Author: Joy Givens
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Just A Chair
This is a chair. Just a chair. Its seat is made of straw. Straw is not a strong material. The first Little Pig built his house out of piled-up straw. He is presented as an example of recklessness and shortsightedness. For good reason—who would build a house with something so weak? Each piece of straw…
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What You Didn’t Expect When You Were Expecting
Good afternoon! The following is a slightly lengthier version of my letter-to-self that was originally published at Dear Self About Down Syndrome, a heart-filling and wonderful blog of families’ stories about what they would tell their past selves when receiving their children’s Down syndrome diagnoses. I hope it touches you in some way — thanks…
Joy Givens 