By Glenn A. Neasham ? letters to the editor
My wife told me a story recently about her and her friend shopping at Wal-mart. A woman walked up to her friend while she was sitting in the Subway restaurant having lunch while my wife was still shopping. Tony”s friend was watching two of my kids and a couple of hers, too. The woman looked at all of the kids then looked over at Alex her “Downs” son and said “It looks like you had one too many.” That”s an ignorant statement and that woman possesses ignorance. These Down syndrome children are the most wonderful, compassionate, loving, sweet-natured kids that I have ever been around. How do I know? I have a little “Downs” daughter. Her name is Katie. She”s 18 months old. She”s precious, happy, and always in a good mood. I know she was a blessing from the Heavenly Father to teach me and my family about unconditional love. I”m so glad that the Heavenly Father found us fit enough to have such a beautiful daughter. I wouldn”t change it for anything. Every night when I return home from work she yells out “daddy” and occasionally signs “daddy.” She always has a big smile on her face. If I have had a bad day, so what, it doesn”t matter anymore once I”m home. My children are the most important things I have in my life. I have a total of four and each one is unique and all part of our loving family.
Lady, I say to you you”re lucky my wife wasn”t present and you didn”t say that about my daughter. I”m sure you would have walked directly to the pharmacy to get something for that “black eye,” cause my wife wouldn”t have tolerated it. I, on the other hand, might of turned the other cheek and said “If you only knew.” Anyway, it”s sad that the world is so judgmental without understanding what a blessing all children are, including our special needs children.
Glenn A. Neasham
Kelseyville
