my brother came home after a head injury, many years ago
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My brother came home after a head injury, many years ago.He cried a lot, my friends asked me “why?” I said, “I don’t know.”
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He seemed frustrated, got angry - and then he’d cry.My friends would see him feeling sad and ask me why.
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That made me sad; I just wanted my friends to stop asking me and go.I wanted everyone to stop asking me, because I didn’t know!
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I helped him with descriptions of objects when their names he couldn’t retrieve, he made up stories (when he couldn’t
remember) which were hard to believe.Page 4
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His dress sense was never stylish or great,and he was often the centre of many a debate.
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But when he started wearing his hat flipped back, and his socks tucked into his pants, the bullies on the bus called out very loud scornful chants.
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Then they looked at me and said “Oh! That’s your brother!”With the deepest embarrassment, I ran home calling “Mother!”
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When I got home, I cried, shouted and my voice turned to a scream; “Why do you dress like that? You are so cruel.
Do you know what I mean?” Page 8
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“My friends and other children called you silly, even a retard.You have no idea how bad I feel, it’s so embarrassing: it’s so hard!”
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“It’s time you dressed with some sort of pride,so I don’t have to run home and hide.”
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“Pull your socks down and flip over your hat.”Then I gave his head a gentle pat.
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“You look better now, actually quite cool,remember to dress like this when you go to school.”
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“I will be the new fashion police,to get past me you’ll have to look nice.”
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So I gave him some special lessons on how to dress.We talked about combing his hair and not leaving home in a mess.
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We talked about what to wear - and what NOT to wear!And how to walk with style and flair.
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“The way you dress, the way you act,really bothers me sometimes - this is a fact!”
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“I get upset for you, when I hear what people think,it makes my face go red, purple - then hot and pink.”
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“You are my brother and I love you the way you are,whether you’re with me, or if I notice you from afar.”
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“I see what you do when the fashion police have gone, up go the socks and you flip back your hat - all my hard work undone!”
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“Still you have a huge smile on your face,as big and bright as a full moon in space.”
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“So whatever you wear, whatever you do,I’ll always be your sister who really loves you.”
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