Thursday, November 04, 2010

Every Single Day

"Every day."

She has a bright smile and a huge laugh.

"Every day."

She has a quick wit that is always fun never cruel.

"Every day."

She is aware of others and attuned to their needs.

"Every day."

She wants others to succeed and encourages easily.

"Every day."

She reads comfortably and well in front of others.

"Every day."

She is competitively employed.

"Every day."

She lives on her own, not requiring a care worker.

"Every day."

She is who she is and Down Syndrome is part of who she is.

"Every day."

When talking about bulling and teasing, she quietly says it happens ...

"Every day."

Shame.

Every day.

Shame.

Every way.

Shame.

On those who pitch hate.

"Every day."
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6 comments:

  1. Dave Hingsburger4 November 2010 at 02:38

    I need to apologize for a glitch this morning. I'm trying to have blogs stacked up in the eventuality that I'm not able due to time or circumstance to write one. Accidently two published this morning. The one intended for tomorrow I've pushed back even though it had comments. It was intended to follow this one. For those two commenters, I've not read them I just quickly moved. I believe they will move with the post. If they don't i apologize and ask you to jot them down again. sorry

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  2. Colleen4 November 2010 at 10:01

    Dear Dave:

    Wow! You had me celebrating this woman's accomplishments then whack! She lives with hate everyday. It seems so overwhelming.

    Colleen

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  3. theknapper4 November 2010 at 10:44

    I was delighted to find another post. This woman is my hero....she lives her life with grace and dignity, despite her experience. I know she's not alone in her experience and it's so wrong.

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  4. Kristin4 November 2010 at 13:28

    What a beautiful and yet heartbreaking post.

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  5. AkMom4 November 2010 at 13:37

    I read both posts. Both amazing.
    Thank you for your work and the blog that shares all you see and do.

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  6. Anonymous4 November 2010 at 15:12

    For the past week I have been thinking of you teaching Ruby your magic song and then today I read this and see that everyone needs those special words. I think the fates are trying to tell me something because I saw this video this afternoon and immediatly thought that I needed to share it with Dave and Ruby. It is from Sesame Street and while it doesn't speak specifically to disabilities, it speaks to our individual specialness of being proud! Thought you might like a little pick me up!
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyVzjoj96vs&feature=player_embedded

    From LoriJ

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