CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Like many families, the Masons of south Charlotte say they’ve been adapting to life during a pandemic.
“You know, 3-year-olds like routine and we were in March going to school every day and then he’d come home from school and then big brother would get off the school bus, and then a couple hours later mom would get home from work and then I think that’s sort of how we knew the day was done, and then suddenly we’re all just home, together, all the time,” Sarah Mason said.
Mason and her husband have two young sons, including 3-year-old Asher.
“I think he’s kind of found new ways to fall into a different type of routine and, funny enough, the delivery trucks have been a part of that,” Mason said. “The FedEx truck comes first and the Prime trucks come throughout the day, the mailman comes in the middle and then the UPS man comes at the end.”
And with the Masons spending a lot of time outside, they say the trucks sparked a new unexpected connection with Asher.
“He always waves to the trucks and over time he’s learned all of the driver’s names and determined he wants to be a delivery driver when he grows up,” says Mason, adding he even has UPS pajamas.
But Mason says one driver, in particular, began taking notice of Asher and his enthusiasm.
“He just took a special liking to Darryl, because Darryl has always gone out of his way to say hello, to learn his name," Mason said. "So even if we don’t have a package coming that day, if Darryl is driving by and Asher is playing, he’ll slow down and say, ‘Hi Asher’ and that just makes Asher’s night."
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