'The teary-eyed boy broke into a smile and started walking into his arms'
April 5th, 2009 by Glenn Sacks, MA for Fathers & Families
A great story about a Thai firefighter who is (or would be) a great dad. From Fireman dresses as Spiderman to rescue boy (3/25/09):
A Thai firefighter dressed as Spider-Man to rescue an autistic boy who climbed onto a third-floor balcony and dangled his legs over the side because he was nervous on his first day of school.
Firefighter Somchai Yoosabai was called in after the 11-year-old boy's teachers and mother failed to coax him off the ledge on Monday, he said in a telephone interview Wednesday.
"He was nervous about the first day at school, and he was asking for his mother," Somchai said. "He cried and refused to let any of us get close to him."
Overhearing a conversation between the boy's mother and his teachers about his love for comics and superheroes, Somchai rushed back to the fire station to change into a Spider-Man costume before swinging into action.
"I told him Spider-Man is here to save you. No monster will hurt you now," Somchai said. "Then I told him to walk slowly toward me. I was very nervous that he might have slipped if he got too excited and ran."
Somchai, who keeps costume of Spider-Man and a Japanese superhero Ultraman to liven up fire drills at schools, said the teary-eyed boy broke into a smile and started walking into his arms.
Thanks to LaurieAnne for sending the story.
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April 5th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
Without doubt, that is a demonstration of sheer awesome.
April 5th, 2009 at 9:23 pm
Everyday superheros. Good man.
April 5th, 2009 at 10:06 pm
I love this story. Read it when it first came out. Made me tear up; at work, no less.
April 6th, 2009 at 7:09 am
Imagine- A male superhero that a child relates to. Oh! thats right,children have no investment in being politically correct. Their just honest.
Great story.
April 6th, 2009 at 3:27 pm
JeanB, I felt the same way. Sweet, sweet story.