The story below is what I felt compelled to write immediately after watching “Just Like You.” I knew it was different; I knew it didn’t fit with SheKnows content (the site for which I was assigned to write it). But I had to do it because the words were pouring from my heart, and so I submitted it. My incredibly supportive editors very tactfully pointed out this style doesn’t fit with the style of writing on SheKnows, confirming my instincts and resulting in this article (please read that one, as well, because it gives the context for this story). Here is The First Version. Because it is my heart on paper. Or screen. You get the idea. I hope you enjoy it… Imagine, for a moment, that…
Tagged: advocacy, Down syndrome, education, inclusion, Just Like You, the R word