There’s a restaurant in my city my family and I regularly go to that employs people who are hard of hearing or non speaking, and I’ve always been really touched by that.

I went back yesterday and, before going, decided to spend a few minutes learning some basic sign language so I could sign “thank you” and “have a good day” to my waiter who has waited on us multiple times. That was honestly all I wanted to do. I just wanted to be able to thank him in his own language.

When I signed it to him, he asked if he could hug me. I didn’t understand at first, until he opened his arms and gestured toward me 🥹

I genuinely didn’t think I’d get that reaction, I just thought it would make him smile... It reminded me that sometimes the smallest effort to make someone feel seen can have a much bigger impact than we realize

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