Today in Human Interest Stories
So, a mom has a kid with some issues. What to do? Why… set up a Facebook account, of course!
https://www.facebook.com/Coliniseleven
On Feb 2, she posted:
I am Colin’s mom, I created this page for my amazing, wonderful, challenging son who is about to turn 11 on March 9th. Because of Colin’s disabilities, social skills are not easy for him, and he often acts out in school, and the other kids don’t like him. So when I asked him if he wanted a party for his birthday, he said there wasn’t a point because he has no friends. He eats lunch alone in the office everyday because no one will let him sit with them, and rather than force someone to be unhappy with his presence, he sits alone in the office. So I thought, if I could create a page where people could send him positive thoughts and encouraging words, that would be better than any birthday party. Please join me in making my very original son feel special on his day.
As of today, the page has 2,160,996 Likes. The Facebook page seems to have a pretty successful idea, given all the goodies and goodwill that have gone his way.