Originally Posted by banditrn
My DIL works with DD patients in their homes as a kind of social worker - she's very good. They got really close to one young man with Down's and take him on outings and such with the family. The young fella really likes her, but he LOVES her husband, my son!! My son is not by nature a nurturing person especially - he appears gruff and tough - but he is so wonderful with J. He teases him and aggravates him, and J loves it!! They just go back and forth - J even learned a bad work from him
which he repeats often, to my son's embarrasement.
My ex worked in a group home a while back. One of his clients was particularly fond of him, I guess he still says his name.The workers were a bit exasperated to here Bob's name day in and out. Well, the other workers thought it would be fun,(in fact it was my ex's girlfriend at the time) to get him to say a swear word after his name. Which he did. So for awhile he went around saying Bob's a**. I see the guy at the day program my people go to and he has refered to me as Bob's mom, but never the other (my son's name is Bobby, they attended camp together.) One of my clients gets a kick out of people asking questions about her, happy to show that she is as capable as them. She giggles and starts talking with her machine, which generates alot of interest. Yes we are not anymore special than anyone else to do our jobs, I am glad they put up with me.
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