Posted on 11/14/2014 9:16:07 AM PST by wagglebee
Most unborn children diagnosed in the womb with Down syndrome are aborted and never given a chance to live their lives.
Part of the problem is a culture that wrongly believes people with Down syndrome are less valuable than others. An incident at a store where a mother of a two-year-old with the genetic condition had to deal with a cashier prejudiced against children with Down syndrome reinforced that problematic pro-abortion stereotype.
A blogger named Sherry wrote on her blog about an incident with her two-year-old son Gabe (right), who has Down syndrome. Sherry wrote on her blog “Hand Me Downs” that she was tempted to punch the employee but she delivered a more appropriate response:
Sometimes I forget that our son has Down syndrome. It’s easy to be distracted by his two year old tantrums, his mischievous smile and go getter attitude. Gabe is kind hearted but stubborn.
Sometimes I forget, and that makes it even harder when someone reminds me in a not so kind way….
Like the cashier that gave me sad eyes and spit poison in a whisper,
“I bet you wish you had known before he came out. You know they have a test for that now…”
Shock, horror, hurt and fury coursed through my body. I considered jerking her over the register and beating her senseless. I looked her up and down, I could take her….
Instead I used whit: I smiled a crazy lady smile “I know right?! It’s so much harder to get rid of them once they come out. Believe ME I’ve tried…” Jackpot! Her mouth dropped open and she stared at me in shock. I leaned over the register and whispered to her,
“What you’re saying is that it’s okay for me to kill him while he’s inside, but not outside? In my book there isn’t a difference. For the record, we knew EVERYTHING about him during my pregnancy. He is our son now and he was our son then. There is no way in hell that I would let any harm come to either of my children. Including during the time that they’re so ridiculously considered disposable."
I had forgotten, that sometimes other people don’t immediately see Gabe, they see a “downs kid”. They see poor parents and a burdened sister. I sometimes forget until I glance up and see the pity in their eye, or hear the ignorant comments in not so hushed whispers.
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and asked for her manager and got her fired.
I think the best response would have been less civilized.
I would have asked to see the manager. I would then have made a scene nobody it the establishment would have forgetten for years.
I would make damn sure every single person in there knew why too.
I don’t know if I believe this story.
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Good for her, coming up with such a perfect and eloquent answer so quickly. I think most people would have been so shocked and upset, they wouldn’t have thought of it till later.
You must speak the same language as the ignorant.
“He’s not half as retarded as you are”
Yes. How could “small talk” between a cashier and a customer make the news? Sounds like a hoax.
I would tell the manager that I was going to buy these items, but I will never buy anything ever from your store. If it was a chain store, I would email headquarters and tell them that you will NEVER go into their store ever again.
calling BS on her story..
Her message was perfect though.
When a woman is pregnant — the child isn’t on the way. The child is ALREADY THERE!!
Bingo
...And would have filed suit to follow it up.
I just doubted the story-—— I had NO opinion on the topic.
You are the one that is ignorant.
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I don’t know if I believe this story either. What City? What State? What store?
I don’t know if I believe this story either. What City? What State? What store?
Proper reply:
I am sure your mother feels that way about you.
That would have been a good one.
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