Being a single mom is challenging. When your four-year-old son has autism, life can get complicated. Online, she refers to herself as Cookie Mama, and her son is affectionately known as Cookie Monster. The little guy has difficulty talking to children his age but loves motorcycles and the bikers that ride them. One of this small boy’s favorite activities is to trade stickers with any biker he meets.
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And so it was that Cookie Monster spotted a motorcycle in a parking lot one day. Urging his mom forward, the little boy wanted to leave the biker one of his stickers. Since the biker wasn’t around, they intended to leave the sticker with a brief note. While they were writing the note, the biker approached. The boy, who has trouble speaking to other kids, walked confidently up to the big, burly biker without hesitation, holding out his sticker gift.
As Cookie Mama was explaining what they were doing, the biker stopped to excitedly tell them, “Oh, hey, I have some for you, too!” The nice gentleman (aka rough and tumble biker dude, aka Hermit) was a Bikers Against Child Abuse (BACA) member. The group is one of Cookie Monster’s favorites. Hermit had stickers and tattoos, and the two “kids” gleefully exchanged their prizes.
If you have never heard of BACA, we found a great video explainer you can watch here. The international group has local chapters in many communities around the United States and abroad. Their goal is to help kids feel safe; these heroes are very good at it.
After exchanging stickers, the boy (and his mom) and the biker parted ways with smiles all around. If you enjoyed this heartwarming story, please share.
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