Really! I go to the mall for the first time in 6 months and this is the conversation…
s: you got another kid?
ME: yes, Maddox we call her Maddie
s: how old?
ME: 14 months
s: SHE IS CHUNKY
ME: she is healthy
s: she has glasses
ME: yes
s: why would you do that?
ME: because she needs them
s: yeah! but why? Why would you take her to get them?
ME: Because she was born with Down Syndrome and sometimes kiddos have trouble with vision.
s: GASP! Grab pregnant belly n turn away from us…Can you catch that…how did she get it?
ME: she did not get it! She was born with an extra chromosome…
s: but she does not look it….she not all……you know
ME: no I don’t know! It happened when sperm met egg
s: really! I just do not want to get it!
ME: I gotta go…it was nice seeing you!
Can’t fix stupid…just cant do it!
Seriously? What an idiot! Sorry you had to waste your time with that person.
ReplyDeleteOMG, I have never heard anyone come up with such total rediculousness. Can't believe she said all that, and I am so sorry you had to experience that. What a dingbat.
ReplyDeleteOh c'mon! I really can't deal with stupid people. Sorry that happened. That poor child that has to grow up with an ignorant mom!
ReplyDeleteSO hard to believe there are people that stupid in this day and age....I'm sorry you had to deal with that, but I'd say you handled it beautifully!!!
ReplyDeletethat is so ridiculous. i'm sorry you had to hear that. no matter how off what the other person says is, it still hurts. wow. they really let just anyone become moms, huh. (-:
ReplyDeleteOMGoodness...seriously shocking! Even before Emily I knew enough about Down Syndrome that I wouldn't have made a complete idiot out of myself like this woman did! WOW, not sure there are words to describe that encounter! And the worst part is...she is the example her children will live by!
ReplyDeleteSome people just amaze me...and not in a good way!
ReplyDeleteSad. Just really sad that she is a mother.
ReplyDeleteWow! I dont even know what to say!! That sucks...and I agree with the statement above... Its sad she is a mother!!
ReplyDeleteI don't think it's fair to say that it's sad that's she's a mother. If she honestly didn't know, than how else would you expect her to react. I think she said things that would indicate that she needs more information. It's not fair to call her stupid when were trying to eradicate the "R" word. Not fair at all!
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