This is from 2009, but I wanted to re-post it because today is "Spread the word to end the word" day. Every time I hear somebody refer to Skyler as "retard" I die a little more inside. Our-kids is a group of over 1000 people who all are people who are in one way or another in the special needs community. Most of us are parents, but there are teachers, doctors, therapists, siblings, and some are the person with the diagnosis. It is a worldwide community, but most are from the United States. We benefit from having an international membership, because it can be quite interesting to hear about viewpoints or medical procedures that are going on in other countries. Over the years, I have had faceless names become close friends, engaged in discussions about body functions you wouldn’t mention to your doctor, and gained a valuable sounding board for advice and ideas. I have grown to care about a lot of these people, and their lives as much as some of my own friend
Really, though, isn't that the way all us parents want to go someday?
ReplyDeleteThat's fucking hilarious!
ReplyDeleteI've been in a celebrity Dead Pool for about ten years, and we always laugh when the rookies put Keith Richards on their list. He'll live to be 106. If all the drugs didn't kill him, nothing will.
I think he is already dead and being operated by robotics, or cylons.
ReplyDeleteI'm convinced the entire Stones group was embalmed prior to their Superbowl halftime show. High definition TV was not at all flattering for them.
ReplyDeleteMmm, I'd like to crawl into one of Keith's facial wrinkles and take a nice, snuggly nap.
ReplyDeleteKirby: Yep, right up my kids nose - or a Viking funeral, I can't decide.
ReplyDeleteJohnny: Ever see the SNL skit with John Goodman as a hunting guide and Mike Myers as Ron Wood? Fuckin fantastic!
GKL: He has Burt Reynolds in his command center like the Woody Allen movie.
sv: They just keep moving through inertia.
Vikki: Bad visual! Get out, get out!