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Post by Kristen on Dec 8, 2005 20:09:11 GMT -5
MB, you do have a sense of grace about you, you know? I do understand what you are saying in your message. My feeling bout Carter's future is very much my feeling about his sister's - honey, whatever it is you do, just promise me you will do with passion! If Carter becomes a zealous dishwasher, I will make more just so he can wash them. If he beomes a ditch digger, I will tell him those are the most wonderful diches I ever saw and let's dig one aroudn the house and make a moat. If he becomes a professional cheerio flinger, I will take pride in cherrios flung father, faster and with more style than any other cheerio has surely been flung. Then I will come here hat in hand and eat my words, every last bitter one of them.
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Post by MB on Dec 8, 2005 21:26:50 GMT -5
Kristen,
Believe me, there was nothing gracious about me when I started yelling at that Dr.! It took me about 7 years to really see my son as his own person. I love the ditch digging analogy. My son would definitely dig a ditch that would eventually engulf the house.
The dog is already helping out in that department.
Have a good evening.
MB
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Post by Kristen on Dec 11, 2005 14:26:06 GMT -5
You may not have had grace, but I bet you left an impression! One of the hardest things initially was to see a baby, not DS. On one hand, I am ashamed at myself, but on the other, there are so many labels and stereotypes surrouding this dx. it's relly hard NOT to at first. Except for a brief look in the OR after he was delievered that I can't really remember except that it happened, I have never, ever laid eye on my son without knowing he has DS. I think about it less and less and a lot of th etime now it doesn't even pass through my mind, but it used to and I was very angry for a long time that I never was allowed to just see Carter as just my baby before all this other stuff was thrown at me. I very much envied the women who saw their babies in a regular delivery room and held them and had that memory before they were told. I suppose on the other hand it reinforces that he was always him and DS is just part of how God made him. Anyway, I know what you mean about seeing your son for HIM!
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Post by nolansmom on Dec 11, 2005 15:36:35 GMT -5
Everyone is entitled by their own opinion. Personally, I liked the commercial. I never once thought of him "pretending" to read the paper. I am from a family of nine children and we used to fling stuff at each other all the time for fun. Bottom line is that I am happy to see people with DS portrayed in the media. Period.
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Post by Jessie on Dec 11, 2005 16:14:32 GMT -5
I finally saw the commercial last night! Personally, I liked it and thought it was very sweet. I think he was supposed to be pretending to read the paper too (it looked like it was maybe stock market symbols), but I think that was just part of the goofing around that they were trying to portray between the brother and sister, not really insinuating that he couldn't read. The newspaper just happened to be the prop they were using for that breakfast-time scenario.
Jessie
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Post by Staci on Dec 12, 2005 9:53:49 GMT -5
I have always loved this commercial! I can totally see that being Aidan and Parker someday. I saw the guy with ds as pretending to read the newspaper because he was aiming up to fling Cherrios as his sister and using it as his shield! Maybe because my husband and I are really children at heart (and a bit silly!), but we, too, have been known to fling stuff at each other, so of course I expect it of Aidan and Parker...even when they visit each other as adults, living on their own! Staci
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