No Respect!

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This weekend my husband, 7-yr. old daughter, and 9 1/2 month old son went to

Wal-Mart. My husband and daughter went to get some groceries, while me and my

precious baby rallied over to the baby area to get him some supplies. As I

exited an aisle, a lady pushing a cart with her baby placed in her carrier (

about 5 months) peeks into my cart were my baby was- in his carrier. To my

surprise, she bluntly blurts out " he's so cute, he has ds. " I was in shock!

Had she not ever heard of manners, or thinking of other people's feelings? I

did not know what to say. I recently answered the resonse to " How did you

tell? " I basically have only told my immediate family, I don't feel anyone else

has to know, how will it help my baby?. Anyways, I told the lady " no " then

" yes " then found myself explaining my son's diagnosis and mds. . After, she

hit me with " take care of him. don't treat him different, don't feel sorry

for him -only when he is little,. I said, " I do take care

of him, he is treated the same as my daughter, and I do not feel sorry for him

now, nor ever. He is my son and he is the same. " She then came back with , I

have a cousin with ds, we get after her like everyone, and my uncle is not close

to her pushes her away because of the ds. I let her know that my husband loves

my son, and it was unfortunate for her cousin. She then whisperd " it's the

male- he carries it. At that point, I felt she was just out to hurt

me-emotionally. She said the male carried the gene. I had just had enough- I

wished her a good day and went my way. As I approached my husband my eyes

filled with tears, my throat with a knot, as I had just been hit by a train, I

felt like I was back to square one. I then prayed, and found the strength. My

husband said I should not have given her the time, nor did I owe her an

eplanation, she was not an expert. My family tells me I need to be stong- I am

trying. I am not in denial- but like all of you -I want the best

for my son,. I do not need anyone labeling him- he is a baby boy.

Lin, mother to Trey (mds), ( 7)

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