Girl in a Party Hat » midgets http://girlinapartyhat.com Girl in a Party Hat Sun, 01 May 2022 19:26:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=3.9.40 Are People with Down syndrome Often Mistaken for Midgets? http://girlinapartyhat.com/index.php/2009/03/are-people-with-down-syndrome-often-mistaken-for-midgets/ http://girlinapartyhat.com/index.php/2009/03/are-people-with-down-syndrome-often-mistaken-for-midgets/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2009 19:26:58 +0000 http://girlinapartyhat.wordpress.com/?p=1020 The talk about Down sydrome in the house — overt talk, anyway — has died down, with the science fair projects completed (two First Place ribbons, thank you very much) and put away.

But I keep thinking about something Annabelle mentioned casually, when we were talking about Sophie, in the course of her research.

“A lot of people think Sophie’s a midget,” she said, in that matter-of-fact way only a second grader can achieve — and mean.

“Does that bother you?” I asked. (That’s all I could think of to ask — that was appropriate, anyway.)

“No, I just tell them she’s not,” Annabelle replied.

It’s an innocent question, and not a dumb one, considering that Sophie stands literally half as tall as many of her kindergarten classmates.

Still.

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