things people say............

[Guest guest]

I woke up Sunday morning and said " Honey, what do you think about going to

church

today. " We've been married for almost 9 years and haven't been to church that

many

times. My husband was sent to a baptist school as a child and is really turned

off to

religion due to his experiences there.

Anyway, we got to church have a nice experience- my husband even says he

" enjoyed "

going. As we are leaving I run into this woman I know from preschool last year,

she also

has a child in my sons class this year and she says hello and looks at Sophia

and says

" she's so pretty. No, she really is pretty! " I said " yes, I call her my

beautiful girl. " Did she

not expect her to be pretty? Did she think she was supposed to be and ugly

child? Then

she proceeded to tell me the only story she has relating to someone with DS.

She has told

me this very story before. She also told me at the beggining of school this

year " you may

not be happy about it now, but they are so sweet. " What? Who, aliens? girls?

people with

blue eyes?

I've never said anything back to her. I don't plan to. I have been in her

shoes before, you

want to say just the right thing and you stick your foot in your mouth, but

REALLY. What

are people thinking sometimes. I would prefer for her to just say " hey, how are

you guys

today. "

I just needed the chance to vent. We haven't had too many interactions like

this with

people, yet. Sophia is only 9 months old so I'm sure we have many more coming.

I guess

it's just like when my twins were born, everybody who saw us had to stop us and

as if they

were natural or if we took drugs.

Thanks for listening!

Ruby

mom to BEAUTIFUL baby Sophia, really