What it means

What does Kaden having Down syndrome really mean? I mean what ways does it make things harder than what I have it with Jonathan or Evan.
Honestly DIFFERENT isn't always bad.
There are some things honest to God that Down syndrome is a walk in the park compared to.
Being a parent you go into it kinda clueless about what to expect every child is so different and takes a different aspect of your personality to parent.
People that say they "couldn't" have a child with Down syndrome; That they wouldn't know what to do... they really just lack vision and imagination.
I mean REALLY most kids just need love and a warm home, family that adore them and a sense of belonging to something.
When someone asks me what trait I value most. What do I think is most important. I always say being flexible.
Some people don't get what I am saying.
Why box yourself in or LIMIT the things that life has to teach you.
Why think that the "only good life" is the one that you always dreamed of.
I mean really you can dream all night of eating but when you wake up your still hungry because dreams don't have substance.
Dreams are only PART of what is possible.
Reality adds flair.
Down syndrome adds parts to my life that is priceless. The people I'm connected to.
The beauty I see Kaden bring out in others.

People that can't find joy in a child with Down syndrome would be hard pressed to find joy in a child period.
Children are all about the unexpected.
Children teach you that NOTHING turns out like you plan and sometimes
the most fun you have is when everything goes awry.
Children also approach life with this curiosity they seek to KNOW and learn and grow.
They don't limit themselves with what the correct way to explore the world would be.
They get into it. They take it apart they thirst to find out what joy can be found in the ordinary.
When do we loose that ability??

When do we stop wanting to learn about things we don't understand...
Does it happen when we are teenagers and think we know everything??
Some people say they "KNOW" this life isn't for them......
You can't KNOW what you have never experienced!!
There is ups and downs. Joy and Pain but at the end of the day all Down syndrome means is what you let it.
It can carry the significance as eye color or it can be the worst thing to ever happen because your life no longer fits...
How is it the older we get the dumber we become. Instead of trying force the square peg in a round hole children look for the place the square belongs thats logical right?? If we had a shape sorter in front of us we would look for where each shape belonged.
So here we are adults still trying to push that square peg in a round hole and when it wont go we whine about it.
EVERYTHING has a place.
Every person has a purpose...