She sat in my car, wept and apologized in rapid succession.  All I could do was comfort her and hold her.  I told her if she needed to cry for the next hour, we'd sit here and do that, but she needed to let go of this hurt and worry right now.  I reminded her that God gave us tears to wash away the stress, anger, guilt and whatever feelings that were interfering with our ability to problem solve. With that permission, she cried a while longer, then as quickly as she had dissolved, she regained her composure. 

 

I then introduced myself and she to me.  We laughed, when I said, "Hey I'm always up for new friendships ~ usually they cry after they know me, but it's okay.... we're starting with a clean slate, right?" As she attempted to profusely apologize... I said, "I'm  here, I figured God's got something in mind with this opportunity, so let's go forward, because I know both of us will have to be home in time to fix dinner!"  "Okay, so what's up?"

 

She gave me the details about her six year old son.  He's always been very hyperactive, impulsive, and while he had a good heart and could be a very loving little boy, he could also be a monster when things didn't go his way, or if he didn't get the relief from stressful situations.  He was hyper-sensitive to certain noises which many times made the whole family accommodate him, because he'd have such massive emotional meltdowns, they would have to leave the park, the church service, the programs or whatever activity he couldn't accommodate. She admitted most of the time they'd rather just not take him anywhere. 

 

I assured her Little Giant Steps has had seventeen years of experience of working with children like her son.  I told her I thought first she needed to investigate our website. There she could educate herself about our modalities, philosophy and discover how we have assisted other families walk through this dark valley she feels so desperately about, and to come out on the other side with a son who can function in a normal range of existence.  I also told her she needed to determine after educating herself whether our program sounded like a good fit for her family.  They would have to decide whether they could make a commitment to work with their son on a daily basis.  The time needed to follow a program is not considerable, but it is a daily activity that must be incorporated into the life of a family.  If she and her husband agreed, and could get everyone on board, then I was confident they could begin to make a significant difference in her son's life.  I offered to give her a phone number of a client that had been in her place several years ago, and today had a son whose hyper-sensitivity issues were a part of his past history.  Instead of a grumpy, dissatisfied child with a raw side to his disposition, he is now a confident, high energy kid who is very successful and has even developed a wonderful sense of curiosity about the world in which he lives, instead of hating to encounter it.

 

We hugged, exchanged phone numbers and said a prayer.  My prayer continues to this day.  She says things are better and she's doing things she's learned from us.  I am sure things are much better if that's the case!