tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post750352528498312306..comments2024-03-18T12:13:51.922-04:00Comments on Big Blueberry Eyes: Dignity of RiskMichellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02441176684416139172noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-33907972629636513222013-04-24T12:35:37.640-04:002013-04-24T12:35:37.640-04:00I saw this video about a month ago and had the sam...I saw this video about a month ago and had the same reaction as you on every level. Pressed Petalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11363508061584830683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-80919765984185975592013-04-24T07:03:30.176-04:002013-04-24T07:03:30.176-04:00Thanks again for sharing, 'dignity of risk'...Thanks again for sharing, 'dignity of risk' is a great term. <br />We haven't 'told' our daughter she has Ds. She is 9. I'm not sure what to do there, she doesn't really notice she is different (!) but she does look knowingly at others with Ds. <br />I'm still working on it, we will let her know one day but for now I am in the boat where I prefer not to label her, as after all it is a label from the medical model, and why do our lives have to be labelled in this way. <br />The school she goes to tell all kids that everyone is different, we are all different in different ways, and that for now is working. Kids accept that and to be honest, that's all we need for now. Why fill their heads with talk about chromosomes etc when there are so many other interesting things to talk about! ahoy.jennihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00362958130482625558noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-53407978237314609432013-04-24T00:34:07.627-04:002013-04-24T00:34:07.627-04:00This was inspiring to me. I think maybe he was tre...This was inspiring to me. I think maybe he was treating others with special needs, the same way he had been treated. I'm so inspired with his parents buying the gym and that he's blossoming and accepting others. Great video.Cindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13760897671143549963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24014954.post-28817592168958542622013-04-23T23:57:33.432-04:002013-04-23T23:57:33.432-04:00I saw this video the other day! I thought it was g...I saw this video the other day! I thought it was great that his parents let him make his own decisions. He is after all an adult! I felt so sad when he didn't want to be associated with anyone who had Down Syndrome. But it was nice to see at the end that he came to accept his extra gene and then was training other guys with DS. I cringed when they brought up his reading level and other things that have nothing to do with him being in the MMA. I look forward to hearing your thoughts on the "high functioning" label that people seem to put on those with different abilities.Annahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14012733380565584975noreply@blogger.com