tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219575533193649231.post2411967791968532483..comments2023-04-07T10:43:14.287-04:00Comments on Simeon's Trail: Some thoughtsTarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12808674825863044909noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219575533193649231.post-25677890506657550132009-06-15T20:38:28.151-04:002009-06-15T20:38:28.151-04:00found this blog by accident tonight - love this po...found this blog by accident tonight - love this post - you said you're 'super sensitive' - we need more mommas & daddys who are sensitive to the beauty of *life*. <br />These ideas (about the value of life) *need* to be challenged because we're daily being brainwashed by a society that believes that life is disposable. Good for you for 'taking back ground'.paigehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11879573441359515525noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219575533193649231.post-1274208973281985372009-06-01T09:27:35.535-04:002009-06-01T09:27:35.535-04:00The termination issue has become a near obsession ...The termination issue has become a near obsession with me. I too have had some ignorant comments regarding the 90% rate. One lady at work said she understood why a woman would terminate cuz having a kid with DS is a lifetime commitment. Hello?!! That's kind of what you sign up for when you decide to be a parent! Grrrr.Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07632541487016020760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219575533193649231.post-19407071015703901592009-05-31T23:03:22.081-04:002009-05-31T23:03:22.081-04:00I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to frighten anyone wit...I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to frighten anyone with that article that I shared. Please feel free to delete that comment with the article link if you see fit. :-(Riahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737298798388579270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219575533193649231.post-1512387428363782402009-05-31T22:57:24.291-04:002009-05-31T22:57:24.291-04:00I did go back and read the comments on that articl...I did go back and read the comments on that article. It made me so sad and scared. Oh my gosh!! There are so many ignorant people out there! There was one commentor (chickadee) on that article that I applaud. She has a sister with Down syndrome and was standing up for her all the way! Giving all the ignorant people what for!Riahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737298798388579270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219575533193649231.post-60836701105362347032009-05-31T22:11:32.146-04:002009-05-31T22:11:32.146-04:00Ria,
Did you read the comments on that article?! ...Ria,<br />Did you read the comments on that article?! Truly frightening!!! Reminds me of Nazi Germany!Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12808674825863044909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219575533193649231.post-3367713654421036542009-05-31T18:25:08.255-04:002009-05-31T18:25:08.255-04:00It is awful, like Lisa said above. People constant...It is awful, like Lisa said above. People constantly asked me, but didn't you know? Well, what if I did know. Nothing would have changed. I thank God I didn't know, however. A particular doctor a time ago was always warning me of my changes of have a child with DS as I got older and that I had options if the baby was DS. I told him I did not have "options." I would not have wanted to deal with that this time around. So no one was the wiser with my beautiful Gaby.Far Above Rubieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05090466984173332753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219575533193649231.post-54596510050488295952009-05-31T18:24:20.646-04:002009-05-31T18:24:20.646-04:00I have similar "niggling" thoughts. I feel angry a...I have similar "niggling" thoughts. I feel angry and sad at the same time. But what to do? I recently read <A HREF="http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/may/29/response-down-s-syndrome" REL="nofollow">The Lives of Babies with Down Syndrome Are Not Worthless</A>. And I agree with the views of the author, John Hogan.<br /><br />my blog: <A HREF="http://billandria.blogspot.com" REL="nofollow">Bill and Ria</A>Riahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06737298798388579270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9219575533193649231.post-40823263350235257052009-05-31T17:24:57.453-04:002009-05-31T17:24:57.453-04:00It is disturbing, isn't it? It's a similar feelin...It is disturbing, isn't it? It's a similar feeling when people ask me, "Didn't you have any prenatal screenings done when you were pregnant?" Meaning, I take it, " . . . so you would have had a chance to abort." I often wonder if these people would want to terminate the lives of their healthy children if something ever happened to render them impaired in some way. I mean, they'd be less valuable human beings then, right?Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07604477175816651214noreply@blogger.com