tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502307737528869885.post6654415952583148958..comments2023-10-18T04:53:53.843-07:00Comments on Finnian's Journey: Joey knowsLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07604477175816651214noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502307737528869885.post-3847968342247169652008-10-08T17:08:00.000-07:002008-10-08T17:08:00.000-07:00We have the same books and shared them with our da...We have the same books and shared them with our daughter when she was 5 and our son was 2. After we talked to her she called her grandma and said, "did you know that Joe has Down Syndrome?" Her grandma said, "Yes, he is very special." She said, "He's not special, he just has an extra chromosome." I think you are introducing your son to T21 in a positive way and that it gives us all hope for the future. What a great big brother.Amyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15065245209257127659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502307737528869885.post-4510027509420376882008-10-05T23:55:00.000-07:002008-10-05T23:55:00.000-07:00That's so great for Joey, and so touching. Finn h...That's so great for Joey, and so touching. Finn has so many fabulous siblings to grow up with, your kids are truly fortunate to have one another (and the great parents they learned it all from!).Tarylhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14472561903651164472noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502307737528869885.post-57034125412681709942008-10-05T21:48:00.000-07:002008-10-05T21:48:00.000-07:00What a lovely post and what a beautiful picture.What a lovely post and what a beautiful picture.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502307737528869885.post-1544449513757599992008-10-05T21:31:00.000-07:002008-10-05T21:31:00.000-07:00It's amazing how much our kids pick up! Katie is ...It's amazing how much our kids pick up! Katie is truly Lillian's best advocate in our family. She has shown such a compassionate side, like Joey. And you're doing a terrific job raising your kids!The Hapa Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13833292317486709616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502307737528869885.post-3386966960036423162008-10-05T20:10:00.000-07:002008-10-05T20:10:00.000-07:00You'll be amazed at how well siblings advocate at ...You'll be amazed at how well siblings advocate at a young age. <BR/><BR/>On my older daughter's 6th birthday, I just treated her and ONE friend to a zoo and then back at our house for cake and ice cream. When my older daughter's friend saw Kayla, my then 3 year old with DS, she said "Your sister's freaking me out, she's 3 but she acts like a baby." But my daughter just shrugged it off with "It's just because she has Down syndrome." and that was it. <BR/><BR/>She just did the same thing recently when on the bus (she's 7 now) an older kid asked if her sister's brain was missing. <BR/><BR/>Oh, BTW, I have to say that in both cases the kids' comments weren't meant to be mean, they just didn't understand, and my daughter did a wonderful job in teaching them.<BR/><BR/>Keep it up, you're doing a great job. Heck, I couldn't even read We'll Paint the Octopus Red to my daughter without crying for a year.datrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11780816487520416497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502307737528869885.post-41924496365355243172008-10-05T19:33:00.000-07:002008-10-05T19:33:00.000-07:00What a great conversation. I think you're doing a ...What a great conversation. I think you're doing a fantastic job, mama.<BR/><BR/>You would laugh if you saw how many books I have regarding Ds. I thought I had ordered them all. How did Ben and his secret slip past me?! Sneaky, sneaky Ben.Crittlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08868628035597050680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502307737528869885.post-80368914664108493682008-10-05T18:47:00.000-07:002008-10-05T18:47:00.000-07:00What a great big brother Joey is....and my heart l...What a great big brother Joey is....and my heart leaped when I read this post, as I think you are approaching this discussion with your children in the most natural and positive way.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628921554027431376noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7502307737528869885.post-45224819774326048302008-10-05T17:04:00.000-07:002008-10-05T17:04:00.000-07:00Wow. This is incredible. What a loving and percept...Wow. This is incredible. What a loving and perceptive big brother. I often wonder how it will be to explain things to Georgia's siblings. It will be a little different since she's the oldest (at least I imagine it will be)...but hmmmm...maybe not.Triciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12595026999757410223noreply@blogger.com