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The treatment mentally challenged people get is awful. I recently

The treatment mentally challenged people get is awful.
I recently saw some quotes, that were very rude toward
mentally challenged people.
Even if it was a joke, they shouldn't have said things like that.
It raised my awareness toward the rudeness of some people.
My 15 year old sister is mentally challenged.
But, she has an amazing mind. She is in the highest
history class possible at our school. She always gets an A.
She has an phenominal sense of hearing that I can't
even begin to explain. She can listen to a song, and play
it seconds later on her piano. She taught me how to spell
supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. She remebers almost
drowning at the age of two. A year ago she and I attended a
William's Syndrome Convention. She realized a couple
minutes after we arrived that it wasn't just her imagination
telling her she was different. She asked my dad,
"Daddy, is there something wrong with me?"
He looked at her for a minute and the replied,
"Sweetie, you have a thing called Williams Syndrome."
And he explained to her what it was. And she replied,
"Does Emma have it too?" I then burst into tears and she gave 
me a big hug. They have the biggest, boldest personalities.
At this convention they had to tell the kids to shake hands,
because they were too loving towards eachtoher.
As soon as you walk into the room, they make you feel better.
They may look and act different, but that's just them.
I am proud to call this teriffic person my sister.
People may judge my sister and me for this, but I have learned
amazing
things from my sister. And, I couldn't be prouder.


*True story.
Please raise awareness of this. They are some amazing people.

154 Comments

Nerd_Glasses_x 1 decade ago
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i couldnt agree more. i have a 4 year old brother with down syndrome and i love him.he is amazing. its so rude to make jokes, because people have no idea at all.
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xeerriinnx1997 1 decade ago
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omg falling_for_you19 you should make your story a quote because i love it<3 i think its adorable...
great quote btw oxemmaox3
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Kaycelovesbasketball 1 decade ago
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Awh. This has changed me(: This is so sweet(:
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MollyFruitLoopz 1 decade ago
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Yes this quote is very touching. My classmate has Autism, he is really a nice guy. People tease him and it's just so sad. He doesn't want to come to school and people always mock him. It really is sad, he is the kindest person I have ever met. It really is sad that people tease him, I give him hugs from time to time, since I know he could probably use one. I hope people stop mistreating these kinds of people, like my classmate and your sister.
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falling_for_you19 1 decade ago
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I have an aunt who is mentally challenged. She is unable to have children, and the state wont let he adopt because she is "unfit to care for a child" My parents have told me this story since i was little. She tried to adopt a baby girl, and the state told her no. she cried for days, she didnt understand. one day, my parents went out and adopted that baby girl. they invited my aunt to live with them, and she was so happy to see she would be sharing a room with the baby. She raised me. i'm proud to be that little baby girl my parents adopted, just for her.<3
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soccerstar123abc 1 decade ago
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this is so touching. I cried when I finished reading reading it... now i cant stop... I was supposed to be mentally challenged when I was born. i dnt remember why, but I wish i mentally challenged.
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divafevame 1 decade ago
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i absolutally loovee mentally challegend people. we have a program at our school called rise and play.. where you go to school early in the morining and you get to play with autistic kids. i didnt get picked to go.. but i still attend and they actually like my company. we have two kids in my class who are autistic and i swear to go.. i told my best friend this.. i wish they were my own kids. david is his name.. and he makes me laugh so hard i almost pee when he tells me jokes. and chris.. i acctidenatlly stepped on his foot and i said oh my gosh im so sorry chris. he responded.. oh.. uh.. its okay.. uh.. i want to tell ya something.. i still love ya.. now that the school year is over i miss them like heck and i cant wait to see them next year. i really understand how you feel because a few kids at school always say "oh ur acting like chris !" i tell them "hey guys, you all act like idiots not "retards" cause "retards" no not to say "ur actin like jake idiot!" so really think about what you say when you say "" how about next time you wanna call someone a name just say "dude ur acting like me you idiot!"
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MyMadTeenageDiary* 1 decade ago
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i totally agree(: my uncle has down syndrome but he is the most amazing baseball player. people like your sister and my uncle are the most special people in the world and it is cruel to make jokes about them. i love my uncle more than anything and if anything happened to him i dont know what i would do with myself.
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charlee_xx 1 decade ago
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thank god i'm not alone! my aunt has downsydrome and everyone at school uses the word retarted as if its just a word for something being stupid and i tell them thats they shouldn't say that and they always tell me to chill out cuz they weren't calling me retarted but that doesnt make it okay to say it ya know? and like some of my closest friends were lost just because i wanted to make a difference in today's youth. it hurts SO bad to hear the word retarded used in an inappropriate way and i wish it could just stop! so thank you for making this quote. and for standing up for all the mentally challenged people of the world.
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Xobri96Xo 1 decade ago
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this girl in a grade lower than me is a real & think she's the "". so she was teasing this one kid who was mentally challenged, and the one day she went up to him & said "why do i attract retards." when i found out i was crushed :( some people are just so rudee... by the way, great quote.
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cvnt* 1 decade ago
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Wow. This is a very touching quote. I can't stand when people make fun of the mentally challenged. My baby cousin is autistic and people make fun of him at his school all the time! The sad part is he goes to a Christian School! I'll be praying for your sister and your family!
-Kaitlyn
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ximxalwaysxhere4youx 1 decade ago
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So true. My aunt is mentally challenged.

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xoPuffPuff24 1 decade ago
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God bless your sister and your family! :)
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peaceinpieces 1 decade ago
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kudos.
my sister's got down syndrome. i believe that people with mental disabilities are some of the happiest people on earth. we can totally learn from them.
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liveeeelifeee 1 decade ago
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soo touching i almost started crying.
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o0okris4to0o 1 decade ago
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i know what this is like. my first cousin has a mental disability. shes much less functioning than most because she cant read or spell but she does love to sing. she could sing a song after hearing it just once. it's incredible! shes an amazing girl. Now she is 21 and is out of school. she has a simple job and is living her life with this condition. She is a christian and loves God and i hate when people say that something is retarded because most of them don't even know the meaning of the word. thanks for this quote. i completely understand what you mean.
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xoxosoftballchick20 1 decade ago
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wow. this is so touching. i almost cried. god bless your sister(:
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xoxosoftballchick20 1 decade ago
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wow. this is so touching. i almost cried. god bless your sister(:
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xxLUVLYLADYxx 1 decade ago
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wow...tht is so beautiful.
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dareyoutomovexx 1 decade ago
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thank you for posting this.
my sister is mentally challenged and this brought tears to my eyes. xoxo
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