tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post5306217209244737987..comments2024-03-19T07:36:33.915-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: Did Someone Come? A Post for World Down Syndrome DayDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-36060058279452499182013-03-21T07:27:55.512-04:002013-03-21T07:27:55.512-04:00Mike, are you on Facebook???Mike, are you on Facebook???Dave Hingsburgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-30850595623001165152013-03-21T07:16:42.237-04:002013-03-21T07:16:42.237-04:00Dave, I think you're right--it's just a wa...Dave, I think you're right--it's just a way of being in the world. Piss on pity. <br /><br />A revolution of consciousness is the most powerful one, because no one, no one, owns your mind. Think about how horrifying a book like *1984* is. I see that happening every day, in every way, every moment, when people are duplicitous. It sends the wrong message, in a universe of different ways. <br /><br />Just a palm twist is all it takes, some times, a more nuanced and subtle approach that depends on others. <br /><br />Let's give it up to Jerry, and maybe something more than 40 days and nights. <br /><br />Man, just out of my head these days. If there's been any confusion in my blog posts (I'm not much of a blogger yet), my apologies. Maybe you can show me how to work these gizmos sometime Dave. We should really catch up."Mike"noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-53032716088514840312013-03-21T06:30:23.141-04:002013-03-21T06:30:23.141-04:00Oh Dave ... I just want to cry! Big loud sobbing t...Oh Dave ... I just want to cry! Big loud sobbing tears that such a loss can be a reality. Thank you for writing this, which I shall share and share. I celebrated today in Australia by holding a morning tea. My son's school sent home a flyer to every family "10 things people with Down syndrome want you to know", you see my son has Down syndrome and is attending a mainstream school in a support unit. He takes part in all the school programs as a peer in mainstream groups and academically is supported in a class designed to do so. We are lucky, not only for having such a community but for the blessing of my son. Thanks again. Sandra xoAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01780073704306384645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-8682774360374159872013-03-21T06:23:04.537-04:002013-03-21T06:23:04.537-04:00When I think of the people I love who have Down Sy...When I think of the people I love who have Down Syndrome I shudder to think of a world without them. When eugenics was public policy it would have been easier to oppose it. Now that same ideology has gone "private" and I have no idea how to oppose it. How do you tell expectant parents that, despite what the doctors have told them, this child will bring joy, this child's life is worth living? The biggest problem is not the extra chromosome - its us.Colleennoreply@blogger.com