Dear Mom of Neurotypical Kid in after-school childcare:
I think it’s great that you are trying to teach your kid to be kind to and accepting of kids who are different. I can see that he’s made a lot of progress this year, especially compared to last year when he was frequently mean and rude to my kid.
But please STOP telling your kid that my kid exists to teach your kid how to be a better person. Please STOP telling your kid that God put my kid on this Earth so your kid can learn respect and compassion for all people. Please STOP posting on Facebook that you are so proud your son is friendly “even with that autism kid in childcare”.
My kid does not exist to be tool to teach your kid life lessons. My kid is valuable and important because he is a unique and extraordinary individual with his own thoughts, his own strengths and weaknesses, his own purpose in life. Just like your kid is. Just like all kids are.
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02-27-2013 #1
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Dear Mom of neurotypical kid in after-school care:
Gena
DS, age 11 and always amazing
“Autistics are the ultimate square pegs, and the problem with pounding a square peg into a round hole is not that the hammering is hard work. It's that you're destroying the peg." - Paul Collins, Not Even Wrong
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02-27-2013 #2
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Wow, that is so obnoxious. With a role model like that, her kid will never really learn to be accepting of differences.
DS1 6/07
DS2 2/12
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02-27-2013 #3
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Wow, I'm so sorry she's such a piece of work.
(I bet $100 her Facebook friends can see right through her crap and are cringing.)
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Wow. I think I'd be really seriously tempted to write exactly what you did here to her facebook page, and normally I'm one to just let things go. I think in this case, it might be exactly what she needs to hear.
I'm sorry that there are those people who just have no idea.
Christina
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DS 7/09
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02-27-2013 #5
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Screw her. That's awful.
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DS - 5
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02-27-2013 #6
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I am appalled. What obnoxious behavior for a grown-up.
L, mommy to my one and only, super-sweet boy, G 6/08
I'm pro-big bird, and I vote.
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We need a Hell yes!! Version of
Originally Posted by Indianamom2
Wow. I think I'd be really seriously tempted to write exactly what you did here to her facebook page, and normally I'm one to just let things go. I think in this case, it might be exactly what she needs to hear.
I'm sorry that there are those people who just have no idea.
Molly
Lula '06
outgrew her allergy to milk & eggs, still allergic to peanuts and cats
Dolly '10
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02-27-2013 #8
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Originally Posted by Gena;3738088[FONT="
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02-27-2013 #9
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My snarky and rude response to her facebook posts would be something like:
I am so glad that your "normal" kid exists to teach my kid how to be a better person, and deal with prejudice and animosity. I thank God put your kid on this Earth so my kid can learn respect and compassion for all people even in the face of adversity. I am so proud my son is friendly “even with that kid in childcare who likes to "be nice to his special" friends”.Tracey
DD1 3/07 Itching to take over the universe.
DD2 1/14 My mellow little snuggler.
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02-27-2013 #10
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Oh, my, big reality check time for that lady. How obnoxious. So sorry.
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