October 2009 Weddings
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Our tech team has launched updates to The Nest today. As a result of these updates, members of the Nest Community will need to change their password in order to continue participating in the community. In addition, The Nest community member's avatars will be replaced with generic default avatars. If you wish to revert to your original avatar, you will need to re-upload it via The Nest.
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Thank you.
Note: This only affects The Nest's community members and will not affect members on The Bump or The Knot.
Tear Jerker...
I just read this blog and had to seriously fight back tears 5 times...
http://www.kellehampton.com/2010/01/nella-cordelia-birth-story.html
Re: Tear Jerker...
Ok, you guys are going to think I'm nuts here, but I had a terribly hard time reading most of that. I guess because I have worked with kids with signigicant disabilites for over 10 years, but it broke my heart to read a mother's response to having a child with a disability was feeling like her world had shattered. Sure, it'll be different, but far from the end of the world. So many people are unaware of the stereotypes that they hold about people with disabilities, and unfortunately, this woman had to face hers head on at the worst possible time - unfortuantely, not an unusual thing.
Frankly, some of the most perfect, wonderful, amazing souls I have ever had the good fortune to be around have been those with Down's syndrome. I'm glad that toward the end, she seemed to have realized that this child may very well be the single greatest thing that will ever touch her life. I hope she and her family continue to embrace each other and learn about all the fantastic things that their little girl will be able to accomplish!
ok..sorry...that was long! I should hop off of my special education soap box now!
Feel free to hop on your special education box anytime! I completely understand what you are saying and agree with you. In response to the mom feeling the way she did, I appreciated her honesty....that is not an easy thing to admit to people. I also think by her sharing her experience, she shed some light on those stereotypes and in the end she loved her child regardless (which I hope any mother would). I think her story def. helped others.
Amen to this!