Fantastic Video Shows Unborn Baby With Down Syndrome Pleading to His Mother Not to Abort by Dave Andrusko (Below written by Bart, father of a baby girl born with Down syndrome) “When my 2-year-old daughter was born, I told my wife I did not want her. I spent an entire year depressed because I believed everything society told me about having a daughter with Down syndrome. Now two years later she is the joy of my life. She is not a monster, she is not ugly, she is not retarded, and she is not a burden on our family. She is a beautiful little girl that brings joy to our daily lives. I understand the fear of having a child that is different, so I want to encourage you to consider taking the road less traveled and see the beautiful things a child with Down syndrome can show you. Alert: when you watch the 4 minute, 3 second long video, you will cry like a baby. I know I sure did. But they are useful tears, they are human tears, they are the kind of tears that might help to wash away any residue of prejudice against babies who dare to be imperfect. Why is “If They Had a Voice” so transformational? Because the unborn baby (“speaking” through Mr. Barr) asks the kinds of questions that expose what Barr obviously feels were his own dismissive and angry attitudes. The baby is so understanding. She tries to soothe her mom who has had a very difficult day. Her mom has first learned the diagnosis—that her baby had Down syndrome–and later “daddy” lashed out saying, “I don’t want a retarded baby.” The baby says she thought her mom would be happy that she had something ‘extra’—the extra chromosome that is associated with Down syndrome. Instead, her parents have fought and the baby asks (although they’ve only been “together” 16 weeks), “Have I ruined your life already?” And then the part that just about slew me. She says, “Mommy, I just want to be with you. Maybe the doctor can change me? So you can keep me? If They Had A Voice on YouTube - youtube/watch?v=rpmLc8s4OWM&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Posted on: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 20:10:17 +0000
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