What Marcus Taught Me in Iceland

The Most Important Lesson from our Trip Happened in Iceland.

Can you imagine what it’s like to have your own child’s value, as a human being, debated? A world where you regularly encounter the opinion of scientists and doctors who are literally working to eliminate the entire segment of humanity of which your child is a part…and it all happens without public outrage. In fact, it is happening throughout entire cultures.

I frequently listen to the band Of Monsters and Men when I am writing. I love their lyric videos and their melodies drive emotion. Of Monsters and Men happen

2020-02-08T10:45:13-06:00Categories: Featured on Grown Ups, Grown Ups & Downs|Tags: , , , , , |17 Comments
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If You’re Worried About a World Without Down Syndrome, Read This and Share

My Most Important Job

Roughly 27 years ago the universe looked over my resume, took into account my previous experience, my qualifications, and my goals and gave me a job that I was totally – I mean utterly – unqualified for.

Parent.

And as an added bonus and complete surprise, the universe also immediately promoted me, as a show of good faith, to the role of “special needs parent.”

The application process was cleverly disguised, I won’t bore you with those details but the final result was a new lifelong job with

2017-08-20T17:46:27-05:00Categories: Grown Ups & Downs|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |6 Comments
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Teachers Among Us

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Imagine living in a world where people of influence openly claim someone you love is not worthy of life? Can you imagine what it’s like to have your own child’s value, as a human being, debated? A world where you regularly encounter the opinion of scientists and doctors who are literally working to eliminate the entire segment of humanity of which your child is a part…and it all happens without public outrage.

It’s not hard for me to imagine

2017-09-03T11:16:49-05:00Categories: Black Day, Change Your World, Grown Ups & Downs|Tags: , , , , , , , |0 Comments
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“My Son Pinocchio” and Eugenics

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 Marcus and I saw My Son Pinocchio at the Elkhorn Community Theater on Sunday. Let me just start with, I didn’t love it.

Was it because the themes ran a bit too close to home?

A bit too close to the issues I find myself reading and writing about every day?

What? You’re thinking, From Pinocchio?

Well, yes. You see it was a different story than the one you already know. In the words

2014-06-25T17:26:50-05:00Categories: Grown Ups & Downs|Tags: , |3 Comments
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