tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855066593161369056.post7541284021682021605..comments2023-09-27T11:22:05.849-04:00Comments on Cornish Adoption Journey: Though I generally stay out of it...Meredithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07974293935380325338noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855066593161369056.post-74365058138720357542008-08-11T16:32:00.000-04:002008-08-11T16:32:00.000-04:00It is time to take the "r" word out of circulation...It is time to take the "r" word out of circulation.<BR/><BR/>I've written a blog post, <A HREF="http://lizditz.typepad.com/i_speak_of_dreams/2008/08/words-hurt.html" REL="nofollow">Words Hurt: The "r" Word</A>, on Wanda and Rick Felty's campaign to "Ban the R Word", and Jenna Glatzer's pledge campaign, as well as the "Tropic Thunder" controversy. I've included a link to your blog.Liz Ditzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03455722013211350247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855066593161369056.post-90815048908774989202008-08-10T19:51:00.000-04:002008-08-10T19:51:00.000-04:00I recently wrote a similar page to my friends and ...I recently wrote a similar page to my friends and family about using the R word, and emailed it to everyone I knew. If more and more people start saying something, soon it will become unacceptable to say, like the N word. Keep up the great writing! Nikki http://www,down-syndrome-facts-and-fiction.comNikki~Down syndrome Storytellerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10146299220600752628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855066593161369056.post-86782634311810459412008-08-10T11:46:00.000-04:002008-08-10T11:46:00.000-04:00Thank you for your letter and for sharing that tou...Thank you for your letter and for sharing that touching video. I agree and stand by you and Olivia's brother. <BR/><BR/>We are all one and we are all the same and we should accept each other for what we are "God's children", we all have the same rights and no one is better or worse...<BR/> <BR/>We should all love and help each other ~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855066593161369056.post-54307775791155730962008-08-10T11:17:00.000-04:002008-08-10T11:17:00.000-04:00I posted this and that speech last night :)I posted this and that speech last night :)WheresMyAngelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10846463631273691864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855066593161369056.post-40504285742148584272008-08-10T01:59:00.000-04:002008-08-10T01:59:00.000-04:00Thank you so much for including this video. I, too...Thank you so much for including this video. I, too, have included the video on my blog http://www.mosaicmoments.today.com and hopefully this message will spread just a little bit more!<BR/><BR/>I also have included your blog on my blog list. Please feel free to visit mine and include my link onto your site.<BR/><BR/>Keep writing! You are great!<BR/>KristyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855066593161369056.post-5909164769994872532008-08-10T01:12:00.000-04:002008-08-10T01:12:00.000-04:00i read that letter and totally agree - people like...i read that letter and totally agree - people like him make the world a colder place.<BR/><BR/>unfortunately, i don't think little kids even REALIZE what they're doing. (not talking teenagers, but kids in the first couple years of elementary school.) i know when i was little, we used that word for no good reason - we thought it meant "stupid" but to us it was interchangeable. i never knew it had any other meaning... to me it was like switching "bright day" for "sunny day." now that i know better, i don't use that word.<BR/><BR/>honestly, if it hadn't been for what i've seen, read, and learned through your blog, i'd probably still have the same view of kids with down syndrome as i always did - not freaks, not really inferior, i just didn't think they could amount to anything. i am ashamed to admit it, but i'm being honest. as i grew older, that view did change, but it changed even further once i read about your little ones. in some ways, they make the world a much better place than those who put them down.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855066593161369056.post-34413027585989166542008-08-10T00:12:00.000-04:002008-08-10T00:12:00.000-04:00Thank you for putting this on your blog. I have re...Thank you for putting this on your blog. I have read it a few times now on other blogs. This needs to get out so people do not support that movie! Obviously, the actors are ignorant as to how their words can hurt! Very sad!Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04554314908015066118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855066593161369056.post-45715018682439672602008-08-09T23:23:00.000-04:002008-08-09T23:23:00.000-04:00Thank you for writing this. It's time for all of ...Thank you for writing this. It's time for all of us to stand up and tell people it's just not okay to use the R word.<BR/>Spread the word about how terrible this movie is and tell your friends to pass.<BR/>Check out the ARC website for up to date information about picketing and boycotts of the movie. Ben Stiller should be ashamed of himself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855066593161369056.post-3035008592746187532008-08-09T21:58:00.000-04:002008-08-09T21:58:00.000-04:00That was unbelievable, I wish that this was show t...That was unbelievable, I wish that this was show to children at schools so that they would understand our children are people too with feelings just like anyone else.my familyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00965034997906612228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855066593161369056.post-17591685981322060002008-08-09T21:19:00.000-04:002008-08-09T21:19:00.000-04:00I've been a long time lurker, but this is a subjec...I've been a long time lurker, but this is a subject that I have become passionate about, and I just couldn't lurk on this post :)<BR/><BR/>As a 24 year old, the general language of those around me includes daily usage of the word retarded. While I never accepted this word, I never took a stand against it. That is, until I became a mother's helper/nanny for a 5 year old girl with cerebral palsy. Mery is the most intelligent child that I have ever met - I say this truthfully, as she functions at a full cognitive level, reading chapter books in grade primary.<BR/><BR/>Unfortunately, there have been many nights when I have put her to bed, and she has curled into my arms sobbing because she hears people calling her retarded. Yes, she is talking about the kids at school, but she's also talking about overhearing adults while she is out and about. <BR/><BR/>Sadly, it took a five year old (now 8) child to make me take a stand. The word retarded is not acceptable. And I will stand on my soapbox when people around me use it. <BR/><BR/>Just because people are differently-abled does not mean that they deserve to feel worthless. Retarded reduces people to worthlessness.<BR/><BR/>(okay...I wrote a book...sorry!)<BR/><BR/>Jennine M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855066593161369056.post-46307491438400339262008-08-09T20:06:00.000-04:002008-08-09T20:06:00.000-04:00That was good. Thank you for sharing.That was good. Thank you for sharing.traceylynndelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00715646149065367739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855066593161369056.post-22409092649484780742008-08-09T19:54:00.000-04:002008-08-09T19:54:00.000-04:00Thank you for putting this out on your blog. Unfor...Thank you for putting this out on your blog. Unfortunately this just makes our fight of acceptance for our children a lot harder. This is disgusting and for anyone who thinks otherwise I challenge them to examine their hearts. For me, the phrase "what would Jesus do" comes to mind- and I KNOW He would certainly NOT be laughing at the disrespect shown to this group of His children that can't defend themselves. I am praying for Christians to take a stand and refuse to see this movie. We collectively can make a difference. <BR/><BR/>KaylaCarson's Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431455378783988344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1855066593161369056.post-67700341462946834602008-08-09T19:53:00.000-04:002008-08-09T19:53:00.000-04:00meredith- thank you very much for sharing...meredith- thank you very much for sharing...breannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14897684042125589984noreply@blogger.com