If you’ve read my 100 Things About Me post you know that I cringe at the sound of the “R” word. Likewise, I also take offense when I hear jokes being made about the “shortbus” or Special Olympics. You can imagine, then, how appalled I was to see the President of our country mock Special… Continue reading YES WE CAN
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This Child
On the day she was born they told me this child had Down syndrome. They said it in a way that left me broken. Desperate. And alone. They said that if we were lucky she would learn to dress herself someday. They said that she’d be mentally retarded. They said she wouldn’t breastfeed successfully. They… Continue reading This Child