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Happy Birthday Colin
Everyone likes celebrating their birthday with
friends and the people they are close to. The
combination of laughter, cheerful company, yummy
cake and good food is cherished by everyone.
making my very original son feel special on his
day," posted the child's mother on the Facebook
page called "Happy Birthday Colin" that she
created for him.
But what would you do if you don't have any
friends to invite to your birthday party? When the
mother of 10-year-old Colin came to know that he
did not want to celebrate his birthday because he had
no friends, she decided to create a page on Facebook
and show him that the world isn't such a bleak,
friendless place.
However, the thoughtful mother didn't
expect the fantastic response that she got from
the Facebook denizens. At the time of filing this
story, the page had about 1.7 million likes.-
"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."
Seeing such an amazing and heartwarming response from people to make a child's
birthday memorable only enforces our belief
that the world is still a wonderful place to live in.
Cheers!
"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
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