I just had a customer… A strange one. We got talking about languages, and she said so your son will learn three languages. I then said, actually we sign too, so almost four. -Why do you sign? -Öhhh well he does no talk so well ( I got caught off guard - really does not happen that often) - ööh he has Down syndrome. -Why does he have that? (said the ADULT) -Well. öhhh. sometimes that happens, no one really knows why. -Yes but why is he m*ngoloid?
WTF lady??? I just then said something like to me he is my child and I love him, he is just a little kid. I mean seriously, if it was the 4 year old kid that had asked I would not have blinked, but this was an ADULT.
To make things even better [sarcasm] she then proceeded to tell me that ‘these’ people can do a lot nowadays. But they need training. It is a lot better for ‘them’ now… Sigh. People. I guess I really need to get a few of these shirts for the family…
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I just had a customer… A strange one. We got talking about languages, and she said so your son will learn three languages. I then said, actually we sign too, so almost four.
-Why do you sign?
-Öhhh well he does no talk so well ( I got caught off guard - really does not happen that often) - ööh he has Down syndrome.
-Why does he have that? (said the ADULT)
-Well. öhhh. sometimes that happens, no one really knows why.
-Yes but why is he m*ngoloid?
WTF lady??? I just then said something like to me he is my child and I love him, he is just a little kid.
I mean seriously, if it was the 4 year old kid that had asked I would not have blinked, but this was an ADULT.
To make things even better [sarcasm] she then proceeded to tell me that ‘these’ people can do a lot nowadays. But they need training. It is a lot better for ‘them’ now…
Sigh. People. I guess I really need to get a few of these shirts for the family…