Here are three key lessons my sister with Down syndrome has taught me -- kindness, unconditional love and gratitude. They were her foundation to an optimistic life.
. It taught me not to withhold help or support from anybody and to remember the value of treating people like human beings just because that’s what they are. I think most of us have some relationships that are more conditional than others. Our kids probably get the best deal. We love them the deepest, even when they’re not particularly pleasant.
In this context, Beth wasn’t socially blind. She could tell if someone was being mean; unfortunately, they often were. Whereas I instinctively wanted to confront the people who were cruel to her, she never got angry. In her eyes, we were all at the you’re-my-kid level. It was virtually impossible for her to look at somebody who’d mistreated her and be upset with them because she didn’t believe they had to do anything to earn her affection.
regardless of anybody’s behavior and treated everyone that way. It completely influences how open and forgiving I try to be to this day. When Beth and I were younger, space was tight at home, so I had to share a room with her until around ninth grade. Like a lot of teenagers probably would, I grumbled about it. My family managed to make me my own area down in our basement, but at the same time, I was busy noticing what other people my age had. I grew a pretty good envy tree.
My sister Beth loved freely regardless of anybody’s behavior and treated everyone that way. It completely influences how open and forgiving I try to be to this day. Through that, Beth’s life was like the movie"Groundhog Day" in many ways. She kept her routine, right down to having some chocolate ice cream every night. But she never took a single bowl for granted.
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