tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19043080.post3292488550644178844..comments2023-06-22T02:28:39.530-07:00Comments on Little Miss Magic: I was not chosen; she is not "special;" and she is certainly no angel!Miss Magichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14879434442804076631noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19043080.post-75715374039817336372010-04-29T21:51:20.424-07:002010-04-29T21:51:20.424-07:00visit my blog please...visit my blog please...Pemuda Internethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17732710963158390028noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19043080.post-49957321127518957392010-03-02T17:28:14.645-08:002010-03-02T17:28:14.645-08:00Love this post. We definitely have a long way to ...Love this post. We definitely have a long way to go. I'd feel the same way about the Special Needs category of a beauty contest. Of course, I do think that many of the kids I have met with Down syndrome are some of the cutest kids I have ever met--not because they are "special", but because they are just cute-plain and simple.<br /><br />I am definitely not a "chosen" mom. I'm just a mom with some old eggs :) Then again, maybe it was that pesky sperms fault--why do we moms always seem to get the blame. Don't get me started on that!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09057578956144840305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19043080.post-34038780489144218302010-03-01T13:01:15.864-08:002010-03-01T13:01:15.864-08:00So many great points and so well said! I can't...So many great points and so well said! I can't even count how many times people have told me that I am my daughter's parent because I am an extraordinary person. That whole "chosen" premise. What a strange upside-down compliment. I know they mean well, but I certainly don't think of myself as any more extraordinary than any other parent on the planet. <br /><br />Simply working at the task of being a parent to any child is really an extraordinary act in and of itself. My being 'singled out' to be Peyton's mom implies that I must be extraordinary simply because I have 'taken on' this 'burden' (a word which could honestly describe any child at those challenging times in our lives as fallible parents and our children's development as plain ole human beings). <br /><br />I like my daughter because I like who she is... the unique individual that she is becoming. Not because she is 'special' or 'angelic' (not), but because she's just a cool person.jujumojohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00388784947420120086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19043080.post-10036478510842658882010-03-01T11:54:49.773-08:002010-03-01T11:54:49.773-08:00I appreciate your perspective, Carol, especially s...I appreciate your perspective, Carol, especially since you've been on this road longer than many of us. I get what you're saying, too. I disagree w/ "anonymous". I am a decent mom, but not one of my kids is an angel. However, I do believe they're all blessings from God and I think they each make me a better person -- more patient, loving, open-minded, etc.Monica Crumleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11292679754594755040noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19043080.post-53163094077460894482010-03-01T09:48:13.058-08:002010-03-01T09:48:13.058-08:00sorry sad parents.. Every decent mother believes t...sorry sad parents.. Every decent mother believes that their child disabled or not is an Angel and heaven sent and a blessing from God..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19043080.post-7536949018429627062010-02-28T22:57:31.081-08:002010-02-28T22:57:31.081-08:00This is a great post. I hate it when people tell ...This is a great post. I hate it when people tell me I am Morgan's mom because I am a special parent. Nope. I'm not. Not one bit. I lose my temper. I don't always have a clean house. We don't spend every day at the park. I'm a mom just like all the other moms who would step up and love any child who is given to them.heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01061626477737855499noreply@blogger.com