From the Daddy Desk: A Clear View to History
Posted: May 13, 2013 Filed under: Down syndrome, From the Daddy Desk | Tags: Down syndrome, eugenics, institutionalization, racism 17 CommentsI think I have spiders under the hood of my car. Every morning when I walk to the driveway, both of my side mirrors are covered in cobwebs. Then, every day as I drive to the park-and-ride, I roll down the windows and wipe the webs away. The next morning I do the same thing all over again. The spiders and I have had this daily tit-for-tat for at least a few months. Read the rest of this entry »
Motherhood: Pulled from the Ether
Posted: May 11, 2013 Filed under: emotional stuff, parenting | Tags: birth, death, Family, genetics, Mother's Day, Parenting, pregnancy 11 CommentsI am your mother.
I dreamed of you before your souls were tied to any physical existence. I was your mother before you even came to be. Your existence floated all around me, waiting. In the beginning, your physical form came into being within mine, pulled from the ether into my body. The first electrical currents of your thoughts began inside my body—each of you, the tiniest snow globe inside of me, housing the cracks and thunder bolts of your emerging personality. The first thumps of your hearts, began in me. Read the rest of this entry »
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