As the father of a handicapped child, Please don't let this thought
enter your minds treat the children as you would any other, it's a happy
photo and that I am sure is what the parents would want portrayed.
IanW
On 6/17/13 7:06 AM, Paul Braun wrote:
> If you look at this photo, and know that the little boy, Gavin, has Down
> Syndrome, would you think that I was trying to hide that fact with the
> sunglasses? My wife is afraid that his parents, the ones in the photo
> with him, will think that and be offended. She said when she looked at
> the photo, that's what she first thought.
>
> http://zone-10.com/tope2/main.php?g2_itemId=5950
>
> That never even crossed my mind. Before I took this shot, I noticed
> that Gavin had grabbed his mom's sunglasses and was putting them on,
> playing with them, and had a big, huge, joyful grin on his face. That's
> what inspired me to take the shot in the first place. I saw a kid
> having a blast with sunglasses.
>
> I'm just curious if I'm the only one who doesn't see otherwise?
>
> Thanks. Oh, by the way - I did get permission from both parents to post
> the family photo before we left the park.
>
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