Anand wanted me to write about his adventures — but I wanted him to use his own words.
(Funny as it sounds, when he was little, he would often point or gesture instead of speaking. Worried about his speech delay, I would gently remind him, “Use your words.”)
So he did use his words — only this time, he wrote them for his mom.
Below are Anand’s stories, written by him, pretending to be me.
Hey, what the hell are you doing, interfering with movie and tv show characters?"
"It's Comic-Con, man. It's like a multi-verse.
A…multi…verse? Where does Anand come up with these terms? I don't even know how to say it or what it even means!
If you think costumes are only for Halloween parties, you thought wrong. If you had any costumes you wore for Halloween this year, definitely save them. That's what Anand did after he and I went to a Halloween party hosted by my husband's colleague in Shirley, MA.
Comic-Con has also been another rare event in our family's lives. Far more rare than plays, concerts, and musicals, to name a few. And what would spark interest in Anand to attend Comic-Con? A program called OpenSky, but that's not all. Anand has been watching bits and piettuces of movie scenes at home for reasons he won't share with me. And of those "bits and pieces of movie scenes" happened to be from Ted 2, a 2015 fantasy and comedy movie starring Anand's favorite hero, Mark Wahlberg. Just like the South Arcade concert, I had no idea how serious Anand was about Comic-Con when he put it on the calendar! He also knew what he would expect: large crowds and people in costumes. Comic-Con tickets are so expensive, so I have to thank OpenSky for making a trip like this possible. Most Comic-Con events happen elsewhere in America, preferably in California, Florida, or any state that is hundreds of miles away from where we live. This Comic-Con took place at the Amica Mutual Pavilion and Rhode Island Convention Center in Providence, RI, which was less than 50 miles from where we live (Anand and Dad agreed on going to malls that are less than 50 miles).
Anand agreed to take lots of pictures and he got a lot of them with those in costume. He was a little hesitant, worried some would say no, but thankfully, it went smooth for him. While there were a lot of food vendors, they were really expensive and some only take cash, but Anand was able to get some food using his debit card. He could've had something from the food vendors if Anand made some tip money (or side money) at work (when Anand helps customers at work putting groceries into their cars, sometimes they would give him tip money as a way of saying "thank you").
Getting a pic with famous celebrities at Comic-Con was also expensive, but this was all Anand's first experience at Comic-Con, so he didn't know what to expect. Anand could've stayed longer, but felt a lot of sweat from his "Noble Knight" costume, so Dad went to pick him up from Comic-Con. The next evening, I saw him making a poster of his Comic-Con adventure, since he already made a poster about the South Arcade concert he went to in October.
This has been another milestone for Anand, going to Comic-Con in costume, the second milestone after the South Arcade concert. This man is really stepping out of his comfort zone, taking the train to Boston, taking a ferry, attending a concert, and now his first ever Comic-Con experience. Next stop, Anand's first Gala!
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