Comments on: Opportunity Alert: Words can hurt http://blog.newsok.com/hiccups/2008/08/13/opportunity-alert-words-can-hurt/ Hiccups parenting blog is written by parents for parents and their children Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:32:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5 By: Ashley http://blog.newsok.com/hiccups/2008/08/13/opportunity-alert-words-can-hurt/comment-page-1/#comment-1044 Ashley Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:27:21 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/hiccups/2008/08/13/opportunity-alert-words-can-hurt/#comment-1044 My brother has Down Syndrome and i don’t like the word retard eaither.

]]> By: Mom http://blog.newsok.com/hiccups/2008/08/13/opportunity-alert-words-can-hurt/comment-page-1/#comment-369 Mom Wed, 10 Sep 2008 22:45:13 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/hiccups/2008/08/13/opportunity-alert-words-can-hurt/#comment-369 Way to go, girl!

]]> By: Linda http://blog.newsok.com/hiccups/2008/08/13/opportunity-alert-words-can-hurt/comment-page-1/#comment-158 Linda Fri, 22 Aug 2008 21:34:10 +0000 http://blog.newsok.com/hiccups/2008/08/13/opportunity-alert-words-can-hurt/#comment-158 Lindsey,

You’re right. I know sometimes people use the word “retard” as slang, but I don’t think it would roll off their tongue so easily if they had anyone close to them with Down Syndrome.

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