Apologies are funny things. Remember this guy? This was Jimmy Swaggart’s tearful apology for his prostitute habit. He was so sad. He was so sorry. Right. As a result of the mild backlash from her insensitive remarks, Margaret Cho has written a heart-felt apology on her blog. I encourage you […]
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Proud Parent of a “Retard”
Usually, I’m one of those people who are sitting at home, shaking their heads ruefully, when I hear about how everyone is mad because some pea-brained celebrity made some inappropriate comment during an interview. You know what I’m talking about–someone uses a racial slur, or slams homosexuality, and the media feeding frenzy begins. It’s played […]
Saint in a Wheelchair
Sometimes I think our lives consist of one misconception after another. This is mostly true with things people don’t have personal experience with. For example, I have the misconception that all politicians are crooked liars who would knock their own mothers off a chair if they thought she was sitting on a dollar. Of course, […]
Included
I was talking to a friend of mine this morning who is a teacher, and the conversation turned to the topic of “inclusion.” Now, for those of you who have not been baptized into the world of special education, allow me to submerge you. Inclusion is when you take special education children and put them […]
Mourning in Never-land
Recently, the mother of a special needs child wrote a post that went viral on the Internet. This post wasn’t triggered by the blog, but rather a follow-up comment by the author. She remarked that someone had told her she should mourn her daughter and get over it (that’s my paraphrase.) Now, her daughter didn’t […]
The (not so) Perfect Comeback
Don’t you hate when you can’t think of a comeback to some jerk until long after a confrontation? Most people who know me would probably imagine that I don’t have any trouble snapping back at someone who snaps at me. They would be right. Most of the time, I don’t. I have my share of […]
Mother Lion
Bullying sucks. Sooner or later, just about every child has to face a bully. It’s a sad fact of life, and as a parent, it’s a tough situation. You want to jump in and defend your child, but you also want them to grow and be able to deal with bad people on their own, […]
(not so) Normal
I slipped out of the house undetected (after a complete report on where I was going and when I’d be back) a couple of days ago to have lunch with my husband. Before I came home, I called to see if anyone wanted anything while I was out. No. Then I asked if everyone was […]
Trained Idiot
If any of you out there in readerland have a close friend or family member with special needs, then maybe you are familiar with the avalanche of paperwork that comes with being involved with any sort of government program. If you have your child (or sister, as the case may be) enrolled in any of these programs, […]
