I'm not quite sure what you disagree with, because I cannot seem to find anything to disagree with in your post - but that might be because my mind is a bit befuddled this morning. More than usual, I mean. *grin*
BTW, I like disagreements, because they usually involve new perspectives, and I'm grateful to anyone who takes the time to disagree with me.
I also know I owe you a post, and I'll get to it asap, but I sometimes need a day or two to process what I want to say - so please don't think I've forgotten (sorry, Pam, for giving you the impression that I'd forgotten your post!) The threads here sometimes move with amazing swiftness, especially this one, because there are such great discussions on it, and I have a hard time catching up.
I also admit to a certain professional curiousity regarding your D7. I've worked in a Children's Hospital for kids with rare genetic disorders for a while, and from the symptoms you describe (happy disposition, non-verbal, seizures, sleeping disorder, attraction to/fascination with water) I can make a pretty accurate guess as to what it is. We treated a little girl with that sydrome while I was there, and I always called her the little Elf, because that is how she looked. She was just the sweetest thing, and everybody loved her. But she was very, very, VERY time-intensive for her mother (her father had, surprise, surprise, left before his daughter was three). In fact, as sad as this sounds, only about 5% of the mothers who had children with genetic disorders of that magnitude were still married. If anyone wants to see "spouses leaving because they can't deal with their own pain", here it is in its purest form. Now why did I bring this up? I guess because I wanted to add my "kudos" to the way you and Mr W have integrated her into your life, really enjoy spending time with her, and love her unconditionally as the gift from God she is, and for the good qualities she brings out in others. I find this truely heartwarming and wonderful.
