tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097430741110292981.post3750783022483309187..comments2023-04-03T06:25:32.195-07:00Comments on A Beautiful Life: Punched in The GutStephaniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07632541487016020760noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097430741110292981.post-35805074523423493702010-04-19T07:48:58.379-07:002010-04-19T07:48:58.379-07:00I don't understand why people just assume that...I don't understand why people just assume that our children should die--and that their mothers should be the ones to kill them?? It just doesn't make sense.<br /><br />Yusef is adorable and the world is a better place because he is here!Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04013763658631776585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097430741110292981.post-5766064580761792222010-04-18T20:52:12.560-07:002010-04-18T20:52:12.560-07:00We are a disposable society. Everything is attain...We are a disposable society. Everything is attainable with mere push of a set of 4 digit numbers. Capitalism dictates that we are consumers. And hence the sanctity of life has been dismanteled to exactly that. If we don;t liek something. There is a return policy of 28 days. If it bears faults, and hinders our expectation in any way, then we have the right to return it, and get our money back. This materialistic logic is applied to everything and anything- even life. Afterall, we are mere consumers. Slaves of the economy. Devalued of our soul. Our worth. Our being. <br /><br />Stay strong. Yusuf is still young, and you will get more ignorant remarks like this.The Fabu.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09886611055747758856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097430741110292981.post-80826737317641792072010-04-03T02:56:55.944-07:002010-04-03T02:56:55.944-07:00Salam sis. I guess some people can't seem to g...Salam sis. I guess some people can't seem to grasp what it's like to make such a choice. You have to admit, you did a very, very brave thing. Raising a child whom people consider as 'disabled' is not easy! Maybe they were curious and decided to ask direct from the source. <br /><br />Not many people know how it feels to see a person's true beauty. These days it's all about the superficial. But you looked past all that. You are a mother who loves a perfectly innocent child whose soul is complete despite whatever his physical condition may be. You and your family have been given a very rare gift - the ability to see a person's true beauty and inner spirit. Cherish it no matter what anyone else may say =)Shahirah Elaizahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08332951368178817982noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097430741110292981.post-51863972001244503992010-04-02T19:33:09.217-07:002010-04-02T19:33:09.217-07:00May Allah protect Yusuf and your family from the e...May Allah protect Yusuf and your family from the evil eye.<br /><br />I don't know the mentality of people either.The Sole Sisters Collectivehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07246151584628381510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097430741110292981.post-4913795014257075232010-04-01T16:12:21.144-07:002010-04-01T16:12:21.144-07:00very hurtful. but maybe she just wasn
t thinking w...very hurtful. but maybe she just wasn<br />t thinking when she said that. i'm sure she didnt' mean to hurt u. its too bad ppl dont think harder before they speak.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097430741110292981.post-17958226584699429572010-04-01T11:42:29.859-07:002010-04-01T11:42:29.859-07:00Ugh.....it's very frustrating and hurtful. Ho...Ugh.....it's very frustrating and hurtful. How dare ANYONE quesion anothers' value or worth! My risk factor was 1 in 3 that Landon would have Ds.... and guess what....he is the best choice we ever made. We didn't even want an amnio to confirm because there was even the slightest risk of miscarriage. We valued him even then!!!!!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02643251885429921088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097430741110292981.post-69792882255251807242010-03-31T20:29:32.844-07:002010-03-31T20:29:32.844-07:00Ack. I'm sorry you are having to deal with su...Ack. I'm sorry you are having to deal with such hurt, Stephanie. I know it doesn't help to know that it comes from ignorance. Nobody has ever asked me that, but each time I've been asked "Didn't you know about it before he was born?" or "Didn't you have prenatal testing done?" it feels like that's what they're really getting at.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07604477175816651214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097430741110292981.post-62376366802909962872010-03-31T18:00:48.904-07:002010-03-31T18:00:48.904-07:00UGH. It's like we have to defend their right t...UGH. It's like we have to defend their right to even live. What's up with that?! I think the naysayers should have to defend their right to breathe my air! Grrrrr.Tarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12808674825863044909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097430741110292981.post-30413473766143862312010-03-31T14:07:48.950-07:002010-03-31T14:07:48.950-07:00Oh my. Punched in the gut is right. Wow.
When max...Oh my. Punched in the gut is right. Wow. <br />When max's birthmom went to the first adoption agency, they told her "he isn't placeable". Huh? Luckily the next agency she went to wasn't so ignorant.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11988590894638135312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097430741110292981.post-18023985870175405352010-03-31T13:56:08.357-07:002010-03-31T13:56:08.357-07:00I know how painful these questions are. Sometimes...I know how painful these questions are. Sometimes I just go home and cry. But our children have every right to be here and experience life like anyone else. I hate it when people devalue the life of our children, it's hurtful and wrong.Erinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09879135187722664722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097430741110292981.post-72477383230775711862010-03-31T13:43:35.177-07:002010-03-31T13:43:35.177-07:00And a beautiful life it is.And a beautiful life it is.TUChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15929114678006935831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6097430741110292981.post-21223815537373818412010-03-31T13:43:35.178-07:002010-03-31T13:43:35.178-07:00Mashallah Your baby is absolutely adorable(May All...Mashallah Your baby is absolutely adorable(May Allah protect him always) I cant believe people actually dare make such comments in casual conversation its so cruel and messed up.Amirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705312364011486236noreply@blogger.com