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
Hey, where's the "no horses were harmed in the making of this movie" disclaimer?
ReplyDeleteGKL: Hard to harm something that you can stand over! :^)
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing a few midgets would beg to differ.
ReplyDeleteKirby: Always with the midgets, is there something else you want to share? ;^)
ReplyDeletenow now, the politically correct term is "little person."
ReplyDeletemeanwhile, I had this horrible thought that this whole thing was some metaphor for education. I'm going to have a beer now, so it goes away.
Lololol
ReplyDeleteMy favorite part is the Calvary man sticking his tongue out the side of his mouth to help aim the bullet. hahah
I love ponies!
BO: Did it go away? If not repeat until it does.
ReplyDeleteCheer: I liked that also!