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A moment to remember


Wednesday, February 11, 2009, 5:46 PM

Have i really matured? Somehow or rather, i have to admit. Many things in life, in fact little things in life, are giving me new insights these days.

I once asked this question to people around me : "Would you keep your baby if you know that he/she will be born with disabilities?" I had an answer in me then which was a "No". I guess as a student then who is new to special needs, i was indeed overwhelmed by all the tiny details to take note of for these children. I saw how tiring it was for teachers, so let alone parents. I didn't want my child to grow up unlike typical developing children, causing them to feel deprived and inadequate.

A few days back, i was on the bus to school and i saw this family of 3 - father, mother and girl. I noticed that this girl was special but lets not talk further about it. Apart from that, she was a curious little girl who love touching people's bag - which i thought could be of her interest =) But her dad keep refraining her from moving about (in case she touch bags of mean people, i think. haha!) which i feel could be due to the lack of exposure in the society towards children with special needs. They probably feel that people wouldn't understand, which is pretty much the fact.

But never mind the fact that they are feeling in such way, the thing is... they are still caring alot for the child and trying very hard to provide as much as they could. At that moment, i was guilty of my previous thoughts. I failed to see that even if they need special help, they are still unique children who should grow up in the same caring environment. I failed to see that they will still bring joy to me as a parent. And I failed to see that this is a life which has hope.

I just felt like I have written another reflection paper. But this is something really true and came to my mind like a most natural thing. Anyway, my dear Rina introduced this theatre production by the NUS Social Work Honours Class which present two issues: (1)domestic violence and (2) a young girl’s acceptance of her father’s disabilities resulting from Asperger Syndrome. More information at http://thethesis2009.blogspot.com/

Ok la! End of my reflection paper. Feel so good to write in incomplete sentences and Singlish!

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