Tag: Syndrome de Down
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I’m not ready
Some days I grieve the “would have been” and “could have been” scenarios of our lives. Not in the way you might expect. I’m not grieving the ways things could have been if Robert didn’t have Down syndrome. I’m grieving the way things could have been different without covid. How things could be different if,…
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March Madness
March is always a busy month around here. It kicks off with us celebrating my husband’s birthday and doesn’t stop until World Down Syndrome Day has come and gone. Robert celebrates his birthday only days before World Down Syndrome Day. We stay up prepping for both, as they are both special celebrations in our home.…
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Way-back Wednesday
We used to share stories about Robert on a password-protected website. Here’s a journal entry from 2016, about Robert’s first steps. Enjoy this way-back Wednesday post!
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Friendships and Social Skills
We all want our children to have friends. We want them to develop healthy social skills, get along with others, and have someone they can trust to play with and confide in. Knowing our son is different, we anticipated he’d have trouble making and keeping friends. That didn’t make this morning easier. We saw a…
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One More Thing
Sometimes, something happens and it’s not really a big deal, but the weight of that moment feels like so much to bare. One more thing on an already full plate. Report card season? It’s not just looking over one report card, it’s looking at two. It’s trying to figure out how the report card and…