"What's wrong with him?" asked a woman in a blue hat in her play group.

Nothing's wrong with him!," said Eugene's mom. She covered his ears though it was obviously too late.

"Oh now I didn't mean anything by it, Nadine. It's just that he should be walking by now, don't you think?"

"He'll walk when he wants to walk."

"Well how about the girls, when did they start?" the woman tried to cover the perceived insult by blaming gender.

It didn't bother Eugene at all.