Re: You got to see this video...it's beautiful!!

[Guest guest]

Yes, true, but...in general toddlers are cuter than teen-agers - with or without

disabilities. A dear friend once pointed out to me when my son was younger that

what I was agonizing over was not a 'special parent' issue, but just a parenting

one.

Bonnie Dohogne

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From: Liz Youhana <eliz1156@...>

IPADDUnite

Sent: Sat, March 26, 2011 3:56:23 PM

Subject: You got to see this video...it's beautiful!!

You didn't turn into a whiner........what you are saying is true. Recently I

had to pick 25 pics for my son at different stages of his life. The early year

pics were so easy. Had alot of trouble picking ones in High School. And he is

my son......doesn't smile like he once did.

Great Video. Cute kids.

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From: Pamela <psc1106@...>

IPADDUnite

Sent: Sat, March 26, 2011 3:03:51 PM

Subject: Re: Fw: You got to see this video...it's beautiful!!

It's pretty darn cute and of course the girl is also pretty darn cute. Will

everyone hate me if I say that people are often willing to

help/sympathize/like/talk to/interact/fund/etc babies and children with

disabilities, but avoid - at almost all costs - adults who look or act funny?

(Apparently I turned into a whiner and old curmudgeon recently.)

Pam/Chicago

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> Loved it. what a great smile.

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> Perlik, Ph.D.

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> FW: You got to see this video...it's beautiful!!

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> A young boy sings to his beautiful sister, who just happens to have DS.....

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[Guest guest]

One of those little moments that made me REALLY value inclusion was when

was in second grade, fully included in our neighborhood school, and home sick

with a cold or similar crud. I was lamenting via phone that I hated that I could

never figure out when to keep him home from school, totally blaming my inability

on his disabilities.

My friend, the mother of three sons all about ’s age, said,

“CHARLOTTE, I can never figure out when to keep my sons home either!†It

made me realize how much I blamed on his disabilities that had NOTHING to do

with them.

On a similar note, about that same time the chicken pox (I think) went through

the grade school. I bet half the school had ‘em at one time or another,

including and his sister. Because was fully included, all the moms

were rotating support. We were able to share kid care in each other’s homes,

not to mention moral support.

I’ve always found it ironic that that our systems spend a lot of money

segregating our children and then a lot of money compensating for not only the

lost natural community supports, but the lost opportunities for our kids to

learn from each other.

Ahem.. back to work. Charlotte

From: IPADDUnite [mailto:IPADDUnite ] On Behalf

Of Bonnie Dohogne

Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2011 12:13 PM

IPADDUnite

Subject: Re: You got to see this video...it's beautiful!!

Yes, true, but...in general toddlers are cuter than teen-agers - with or without

disabilities. A dear friend once pointed out to me when my son was younger that

what I was agonizing over was not a 'special parent' issue, but just a parenting

one.

Bonnie Dohogne

________________________________

From: Liz Youhana <eliz1156@... <mailto:eliz1156%40> >

IPADDUnite <mailto:IPADDUnite%40>

Sent: Sat, March 26, 2011 3:56:23 PM

Subject: You got to see this video...it's beautiful!!

You didn't turn into a whiner........what you are saying is true. Recently I

had to pick 25 pics for my son at different stages of his life. The early year

pics were so easy. Had alot of trouble picking ones in High School. And he is

my son......doesn't smile like he once did.

Great Video. Cute kids.

________________________________

From: Pamela <psc1106@... <mailto:psc1106%40sbcglobal.net> >

IPADDUnite <mailto:IPADDUnite%40>

Sent: Sat, March 26, 2011 3:03:51 PM

Subject: Re: Fw: You got to see this video...it's beautiful!!

It's pretty darn cute and of course the girl is also pretty darn cute. Will

everyone hate me if I say that people are often willing to

help/sympathize/like/talk to/interact/fund/etc babies and children with

disabilities, but avoid - at almost all costs - adults who look or act funny?

(Apparently I turned into a whiner and old curmudgeon recently.)

Pam/Chicago

>

> Loved it. what a great smile.

>

> Perlik, Ph.D.

> Community Alternatives Unltd.

> 773-867-4003

> seperlik@...

>

> FW: You got to see this video...it's beautiful!!

>

> A young boy sings to his beautiful sister, who just happens to have DS.....

>

>

>

>