My life is better because I have had the opportunity to help and take care of severely retarded children and adults at one point in my life. While I am eternally grateful my kids are not handicapped in any way, I can't believe that I would wish they had not been born, even if their care was a severe strain on the family and on them.
I'm sorry for the suffering of the disabled, but to say they should not have been born robs us all of the opportunity to learn from and love the amazing variety of people we encounter in the course of our lives. Every life is important, every soul matters.
Some of my experiences with the severely retarded were unpleasant and traumatic, but I'll never forget them. I hope we each benefitted from our shared experience.
Exactly right. Thank you.