Comments on: Down Syndrome Parents: Palin Is Role Model

CBS Evening News: Parents Say Doctors Need More Care In Counseling Expectant Parents

[thevicar1]

Get a life..... ------------------------------------------------------ Posted by BJD4



Yeah, but I wouldnt really have a life, unless it included a child with Downs Syndrome, now would it?

[bjd4]

Dear "Vicar1".....

As a Mom to a son with DS, I AM NOT A VICTIM!

Get a life.....

[bjd4]

Wow, "Tri23Mom"! You sure spew a lot of anger.

I think your genetecist should rethink his trade in life.

I have a wonderful 17-year-old son with Down syndrome, and though it was a more challenging time when he was younger, he always has been, is, and always will be the absolute light of my life! He has totally changed how I view life in general, and for that I will always be grateful!

End of story.....

[thevicar1]

You obviously know NOTHING about Down syndrome. Do some research before you spew idiosy. ----------------------------------------------- Posted by tri21mom



YEAH! How dare you think that these Mothers are not special people! Sheesh!

[thevicar1]

They certainly do NOT offer counseling UNLESS you decide to abort. When you tell you are keeping the baby they look at you like you have horns growing out of your head. My geneticist asked flat out why I wanted an imperfect child! ---------------------------------------------------- Posted by tri21mom


They just dont get it! Unless a mother actually has a Downs Child herself, they cannot understand how special you feel when you get all that attention and pity. It makes your whole life worth so much more when people think you are making a great sacrifice to raise an undergenerated baby. Its a very exclusive club, not many care to try and raise Downs Babies, but thats because the center of attention has long eluded them.

[tri21mom]

For those of you who haven''''t done some fact-checking...Palin SLASHED services for special needs kids by 62%, until she had one of her own. So her interest in helping special needs kids didn''''t even exist until her selfish need to help her own family.

Bringing a down syndrome baby into this world is irresponsible when you have a choice not to.

There are health issues, heart issues...it''''s not all about having a baby that''''s developmentally challenged. It''''s about having a baby that will be dependent on others for the rest of its life. So when you''''re gone, who''''s going to care for it?

Sure, these kids are loving and can be trained to do basic things. But they can''''t experience the life of a "normal" person...I saw one article of a DS girl getting pregnant by a DS boy...how sad it must be to tell them that they can''''t have the life that we all have.

"This issue is one that needs to be considered beyond one''''s self. If you think you can handle it by yourself, go for it, but when you expect me to take over because the burden''''''''s too heavy for you, i draw the line." VERY TRUE.



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Posted by aggiekat2004 at 03:12 PM : Sep 11, 2008

ACTUALLY, she was able to INCREASE the special needs programs when the federal government took over one of the other programs. You obviously know NOTHING about Down syndrome. Do some research before you spew idiosy.

[tri21mom]

They certainly do NOT offer counseling UNLESS you decide to abort. When you tell you are keeping the baby they look at you like you have horns growing out of your head. my geneticist asked flat out why I wanted an imperfect child! she said no one would ever love my son but me, he would never walk, never talk, never go to school or have friends. this kind of story is told the world over. We are given outdated and biased information. If people want TRUE choice shouldn''t they at least have the correct information??! Gahh!!

[thevicar1]

Since Downs Syndrome is so easily detectable very early in pregnancy, and since pregnancy is so easily corrected with a safe, legal abortion, one can only conclude that women who do have precious, sweet, loving angels with Downs Syndrome, do so by choice.

Its o.k. to admit that you are very proud to show off your special pillow angel, with a few less genes than everybody else. That is a great source of pride, while at the same time, it supports your victim status.

You need look no further for a role model than your own mirror, since you are special, simply for wanting to bring a precious pillow angel into your family.

Not everyone, faced with the same decision, would want to take on such responsibility, especially when a normal pregnancy may be right around the corner.

[jmom11]

I am a mom of a little girl with DS. I knew before she was born she had DS. This is a letter my husband and I wrote to her when she was 7 years old, she is now 11.
Dear M,
We waited a long time for you. You are a true gift and Angel from God. You have brought us joy and happiness we never knew possible. As we continue this journey called life we, the teachers are the ones that learn from you. We love the refreshing way in which you view the world. We love that you make us laugh. We love your imagination. We love your tender heart. We love your determination. We love the speed at which you go through life. We loved you before we met you and always will! Mom & Dad
Some of you people need to get the CLUE!!

[aggiekat2004]

Aggiekat, I agree. There needs to be more *** ed taught. As much as I would like to think it is being discussed at home, we all know that it isn''''t.

Posted by SwitzerMO at 03:29 PM : Sep 11, 2008
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Yes, I know. My fiancee has a 16-year-old son, and we assumed he was being taught in school because we were.

We were shocked last week when we asked him about what he was being taught. He said he got sexx ed in middle school, but as a student in advanced placement classes, he won''t get another health class in high school.

We are very open at home about sexx and what we believe, but we had NO IDEA that the school wasn''t talking about it at all. We''re not irresponsible, we just assumed that the school was educating our kids!

The solution is realistic education. I used to consider myself a Republican, but I can''t support a party that has such an unrealistic view of this issue.

It''s funny, too, because they want these kids to have and keep their babies, but don''t want to provide the social programs to help them educate themselves and their children, becoming productive members of society. These kids will be born into near poverty, then continue the cycle.