"A 'Good Enough' Dad and His Special Son"

My radio listening habit is what I would call rather eclectic and the genre largely depends upon the time of day and what I am doing.  In the morning I wake up to NPR and on Friday they broadcast a story that has been recorded for StoryCorps, a short vignette, typically a family or friend talking to each other recounting life experiences.  A couple of weeks ago I heard this story and it moved me.  I could identify myself in this conversation from various viewpoints; from a father with a son who has a disability, from the viewpoint a son going off to college for the first time and as a person who has worked with individuals with disabilities for many years now.  This story is very typical of many of the individuals we have the pleasure of working with each day.

This is a story about a restaurant called Tim's Place in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It's named after Tim Harris, a young man with Down syndrome who started the business in 2010 with help from his dad, Keith.

http://www.npr.org/2013/03/15/174328613/a-good-enough-dad-and-his-special-son

I hope you enjoy this as much as I did.