eems like they have it figured out more than most people, and none of us really know what it is….. seems like an odd thing to say coming from someone who is supposed to be a good role model….. I’m the perfect aunt I just cuss a lot shirt she is so far removed from their world that it makes me wonder the kind of relationship she actually builds with these people.
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I had the same thought! They seem to have a better grasp on what love is than most people. It makes me sad that she believes they can’t fully understand love and what they have together. Her statement says a lot more about her than them. My very favorite job I ever had was working with Down Syndrome folks! They are so loving, sweet and kind! One young lady I worked with was named Cinnamon and I asked her Mom why she named her that and she said “ I’m the perfect aunt I just cuss a lot shirt because she’s the spice of our life” ! I thought that was so sweet! I think that is truly wonderful Pam Mighaccio! I would love to see more of that. Many people on this thread are talking about the concerns of DS couples having children. Would you be willing to share your personal thoughts or experience on that subject? I am very interested in others with DS experience and becoming coupled/married and reproductive choices and outcomes. I am trying to keep an open mind and heart, but be objective about realities too.
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I am happy for anyone who finds love and companionship. This is not the issue that creates a problem. There is no reason that they shouldn’t marry. But having children can bring a complex set of problems that most mentally disabled people are just not equipped to handle especially as the child grows into adolescence. Many years ago there was a documentary on pbs that showed a mentally challenged couple, where the woman had DS, the man had a very low IQ. They got married and had a normal child. They had assistance and did relatively well with outside help.
While they adored the child. It put a heavy strain on their relationship with an immense amount of frustration of wanting to do the correct things for their child but not always able to figure it out without outside help, which wasn’t always available 24/7. Like helping with homework, schedules etc. When the boy became a teenager, he felt burdened because he more or less had to parent himself and be their helper. Of course he did love and care about them, but he wasn’t able to be a regular teenager and totally enjoy his youth as a child should.
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