Comments on: Down Syndrome Etiquette http://kmfdman.com/down-syndrome-etiquette.html No Sympathy For Dman, Andrew Townsend's Vanity Project Fri, 15 Jul 2011 09:31:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Shannon @ Gabi's World http://kmfdman.com/down-syndrome-etiquette.html/comment-page-1#comment-306 Shannon @ Gabi's World Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:10:26 +0000 http://kmfdman.com/?p=2122#comment-306 Typo I meant verbal about it! My daughter is verbal too! Lol Typo I meant verbal about it! My daughter is verbal too! Lol

]]> By: Shannon @ Gabi's World http://kmfdman.com/down-syndrome-etiquette.html/comment-page-1#comment-305 Shannon @ Gabi's World Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:09:13 +0000 http://kmfdman.com/?p=2122#comment-305 I guess you might have figured a parent of a child with Down syndrome might find this article, huh? To be quite honest, I'm a blubbering mess around others with disabilities too! I thought it was just because I am a mom of a child with Down syndrome. I know some people with DS who don't want pity and are verbal, but as for my daughter, she doesn't percieve pity or the I'll looks or gandering eyes, etc... I am the mama bear that's always ready to pounce onto anyone who might hurt her feelings even though honestly she's oblivious to most of it! Don't get me wrong! She's a smart girl, and has moved full forward in her learning especially during this last year! Maybe she does understand more than I give her credit for. Maybe she just choses not to fly off the handle at the things that don't mean much. I wouldn't have found your gesture insulting nor the lack of offering your seat! I thank you for caring enough and I believe you have a heart to work closely or maybe even adopt a child with special needs and you just don't realize it yet! I guess you might have figured a parent of a child with Down syndrome might find this article, huh? To be quite honest, I’m a blubbering mess around others with disabilities too! I thought it was just because I am a mom of a child with Down syndrome. I know some people with DS who don’t want pity and are verbal, but as for my daughter, she doesn’t percieve pity or the I’ll looks or gandering eyes, etc… I am the mama bear that’s always ready to pounce onto anyone who might hurt her feelings even though honestly she’s oblivious to most of it! Don’t get me wrong! She’s a smart girl, and has moved full forward in her learning especially during this last year! Maybe she does understand more than I give her credit for. Maybe she just choses not to fly off the handle at the things that don’t mean much. I wouldn’t have found your gesture insulting nor the lack of offering your seat! I thank you for caring enough and I believe you have a heart to work closely or maybe even adopt a child with special needs and you just don’t realize it yet!

]]> By: Matt http://kmfdman.com/down-syndrome-etiquette.html/comment-page-1#comment-287 Matt Thu, 08 Oct 2009 09:06:00 +0000 http://kmfdman.com/?p=2122#comment-287 Eloquently put. In my opinion there is a fine line in this situation - but on the other hand, 80% of people would have just stared at him and not known they were sitting in the 'Priority' seat in the first place. Eloquently put. In my opinion there is a fine line in this situation – but on the other hand, 80% of people would have just stared at him and not known they were sitting in the ‘Priority’ seat in the first place.

]]> By: deathbypanda http://kmfdman.com/down-syndrome-etiquette.html/comment-page-1#comment-234 deathbypanda Fri, 04 Sep 2009 11:00:31 +0000 http://kmfdman.com/?p=2122#comment-234 i find it can be depressing sometimes to think of all the things mentally disabled people must miss out on. at the same time in envy they fact that a lot of the time they are just not burdened with the same social responsibilities and expectations we are. which is bs. like you i know what i would prefer. and saying i envy their enforced ignorance to a lot of lifes big questions just feels like such a cop out. i sometimes feel sorry for old people but then i sit back and realise "hey they have a had a long life, possibly quite an interesting one and they are still here" and then i don't feel sorry for them anymore. i respect them. same goes for mentally disabled. they don't know any better, their world is still a whole world to them. they laugh, they have fun and sometimes they don't, like the rest of us. and even downsyndrome people find love. they don't want our pity. they just want respect like everyone else. i find it can be depressing sometimes to think of all the things mentally disabled people must miss out on. at the same time in envy they fact that a lot of the time they are just not burdened with the same social responsibilities and expectations we are.

which is bs. like you i know what i would prefer. and saying i envy their enforced ignorance to a lot of lifes big questions just feels like such a cop out.

i sometimes feel sorry for old people but then i sit back and realise “hey they have a had a long life, possibly quite an interesting one and they are still here” and then i don’t feel sorry for them anymore. i respect them.

same goes for mentally disabled. they don’t know any better, their world is still a whole world to them. they laugh, they have fun and sometimes they don’t, like the rest of us. and even downsyndrome people find love. they don’t want our pity. they just want respect like everyone else.

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