The Children Living With Dwarfism | Born To Be Different | Part 2 | Origin

This is the second year of following six children with different disabilities.
Some of them will face major operations, others smaller but no less significant challenges.
As the extent of their children’s disabilities becomes clearer their parents are forced to make difficult decisions.
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[@hannahmullen4897]

part 3 PLEASE!!

[@_origin]

Part 3 coming next Friday at 4pm!

[@hannahmullen4897]

Yay!!!

[@lizzzzzzzz]

dude Hamish's grandma SUCKS!!

[@143SaraP]

A Ed

[@joy-to7dx]

​@@_origin is there a part 3

[@Lsaizul]

This originally aired in 2003. As of the last update I found (March 2020) Shelbie passed away just after her 19th birthday, Zoe was starting a law degree, Emily was studying for a nursing degree, Hamish was studying for a degree in engineering and William was moved to a residential home but had been diagnosed with an inoperable tumor on his kidney that could cause a fatal bleed at any moment. Nathan dropped out of the series in season 8 and no updates on him.

[@paigestatham6363]

Wow thanks

[@DJ-os5ih]

Where did you find the update?

[@margaretforrest5588]

thank you for update

[@deiondrarobinson9121]

Thank You!!!

[@mentallydisturbedllama473]

Goodness... Thank you for the information!

[@LuccaRPG]

I have dwarfism myself. Grandma's attitude isn't surprising, but it still makes me sad. So so much of a little person's attitude is how your family treats you. If you treat your child as so different and so disabled, his worldview will be so negative. It makes it all the more difficult to deal with the negativity and differences a LP will undoubtedly face.

[@Temptation666]

you are so right. Lots of love

[@jessicanaquin1857]

🗣️ WOW! Words of Wisdom for sure 🙏🏻😊 Blessings to you my friend 🙏🏻

[@IlaughedIcried]

I thought the same thing -- I actually started shouting at the computer screen, I was so aggravated. I'm good friends with two men with dwarfism (all of us are actors - I met them in theatre productions). They're both super smart, funny, talented, engaging, extroverted and fun to be with. They both do everything that a person of average height would do, and I know for a fact that neither of them was raised believing that they were "less than" anyone else, or that they should accept a life filled with rejection, hatred, failure and despair, and maybe just crawl into a hole forever instead of trying to achieve anything. I seriously don't know why Hamish's family is already dangling anvils of doom over his life. He's adorable and seems to be very well adjusted. Now is the time to encourage that, remind him daily of how loved, capable and resilient he is, capitalize on his strengths, and give him all the confidence in the world to go out and achieve whatever he wants to. I wish the people inside the TV would listen when I shout these things at them. :)

[@Bettinasisrg]

I have a feeling that 'grandma' would look down on any kid no matter what, she was a total snob!

[@valerief1231]

I know it’s been a year since you commented, so I hope you see this. My friend Gina works with a reporter in my area that does special interest stories, like a news magazine type of show. The producers evoke emotional responses to make a more interesting program. They may have asked lots and lots of questions of the grand mother, then edit it, taking what she was saying out of context. Gina absolutely hated working with the reporter here, everyone has been watching him for at least 40 years, and as Gina explains, it’s an amazing gig, it looks fantastic in the film career space to have that show on one’s resume. Anyway, I agree with your opinion regarding the things that make us different, my husband was born with Cerebral Palsy, and like so many of these parents his were heartbroken so much as he went thru dozens of major operations. They pushed him and seemed indifferent to him as a child, not knowing until he was an adult that mom and dad cried so much, would hide in their bedroom, or garage and get their anguish out of their system, then go back and perform physical therapy with him even when he didn’t want to, or it was painful. He is very intelligent and still pushes himself, at 56 years old to be a wonderful provider, husband and dad.

[@petsmart1000]

Wow Hamish’s family acts like his dwarfism is the end of the world and that he’s not going to go far or make something of himself when he gets older, he can be anything he wants, his brain isn’t negatively affected like they assume. He’s such a cutie 🥰

[@wc5436]

I thought the same thing. I hope they change that attitude or he will suffer for it later. So sad. They are so lucky compared to these other families. I read that Shelby passed away and look at what William and Zoe have to go through.

