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Made me angry & sad. But not sad for me or Elijah, sad that today

there still remains such ignorance and predjudice. There always has

been, may always be. Some people will never understand what is truly

important in this world. Here is one of my comments I posted:

You have it all wrong and you are not qualified to make such

judgements. Please cut and paste this youtube video called Dreams.

They are people not to be judged to live or die by your

hands...think about it...most grow up & do quite well.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_-P4t2jR1g & feature=related

To bad they don't give us more space to comment, I had ALOT more to

say...may be just as well!

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>

> Subject: [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] anyone else want to comment on

this?

> To: DownSyndromeInfoExchange

> Date: Saturday, November 29, 2008, 5:30 PM

>

> I am SO SICK of smug columnists, who do not have ONE CLUE about

what it is

> really like to have a child w/Ds, making all of their

>

> " oh, a loving parent would abort a baby with Ds " comments.

>

> I wrote a comment (don't see it posted yet, though)

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>

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> http://www.timesonl ine.co.uk/ tol/comment/ columnists/

>

<http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/minette_marrin/a

rticle5

> 258348.ece> minette_marrin/ article5258348. ece

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I agree Kim. This one was so in your face, arrogantly trying to speak for

us parents who have children with Ds. This one was in the UK Times, not

some blog, and it really made me angry. Kris

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Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 7:56 PM

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Subject: Re: [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] anyone else want to comment on this?

> Okay. I normally don't take the time to respond to articles from ignorant

> individuals. However, this one was over the line. I wrote twice.

> Kim

>

> Adulation is poison. - President Gordon B. Hinckley

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>> Subject: [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] anyone else want to comment on this?

>> To: DownSyndromeInfoExchange

>> Date: Saturday, November 29, 2008, 7:30 PM

>> I am SO SICK of smug columnists, who do not have ONE CLUE

>> about what it is

>> really like to have a child w/Ds, making all of their

>>

>> " oh, a loving parent would abort a baby with Ds "

>> comments.

>>

>> I wrote a comment (don't see it posted yet, though)

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>> http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/comment/columnists/minette_marrin/article52

>> 58348.ece

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[Guest guest]

Hmmm…they must have run out of room for comments(yeah, right)….I

see one from a “Judy” (is that yours?) but neither Kim’s nor mine were printed.

From:

DownSyndromeInfoExchange

[mailto:DownSyndromeInfoExchange ] On Behalf Of Kathy

Ratkiewicz

Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 12:40 AM

To: DownSyndromeInfoExchange

Subject: RE: [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] anyone else want to comment on

this?

Yeah, so far all I see are the two

comments agreeing with her.

From:

DownSyndromeInfoExchange [mailto:DownSyndromeInfoExchange ]

On Behalf Of Judy

Sent: Saturday, November 29, 2008 11:14 PM

To: DownSyndromeInfoExchange

Subject: Re: [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] anyone else want to comment on

this?

I

don't understand how someone who doesn't have any experience with Down

syndrome can write an article about something they know nothing about.

It's just ridiculous how she goes on about about all the health issues as if

every child with DS will have ALL of them.

I

posted a comment as well. It probably won't get published though.

Judy

From:

Kathy Ratkiewicz

Subject: [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] anyone else want to comment on this?

To: DownSyndromeInfoExchange

Date: Saturday, November 29, 2008, 5:30 PM

I

am SO SICK of smug columnists, who do not have ONE CLUE about

what it is really like to have a child w/Ds, making all of their

“oh,

a loving parent would abort a baby with Ds” comments.

I

wrote a comment (don’t see it posted yet, though)

http://www.timesonl ine.co.uk/ tol/comment/ columnists/

minette_marrin/ article5258348. ece

[Guest guest]

Maybe you could try posting it to the other site…mine showed up

when I posted a comment there:

http://timesonline.typepad.com/india_knight

From:

DownSyndromeInfoExchange

[mailto:DownSyndromeInfoExchange ] On Behalf Of matthewsmom

Sent: Monday, December 01, 2008 12:48 AM

To: DownSyndromeInfoExchange

Subject: RE: [DownSyndromeInfoExchange] anyone else want to comment on

this?

I just double checked a bit

ago if my comment was yet posted...Nope and it probably won't be due to, what

it read...may not be published due to the high volume of comments

received...again I say, yeah right...Thats ok, I posted again...

smom

" Where there is passion and a fire burning in your heart,

there is hope... "

" I cannot do everything, but still I can do

something. " Ms. Helen Keller

From: Kathy Ratkiewicz <Kathy_Rcomcast (DOT) net>

Subject: [DownSyndromeInfoEx change] anyone else want to comment on this?

To: DownSyndromeInfoExc hange@yahoogroup s.com

Date: Saturday, November 29, 2008, 5:30 PM

I am SO SICK of smug columnists, who do not have ONE

CLUE about what it is really like to have a child w/Ds, making all of

their

“oh, a loving parent would abort a baby with Ds” comments.

I wrote a comment (don’t see it posted yet, though)

http://www.timesonl ine.co.uk/ tol/comment/ columnists/

minette_marrin/ article5258348. ece

[Guest guest]

thanks

smom

"Where there is passion and a fire burning in your heart, there is hope..."

"I cannot do everything, but still I can do something." Ms. Helen Keller

From: Kathy Ratkiewicz <Kathy_Rcomcast (DOT) net>Subject: [DownSyndromeInfoEx change] anyone else want to comment on this?To: DownSyndromeInfoExc hange@yahoogroup s.comDate: Saturday, November 29, 2008, 5:30 PM

I am SO SICK of smug columnists, who do not have ONE CLUE about what it is really like to have a child w/Ds, making all of their

“oh, a loving parent would abort a baby with Ds” comments.

I wrote a comment (don’t see it posted yet, though) http://www.timesonl ine.co.uk/ tol/comment/ columnists/ minette_marrin/ article5258348. ece