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Post by Debi on Mar 30, 2006 18:56:30 GMT -5
Radonna... I am rotflpmp at your Mom and the litter comment OMG did I need that this day. I am sure there are a FEW times when you would like to pretend you don't know her lol but I am SURE people can easily see how interested and friendly she is to all. I take the big smile approach also if I meet a person with DS.. lots of people have approached us and that is SO fun!!
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Post by Kristen on Mar 30, 2006 20:26:48 GMT -5
I usually have people approach me, but i have talked to several people with good results. I remember one time, Carter was very young and we were in the Wal Mart and this woman was ooohhhhing and aaahhhing over Carter. SHe was really STUDYING him, know what I mean? She walked away and CAME BACK to look at him again and said, he is the most beautiful baby I have ever seen. I don't know what it is about him, but he is SO beautiful! I am ashamed now to say that I didn't tell her he had DS, I just said thank you. It was in the early days and I didn't handle things well then. I also had a little old lady stalk us in a grocery store for like, four aisles before she came up to us in the meat department. She walked right past Sydney in a cart by Dave, who was a little baby and should be the attention magnet, right? Walked right up to Carter and held his hand and was smiling so big and looking into his eyes and talking quiet to him. Then she looks at me and says God bless that boy, you know when I was young they put kids like him in institutions. I am so happy you are letting him live his life like this. I was dumbfounded. That was quite a thing to say. I didn't take it bad, she was this little gray haired old lady, but I think that was a day that things were put in perspective for me big time.
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Post by Radonna on Apr 2, 2006 23:55:36 GMT -5
Debi, That story is just ONE of many. My Mom is also a LOUD whisperer. I ask her WHY do you pretend to whisper!!! I could go on all day. Radonna
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