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[quote=Anonymous]OP you really need to be aware of the ableism in your post. I say this as a mom of one healthy/typical kid and one with a disability that we never in a million years would have anticipated, cannot be detected in ultrasounds or tested for prenatally, and could not have been prevented. It has been humbling to realize that I too was pretty ableist leading up to my son’s birth and now I see just how rampant ableism is in our society. I wish my son did not have a disability but it does not define him. We cannot imagine our family without him and we are all better people for having him on our lives. It has opened up our world in ways we never could have imagined in terms of the people we have met and new things we have learned. People with disabilities don’t want your pity they want acceptance and understanding when it comes to the challenges they face.

For a while I was on the fence about having a third child. When I realized that I would regret it if the child had a disability or medical condition, that was my answer that I should not have another. If you truly in your heart want to have another child you have to be willing to roll the dice and accept whatever happens. [/quote]

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