tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562020082504800049.post8867677527459434227..comments2022-05-24T22:52:14.487+08:00Comments on Love And A Leap of Faith: Encounters At The PlaygroundYin Mayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18180684987679728756noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562020082504800049.post-68314470378478116172012-03-13T17:11:48.382+08:002012-03-13T17:11:48.382+08:00Hi I chanced upon your blog today. Was spending th...Hi I chanced upon your blog today. Was spending the past one hours reading your posts and more about Vera. This is the first time I heard about Tri 18. I am really encouraged by your sharings and your journey with Vera. Keep on posting. <br /><br />I totally agree with you that here in Singapore, people are not so friendly to special children. It is firstly the parents who should teach their kids to respect others from young and also to lead their kids by example.Abbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17282660171759528656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562020082504800049.post-12440406619616503042011-07-07T10:48:34.017+08:002011-07-07T10:48:34.017+08:00I have been following your blog for a while and lo...I have been following your blog for a while and love watching Vera learn and grow. I always take a special interest in kiddos with special needs, even though I love all children. I work with children and teens with autism and have Asperger's Syndrome myself and it always annoys me when people in public places give rude stares or make comments. At my university graduation, I was physically awkward and nervous walking across the stage (sensory and balance issues) and when I sat down, a person behind me had to remark "I'm surprised she got a real degree." Children like Vera are trying to the best of their ability to learn and develop and need encouragement, not scorn. I wonder why it is completely unnacceptable to make racial remarks, yet it is appropriate to make comments about people with disabilities. Even if Vera does not understand the rude words and show obvious distress over the comments, she likely can pick up on the unfriendly body lanaguage and tone of voice used by those people.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14299493731311058061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562020082504800049.post-89728615596733244402011-06-26T10:07:34.535+08:002011-06-26T10:07:34.535+08:00It's sad to see how insensitive some people ca...It's sad to see how insensitive some people can get. Dont let this affect you, it's those people who (lacks empahty and compassion) shd feel ashamed of themselves.<br /><br />Patricia (From MummgSG forum)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5562020082504800049.post-36029857754987686602011-06-11T16:26:57.057+08:002011-06-11T16:26:57.057+08:00As long as our children are on special chairs/bugg...As long as our children are on special chairs/buggies we will still have to jostle with abled people. I feel sad for that mother who knows nothing about what compassion is. I'm glad her daughter is more sensitive to other people's needs. We get this all the time. Most of the time we have to grin and bear it. But you are great asking the little boy not to laugh at Vera. Our children may not react quickly, but they know. Lets hope for less of these type of encounters.Serene Hohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07643458371592192606noreply@blogger.com