Memory Sweet Lisa and Jelly Belly jelly beans

@Hatley (163781)
Garden Grove, California
September 23, 2017 2:12pm CST
Memory Sweet one: Lisa was playing witg her brother Robbie,"mommy Lisa wants Jelly Belly beans, M omm y?" She inew I was going to the store so she put her bid in. Imediatley Rpbbie pipped up"No no Lisas its jelly beans not jelly belly beans." Oh dear she puckered up and began to cryThen she looked at him.""Lisa saw package it said Jellybelly beans." She was five, Robbie was six. NOw they tolsus Lisa rose was brain damaged then how ih heavens name did she read JellyBellyjelly beans? There were places where she showed she was a little backward but she had no schooling yet but she saw a package and'read'the name unless someone told her what theu were. Needless to say we did get a package ofthat brand of JellyBelly beans. Both kids loved them and I was very strilct on how much sweets they ate. My hubby and I both wondered if she was not brain'd damaged but autistic.We found out later after her death at age eight that a lot of kids once labeled brain damage were instead' sutistic with actually higher than normal IQQ. This memory is really a happy one with our sweet little lovebug Lisa Rose. Even her brother adored her as she' loved everyone and trusted every o ne. Sadly my mopm and younger silster Mary p;referred R obbie ver Lisa and showed it. But then My sister was of very low IQ I f orget the term , but my mom really thought ouir' Li sa was the same wa y but the doctors did say she was a puzzle as she showed signs of brain damaged but s he on tjhe'other' hand showed at tmes a higher degree of intelligence. It was hard losiong her very hard but ti me helped She would n obe 57 a year y ounger than R obbie had she l i ved. One original l post and graphic by P Hatley copy righted 2017 . "
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@celticeagle (157563)
• Boise, Idaho
23 Sep 17
Nice to have these happy memories. I wonder if she was autistic.
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@Hatley (163781)
• Garden Grove, California
23 Sep 17
LI have often wondered that as she showed spurtsof knowledge we 'did not expect
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@celticeagle (157563)
• Boise, Idaho
24 Sep 17
@Hatley .....Could be.
@marlina (154183)
• Canada
23 Sep 17
Your little girl seems to me that she was pretty smart, no matter what others said.
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