own tormentors. “When I heard my daughter's suffering, my heart literally broke into small pieces,” my mother told one of the Australian publications.
Photos: @ candy.love.5099 A woman decided: her child should have a real birthday. She invited her friends with children to the party. “Well, they understand the situation, they shouldn’t refuse,” Candy thought. Naive! And holy simplicity. All the morning before the upcoming party, Candy and her husband Adam decorated the house: they hung posters, balloons. We ordered a birthday cake. Birthday girl was looking forward to the guests. And again this damned "but." - I invited 25 people. Ten have promised to come, - mom remembers. - However, from the very morning the calls with excuses fell down. Someone allegedly her husband took the car, someone got sick. As a result, all refused the invitations! Many, of course, apologized. But I was just mad. At that moment I felt like a bad mother and a loser who has no loyal buddies who are ready to help. Time passed. Rihanna, who did not understand anything, asked her mother where the guests were. The woman did not know what to say to the girl for whom this could be the strongest blow that worsened her condition. She sat outside and sobbed when she heard her daughter say to herself sadly: “No one loves me. No one wants to be my friend. ”
Photo: candy.love.5099This was the last straw. In desperation, Candy wrote a Facebook post. Not on my personal page, but in one of the “mother's” communities. “Today is the birthday of my wonderful little daughter ... And no one came to us for the holiday. I do not even know how to tell her about it. She will just be killed. Feel like a terrible mother. Apparently, I have no real friends either. But I will still try to make this day special for her. Somehow. ”Almost immediately, Candy began to receive words of support and congratulations to her daughter from completely unfamiliar people from all over the world - from Africa, India, and the United Kingdom. The people who lived in the neighborhood were ready to give up everything and come to a nearly frustrated party. After a couple of hours, about forty people gathered in the Butchers' house - adults and children. The guests brought with them food and drinks, gave Rihanna money and postcards. Someone even went to the jewelry salon and bought a ring for the birthday girl. As a result, the girl had a really good holiday. “My daughter had the best birthday! Thanks to all these complete strangers, ”Candy wrote after this on the social network.
Photo: candy.love.5099And what are Candy's so-called “friends”? After she published her post, she received a call from some of them, who were upset about how the network users responded. You see, yes? They were not worried about how the girl feels after such a betrayal, but about how they themselves look in the eyes of society. But their opinion doesn’t bother Candy anymore. ”“ Goose bumps when you realize that no one will appear, ”Mommy said. “And wild disappointment in people whom you have known all your life and who turn away from you.”
