burningblackenedsoul

 The "R" Word I'm sharing this in a public forum as a voicing of my very strong belief. It is not my opinion alone, but the opinion of millions of others who love, teach, care for, advocate for and those who are, themselves, developmentally disabled. With that said, I am not interested in the opinions of the "other side of the fence". I don't want to hear about how you would rather use the word retard than preserve the feelings of another person. I am not interested in insults, slurs or negative commentary. If it is posted it will be deleted and the person posting it banned from my page. It is that simple, that black and white. This essay is