tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561933350396407754.post2863077093561116207..comments2024-01-25T15:37:56.089-05:00Comments on *Results Not Typical: Giving #47 the Side EyeCrittlehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08868628035597050680noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561933350396407754.post-87783932965122616572011-10-31T02:22:27.053-04:002011-10-31T02:22:27.053-04:00Love this... and I was thinking exactly what Aliso...Love this... and I was thinking exactly what Alison said :)<br /><br />Thanks for sharing this. Really important post!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16749431284192436424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561933350396407754.post-71715772038194716582011-10-29T18:24:05.381-04:002011-10-29T18:24:05.381-04:00I feel like I could've written this, but it wo...I feel like I could've written this, but it wouldn't have been nearly as thoughtful or eloquent, so I'm so very glad that you did.jonashpdxhttp://www.disposablebrain.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561933350396407754.post-6195520762348815712011-10-29T11:27:36.441-04:002011-10-29T11:27:36.441-04:00I love this post. The thing is, we probably could ...I love this post. The thing is, we probably could take out the extra chromosome, or arrive at other equally effective therapies to open more doors for our kids. We put a man on the moon before I was even born. This biological frontier could totally be nailed as well. But funding and motivation need to be there for the research. <br /><br />I agree with Alison, it comes down to the mindset of the society as a whole...but we are the only people who can spark the motivation. If we resign ourselves into completely giving up on these possibilities from the very start, the medical breakthroughs will never happen.Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01244400435823508229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561933350396407754.post-50378837301087127062011-10-28T14:56:08.092-04:002011-10-28T14:56:08.092-04:00Okay, and one more thing I wanted to add: we can&...Okay, and one more thing I wanted to add: we can't change her chromosomal make-up, but we CAN change society!Alison Piepmeierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972854288403934814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561933350396407754.post-81175794863378887622011-10-28T14:55:12.922-04:002011-10-28T14:55:12.922-04:00This was a really thoughtful post. The thing that...This was a really thoughtful post. The thing that struck me was that virtually all the things you didn't like were things not about your daughter or Down syndrome, but about society. People have terrible attitudes. They might not have high enough expectations. They might be guided by stereotypes when they see her. YOU were afraid of all the stereotypes when you met her. I find myself thinking that this isn't about Down syndrome, it's about our society's misguided assumptions about Down syndrome.<br /><br />It's not her condition that's the problem as much as it's our society's interpretation of her condition that's the problem.Alison Piepmeierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17972854288403934814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561933350396407754.post-37471463601392192072011-10-28T13:31:03.106-04:002011-10-28T13:31:03.106-04:00I'm with Not a Perfect Mom on this...seriously...I'm with Not a Perfect Mom on this...seriously??? <br /><br />This was a great post, really made me think, try to remember just how I felt, just how I feel. I've wondered sometimes whether or not I'd take it away if I could. But who would she be then? I just can't imagine having the amazing child I have without it.Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14963099760885760598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561933350396407754.post-34609574202108628332011-10-28T13:00:10.090-04:002011-10-28T13:00:10.090-04:00oh no she didn't?! Some person really said tha...oh no she didn't?! Some person really said that to you? WTF?<br />Did you go apeshit? I would haveNot a Perfect Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09538588358382300444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561933350396407754.post-38080541974912927812011-10-28T12:53:40.542-04:002011-10-28T12:53:40.542-04:00Wow! I'm really feeling this post. Thanks :-)Wow! I'm really feeling this post. Thanks :-)Me ;-)https://www.blogger.com/profile/13957063406062215160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4561933350396407754.post-77756956123976950852011-10-28T12:41:39.658-04:002011-10-28T12:41:39.658-04:00Love this.
I think you explained a lot of the ba...Love this. <br /><br />I think you explained a lot of the back and forth that many of us feel.<br /><br />There are so many days, or times, when I think 'if only she didn't have Ds..." (usually dealing with school issues!)Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02441176684416139172noreply@blogger.com