DD2 is 2.8 and uses a walking frame. She walks to and from the car when we drop dd1 off at school and can manage short distances quite well.
At school there is a big wooden pirate ship play thing and today before the children came out dd went to play on it - the entrance is a ramp so she was able to walk up. Another little boy then overtook her and shouted 'ha, ha I beat you' - fair enough. There were then some steps up to the top bit and I helped dd up with her frame - the same boy stood at the top and said 'you can't come up here' - I just said 'of course she can' and helped her up. He then put her hands on her frame and said 'I'm gonna push you down all those steps' . I gave him the eye and said 'no you will not' firmly. He then proceded to grab and try to push the frame but luckily it was time to pick up dd1 so we just walked away. Mother no where to be seen of course..
It just hit me in life that for all of the children out there who are great and think dd's frame is cool (little girls in particular love her little pink basket and bell) there are going to be some little thuglets who use it as an excuse to pick on her..
He looked more or less the same age as dd2 so I hope they don't end up in the same class when dd starts school. I shall have to teach the girl some Cerebral Palsy Ninja moves I think .