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
I'll accept that red wine challenge.
ReplyDeleteSo, by volume, my dead cells are smarter than a T-Rex?
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ReplyDeletePrincess Bride is amongst my list of "Top Two Movies Ever." (I don't know what the other movie is yet. I'll know it when I see it.)
ReplyDeleteKirby, I bet you can handle a couple of beakers.
ReplyDeleteBubs: It's why they had those short little front arms.
Cheer: like I always say, I am here to educate as well as entertain.
Chris: I agree about Princess Bride! He's not completely dead, just mostly dead...
"Humperdink! Humperdink! Humperdink!" That and "Twooo wuv"kill me every time. Oh! And "Stop that rhyming this minute!" followed by, "anyone want a peanut?"
ReplyDeleteI still love the Princess Bride. That reminds me that it's time to make my kids watch it again... :)
ReplyDeleteWatch out for those ROUS, too. Rodents of Unusual Size. Kinda like the Nutria we have around here.
ReplyDeleteNext time I go to a function where I have to wear a nametag, I going with the Inigo Montoya quote and see who gets it.
ReplyDeleteChris: There are so many great lines in that movie!
ReplyDeleteMom: Strap them down and force them if you have to.
Leonesse: I forgot about that, I have to go watch it again.
Dave: That is such a great idea, I am going to steal it!
y'all just krakk mee upp!! That's what makes you so kewl...
ReplyDeleteThat name badge is grrrrreat.
ReplyDeleteI need to buy that cup.
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