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
My husband will not answer the home phone, not because he does not have thumbs, but because he thinks the call will not be for him. he just lets the call go to the answering machine. 99% of the time the call is not for him. Just blockbuster reminding our son he has over due movies.
ReplyDelete"when the phone rings, you never know who's on the other end. It could be your true love, it could be some schlump selling furnace filters..."
ReplyDelete---Garrison Keillor
"What fresh hell is this?"
---Dorthy Parker
said each time the phone rang
Cheer: I rarely answer the phone also, on the rare occasion it is for me, my wife tells me to hurry and get off the phone because she is expecting a call...
ReplyDeleteBO: I am going to start incorporating "What fresh hell is this?" into my daily vocabulary!