Potential, Disability, and Human Worth
Posted: June 7, 2013 Filed under: disability | Tags: Ableism, Disabilities, disability, Down syndrome, Intellectual disability 19 CommentsSo what is potential? Is it a bottle that we fill, predestined to be a certain size at birth? Is it a balloon that stretches and deflates according to our circumstances? What, specifically, are we discussing here? Potential for what? Happiness? Wealth? Influence? Raw ability? What kind of ability? Read the rest of this entry »
Fickle Friday: Week Recap
Posted: May 31, 2013 Filed under: being Korean, Down syndrome, emotional stuff, kids, medical stuff, personal growth, the future | Tags: Down syndrome, Homeschooling, humor, inappropriate humor, medical intervention, Parenting 14 CommentsI’ve been trying to write on and off all day. Maybe because I’m sleep deprived, maybe because my mind is trying to hold too many things all at once. My heart is fickle today. The kids, disability, laundry, extra chromosomes, preschool, echocardiograms… Sometimes I feel like my skull is full of marbles just crashing into each other at random intervals. I think I have maybe five really big posts in my head and I can’t seem to get any of them out. Bullocks. Read the rest of this entry »
Let’s Talk About Sex, Baby.
Posted: May 23, 2013 Filed under: advocacy, Down syndrome, kids, the future | Tags: disability, Down syndrome, inclusion, modelling, sexuality 28 CommentsYeah, LP is the ripe old age of six months, and I’m ready. It’s totally time, don’t you think? Read the rest of this entry »
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