Re: and speaking of science

[Guest guest]

This is pretty much what happened when was around 8 years old and I

explained chromosomes to her. She decided she belonged to a superior race.

LOL!

granny

On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 1:30 PM, Kerrigan <leslie-kerrigan@...>wrote:

>

>

> ..... so they are studying chromosomes and mitosis in science. So, I

> thought it would be a great time to mention to discuss the cause of DS.

> So, I say " hey, you know those chromosomes you are studying in

> science? " says " yes. " So we go on that most people have 46

> chromosomes, but she got lucky and has an EXTRA chromosome and has 47,

> and that it was chromosome 21, etc etc. It was hilarious because she's

> going on about " I am extra special because I have an extra chromosome "

> and I'm thinking " oops, I've created a monster here. " So we discussed

> that everyone is special for some reason or another, yada yada but she

> got such a kick out of the fact that she has something more than her

> little sister.... they are 19 months apart and VERY competetive. So,

> Sammy comes out last night and says " what's with ... when I was

> brushing my teeth she came in, positively gleeful, and said " ha ha, I

> have more chromosomes than you do! " " Hope she does not taunt her school

> friends with her " extra " special chromosome. Funny, it's so much more

> interesting and real when you know what a chromosome is!

>

> Maybe I should let her give a presentation to her science class! They

> were cutting out chromosomes the last class... I hope the teacher gave

> her the right number, or I'm sure will let her know!

>

> , mom to (15), (12 DS) and Sammy (11)

>

>

[Guest guest]

Well, they are superior in some many ways.... perhaps not measured by

the state standardized tests and such, but in so many ways that are

really much more important, like kind, caring, compassionate, friendly,

helpful, funny, and so many more! The things our children have taught

others can't be measured, the lives they have affected, the people they

have touched. We all got a good laugh out of taunting her

sister with her " extra specialness " .

On 1/7/2011 11:38 AM, Gem Bordages wrote:

> This is pretty much what happened when was around 8 years old and I

> explained chromosomes to her. She decided she belonged to a superior race.

> LOL!

>

> granny

>

> On Fri, Jan 7, 2011 at 1:30 PM, Kerrigan<leslie-kerrigan@...>wrote:

>

>

>>

>> ..... so they are studying chromosomes and mitosis in science. So, I

>> thought it would be a great time to mention to discuss the cause of DS.

>> So, I say " hey, you know those chromosomes you are studying in

>> science? " says " yes. " So we go on that most people have 46

>> chromosomes, but she got lucky and has an EXTRA chromosome and has 47,

>> and that it was chromosome 21, etc etc. It was hilarious because she's

>> going on about " I am extra special because I have an extra chromosome "

>> and I'm thinking " oops, I've created a monster here. " So we discussed

>> that everyone is special for some reason or another, yada yada but she

>> got such a kick out of the fact that she has something more than her

>> little sister.... they are 19 months apart and VERY competetive. So,

>> Sammy comes out last night and says " what's with ... when I was

>> brushing my teeth she came in, positively gleeful, and said " ha ha, I

>> have more chromosomes than you do! " " Hope she does not taunt her school

>> friends with her " extra " special chromosome. Funny, it's so much more

>> interesting and real when you know what a chromosome is!

>>

>> Maybe I should let her give a presentation to her science class! They

>> were cutting out chromosomes the last class... I hope the teacher gave

>> her the right number, or I'm sure will let her know!

>>

>> , mom to (15), (12 DS) and Sammy (11)

>>

>>

[Guest guest]

While Maverick doesn't understand the chromosome aspect of down syndrome he does

recognize that he and Logan and have down syndrome and he is very proud of

it.