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my coworker secretly learning sign language to talk to a customer had me crying fr

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alright so we got this regular who’s deaf he comes in almost every morning for coffee and a muffin sometimes he switches it up but mostly the same order he always writes it out on his phone or paper and just points and smiles real chill dude never complains never causes a fuss he’s literally the sweetest

we all kinda just got used to that routine you know we read his note he gives us the biggest smile and goes on his way i always thought it was cool that he still came every day even tho it probably took extra effort for him

but then my coworker she’s kinda quiet type super shy she started taking sign language classes on her own like nobody asked her she just decided she wanted to make him feel more included she didn’t even tell anyone she was doing it she would just sit in the break room on her phone practicing or watch videos during lunch

one day i noticed her practicing in the mirror mouthing out words and doing hand signs i thought she was just being goofy or practicing a dance at first but turns out she was learning so she could actually greet him properly instead of just nodding or awkwardly waving the paper around

last week she finally decided to try she signed good morning to him and when i tell yall the look on his face bro it was pure joy he literally lit up like a christmas tree he started signing back super fast and she was trying her best to keep up she kept laughing and messing up but he was so patient with her

they must’ve stood there for like a good 5 mins just chatting in sign i don’t even know what they were saying but it looked like they were having the best convo ever she looked so proud of herself too and i swear we all just stood there watching with stupid grins on our faces

he ended up giving her this lil handwritten thank you note later that said something like thank you for learning to talk to me it means a lot and she actually teared up and hugged it like it was a golden ticket she taped it on her locker too now every morning they have these mini convos in sign and he’s started teaching her new words too sometimes they even joke around and she tries to sign silly stuff and he corrects her

now the rest of us are all inspired and we started picking up random signs too like good morning thank you have a nice day we still mess up a lot but he always laughs and helps us fix it it turned into this wholesome thing where the whole team is lowkey learning bits of sign language just to make him feel welcome

honestly seeing her effort made me realize how big of a difference small actions can make like she didn’t have to do any of that she just genuinely cared enough to make that connection and now it’s become the most heartwarming part of our mornings

some customers even started noticing and complimenting her and he brings his friends sometimes now and they all sign together and it’s just the cutest thing ever fr it gives me hope for humanity ngl

idk man it just hits different when you see ppl go out of their way to make someone else feel seen and heard we need more ppl like her fr

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