I know its common slang but I dislike it greatly...

[holliemke]

I obviously have a bias against the word 'retard'. With both my siblings having Down Syndrome and fitting soundly in the range of "Severe mental retardation", the word affects me like nails on chalkboard. I know most people don't use it to be disrespectful but to me it has the same repulsive connotations as other slanderous, derogatory terms that I

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[stargazer60]

This was an absolutely wonderful read. Thanks so much for sharing.

[holliemke]

Thank you for listening.

[rayhne]

This was wonderful and very insightful/ Thank you for posting it.

[holliemke]

Thank you for reading. I appreciate it.