Post by jennaglatzer on Apr 29, 2005 20:44:17 GMT -5
Hey Monica! Sorry I haven't responded to everyone personally yet... wanted to answer this one...
"Dylon is very protective of his little brother but sometimes I wonder how he is really feeling. Adam does get lots of extra attention........ So, I love hearing especially from adult siblings how they felt growing up ect."
My parents were worried about that, too. I'm 3 years older than Paul, and we have a sister who's 3 years younger than he is. Of course Paul got "extra attention" growing up, mostly during his early childhood, and I think my parents worked very hard to ensure that we wouldn't be jealous of the extra attention paid to him. But to be honest, I don't think Lisa or I minded one bit. I'd have to ask my mom if we were ever pains in the butt about wanting extra attention at the time-- maybe-- but we didn't have an ounce of bad feelings toward him about anything. I wanted to be his protector. He loved hanging out with us and our friends, and our friends loved him.
I was a stage actress, and Paul was the greatest audience member in the world. He came to all my shows and laughed and clapped and sang along, and always wanted everyone's autographs at the end.
I know a few siblings of adults with DS and other disabilities now, and I think we all feel the same way. I can't think of even one who feels "embarrassed" or shortchanged because of the extra attention paid to the other sibling.
Oh, and yes, Taking Down Syndrome to School is a children's picture book, meant to teach kids about what Downs is. Don't know for sure if I'll ever write an adult book on the topic, but I probably will. Paul would love to write one with me.
I did write a screenplay about his life. Chris Burke got a hold of it years ago and called me out of the blue one day... one of the coolest experiences of my life. The call started something like this:
"Hi, this is Chris Burke. Could I speak to Jenna, please?"
"This is Jenna. Hi Chris!"
"Hi. I'm Chris Burke. I played Corky on the television series Life Goes On, and I was on Touched by an Angel, and..."
"You don't have to tell me... I know who you are! I can't believe you're calling me!"
Anyway, he asked if he could play the role of Paul, and of course I was ecstatic. He came over to dinner and we all chatted about it. Unfortunately, even though lots of producers showed interest in the script, it hasn't found a home yet, and I think Chris is too old to play the role now. (It ends with Paul at age 21.)
We're still hoping, though. It's meant to be a TV movie, so if any of you have contacts in the TV world, I'm all ears!
;D
"Dylon is very protective of his little brother but sometimes I wonder how he is really feeling. Adam does get lots of extra attention........ So, I love hearing especially from adult siblings how they felt growing up ect."
My parents were worried about that, too. I'm 3 years older than Paul, and we have a sister who's 3 years younger than he is. Of course Paul got "extra attention" growing up, mostly during his early childhood, and I think my parents worked very hard to ensure that we wouldn't be jealous of the extra attention paid to him. But to be honest, I don't think Lisa or I minded one bit. I'd have to ask my mom if we were ever pains in the butt about wanting extra attention at the time-- maybe-- but we didn't have an ounce of bad feelings toward him about anything. I wanted to be his protector. He loved hanging out with us and our friends, and our friends loved him.
I was a stage actress, and Paul was the greatest audience member in the world. He came to all my shows and laughed and clapped and sang along, and always wanted everyone's autographs at the end.
I know a few siblings of adults with DS and other disabilities now, and I think we all feel the same way. I can't think of even one who feels "embarrassed" or shortchanged because of the extra attention paid to the other sibling.
Oh, and yes, Taking Down Syndrome to School is a children's picture book, meant to teach kids about what Downs is. Don't know for sure if I'll ever write an adult book on the topic, but I probably will. Paul would love to write one with me.
I did write a screenplay about his life. Chris Burke got a hold of it years ago and called me out of the blue one day... one of the coolest experiences of my life. The call started something like this:
"Hi, this is Chris Burke. Could I speak to Jenna, please?"
"This is Jenna. Hi Chris!"
"Hi. I'm Chris Burke. I played Corky on the television series Life Goes On, and I was on Touched by an Angel, and..."
"You don't have to tell me... I know who you are! I can't believe you're calling me!"
Anyway, he asked if he could play the role of Paul, and of course I was ecstatic. He came over to dinner and we all chatted about it. Unfortunately, even though lots of producers showed interest in the script, it hasn't found a home yet, and I think Chris is too old to play the role now. (It ends with Paul at age 21.)
We're still hoping, though. It's meant to be a TV movie, so if any of you have contacts in the TV world, I'm all ears!
;D