tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098005891863439540.post8771935855377331965..comments2023-12-31T04:20:52.878-06:00Comments on Sunflower Stories: Seeing It in Black and WhiteSunflowerStorieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04811073595725040739noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098005891863439540.post-35011034473589770712008-12-11T16:52:00.000-06:002008-12-11T16:52:00.000-06:00Gulp.Gulp.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16979494101351514296noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098005891863439540.post-74558503362486759022008-12-11T12:33:00.000-06:002008-12-11T12:33:00.000-06:00I think the MR term has so much stigma to it that ...I think the MR term has so much stigma to it that it's a hard pill to swallow. I still don't call Aidan MR. I guess I don't consider him to be, formally, until some IQ test in the future labels him that way. In the meantime, I am well aware that he has many delays, which don't bother me most of the time. It's tough when our kiddos are so young and full of promise. Maybe the labels will mean more to us as they get older. Very though provoking post.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15250840878487151029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098005891863439540.post-92008857641510979532008-12-11T10:37:00.000-06:002008-12-11T10:37:00.000-06:00Amy & Carey, thanks for commenting. Yes, I do ...Amy & Carey, thanks for commenting. Yes, I do love Sean so much, I really think it's the label that bothers me. I hate the phrase MR because of it's history. I am comfortable saying "cognitively delayed." It would be wonderful for society to elimate the MR term and adapt a new term with a positive attitude.SunflowerStorieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04811073595725040739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098005891863439540.post-67485392253622404162008-12-10T21:05:00.000-06:002008-12-10T21:05:00.000-06:00Just had to leave a comment today: you made me cr...Just had to leave a comment today: you made me cry. There is so much stigma to MR and of course you love and accept your Seanie, but there is still that part that you wish could be better for him. Perhaps it is that you don't really think of him in that way and so it takes a moment to think it through and say yes, he is Sean, with blonde hair and MR.<BR/>carjac1: CareyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5098005891863439540.post-84235168636132516572008-12-10T14:24:00.000-06:002008-12-10T14:24:00.000-06:00Yeah. I think too much too. Your question took me ...Yeah. I think too much too. Your question took me back. I had to think about it. Do I fully accept Austin? Yes. I don't like the MR part... I even resent thinking it could be true. But I know I LOVE him. And he is who he is... extra chromosome.. cognitive and developmental delays, red hair, brown eyes and even his slightly spoiled attitude. {{{HUGS}}}Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com