tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419822014263544504.post6257747127819991354..comments2023-10-30T04:39:41.446-04:00Comments on Life With Bellymonster (Liz McLennan): Dear Village of NewcastleBelly (Liz McLennan)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12185843639648333419noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419822014263544504.post-70742408200636476982016-01-03T17:26:49.985-05:002016-01-03T17:26:49.985-05:00Wow! I teach often in the Catholic elementary sch...Wow! I teach often in the Catholic elementary school in Newcastle. There is an awesome CASA program there for kids on the autism spectrum. I think a number of families with special needs kids move to the area to get access to this program. It's not always easy for the kids, the educators or the caregivers. But it is valuable. The kids in the school learn tolerance. The caregivers get a break from their hectic lifestyle and the special needs kids get a chance to learn to the best of their capabilities. They deserve that. All of our children grow by learning tolerance. I'm sorry not everyone sees the benefit and beauty in the support of inclusion.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05129497493272225667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419822014263544504.post-73581719048840521262013-08-19T21:09:47.045-04:002013-08-19T21:09:47.045-04:00what awful things to say to someone !!what awful things to say to someone !!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09231677711528009273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419822014263544504.post-69056044429379561772013-08-19T14:43:02.776-04:002013-08-19T14:43:02.776-04:00I hear you, Anon. I hear your anger and shock and ...I hear you, Anon. I hear your anger and shock and outrage.<br /><br />But I worry for the family of the woman who wrote this - will THEY be shunned and vilified because of her? It makes my heart ache.Belly (Liz McLennan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12185843639648333419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419822014263544504.post-69753730749597967502013-08-19T14:41:47.051-04:002013-08-19T14:41:47.051-04:00It is.
It is real, it IS awful. It's beyond a...It is.<br /><br />It is real, it IS awful. It's beyond awful, really, that someone could spew such venom.<br /><br />On a more positive note, the community is rallying around Max and his family, so that gives me hope. <br /><br />My sons were born in Newcastle, where we lived before Belleville. It was a good place.<br /><br />I have hope that it still is.Belly (Liz McLennan)https://www.blogger.com/profile/12185843639648333419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419822014263544504.post-1988327575642096792013-08-19T09:20:09.516-04:002013-08-19T09:20:09.516-04:00This ignorant person should be ashamed of herself....This ignorant person should be ashamed of herself. I may not have special needs children, but I would NEVER IN A MILLION YEARS even think the way this person does. I am so sorry for the family that received this letter, it is atrocious. If you can find out their name, I would blow up the letter, sign her name and put it up for all to see in HER front yard. Just sayin...... Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5419822014263544504.post-27386122244558746212013-08-19T08:01:28.989-04:002013-08-19T08:01:28.989-04:00No. No way. You made that up. No one wrote that le...No. No way. You made that up. No one wrote that letter. That is something out of a bad movie. No one can be that hateful. <br /><br />And yet.<br /><br />I know otherwise.<br /><br />I know it.<br /><br />That is awful.<br /><br />And in that person's heart, he {or she} knows how hateful it is or else he {or she} would have signed his {or her} name.<br /><br />I'm so sorry that you live with some like this. Know that most people who surround you probably don't feel like this. <br /><br />Renee Schuls-Jacobsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10987735882275763051noreply@blogger.com