[fungoking]

The principal at the public high school where I teach found out his wife (both in their 50’s) was expecting a baby with downs.

His announcement email started “we are so excited that God is blessing us with a baby that has special needs...”

He's a strong Christian and very proud of his new son; I'm proud of him and wife, we need more folks like that in public schools.

[trisham]

She continues, “I would rather be around a person with Down Syndrome, than to have to spend time with a so-called “perfect” person who is in fact demanding, self-absorbed, and so self-consumed that they wouldn’t even consider giving a weaker human being a chance to live.” She went on to say that the challenges of dealing with her older “normal” daughters are much harder that dealing with the issues of her son. In fact, she declared, “of all one’s children which God may grant you, your child with this syndrome will be your easiest.” “Normal,” she concluded, “is a cycle on your washing machine.”

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So true. My nephew's wife's brother has Down's, and the entire family loves him dearly.