[@signwithwilfred5689]

@@wc5436 William is doing well and I am friends with his parents they are doing well and he has his own house with support staffs

[@millacernemusic]

The grandma is probably just a woman of her time. My paternal grandma was born with hip dysplasia, and she had a similar attitude when I was born with a disability. That doesn’t mean she doesn’t love me, it just means that she grew up in a time where disability was misunderstood as something to be sorry about. I think Hamish is probably in a similar situation, with a loving family that just doesn’t understand. I also think it’s important not to sugarcoat disability. Disability can be near a neutral life experience, that you don’t wish to change about yourself, but it can also be incredibly hard. I’d imagine that if he experiences a lot of back pain due to his genetic condition, he’d probably want to get rid of that. But simply being short and not being able to reach stuff on high shelves, I think that’s a disability you can sort of deal with and adjust to in a different way, and you don’t necessarily want to fix it or cure it. But that’s my outside perspective. I don’t have dwarfism, i’m blind so that’s a totally different disability and a different experience.

[@jamestown8398]

It seems like Sandy Marshall is trying to show them that Hamish can still have a good life. Hopefully they understand that.

[@paigestatham6363]

I think it was filed early 90’s early 2000’s that’s at least 20 years ago - view were much different back then, especially from the grandmas time too

[@manueladarazsdi9675]

Wow, his parents are so down on Hamish. They are speaking about their disappointment in his dwarfism in front of him. Obviously, this will be psychologically damaging to him in the near future.😞

[@sistatiph2308]

He isn't damaged, He is a paraolympian swimmer ❤

[@johnnywalker8326]

When the old lady said 'you always hope your baby is going to be the most beautiful' it really made me angry. Hamish IS a beautiful little guy. How rude! Then acting like because he won't be a football or soccer star he better dazzle the world with intelligence like he is lacking something and needs to make up for it! I know this is an old film but attitudes like these actually hurt the little people community greatly.

[@myoldvhstapes]

Other commenters said he has become a paralympic swimmer!

[@lmrharper3586]

The parents really say some horrid things don’t they .Why cant they just accept it and get on with it.

[@eunicestone6532]

Shelby's mom Is a strong woman to admit that she was just tired of all of it. That took strength. At least she had physical and emotional help from friends and family. So sad

[@maryl1735]

I was gobsmacked when I heard Grandma talk about Hamish and express her faulty opinions about dwarfism. Shocking. I only hope she can’t spend much time with him. He doesn’t need her and her insults.

[@sistatiph2308]

They moved to New Zealand... So she didn't. He is an Olympic Swimmer

[@dizzydame5091]

His size and the things he has to go through will only make him stronger. I am now 59yrs old and I lived my life with the same problem. Being shorter than everyone else can be a pain and a blessing at the same time. He will survive. Being short does not stop you from doing whatever you want to do. I love to drive so I became a driver of an 18 wheeler cross country. I did get some strange looks when I climbed down out of that big truck for fuel or delivery. Unfortunately my condition degenerated to the point that I can't do that anymore and had to have my spine fused. Never ever tell a child that they can't do something that other people do. They will find a way to prove to you that they can do it. Love and encouragement is what is needed. We are all people short or tall.

[@emmaflores7463]

I feel sorry for Hamish, having a grandmother like that is difficult 🙃 hope shes gota better additude now

[@Jacoe413]

I find I hard to respect parents who just quit and leave the other parent to do everything.

[@sistatiph2308]

She got a new man... He is amazing

[@jokehokke283]

It happens more often then you realise. Are this all bad parents?? I do not think so.

[@jennjeffs4893]

The family acts like dwarfism is so terrible and life is over.. if u act that way, life will be that way. My nephew has achondroplasia. When he was born we all knew he would have to do things differently. But we never treated him differently. He's now 32. A father of 3. Has a successful job, nice house & provides well for his family. His whole life he has always said "I'm short, Not incapable"

[@Bettinasisrg]

If I knew I was a carrier of a disease that caused the horrible suffering that Shelbie experiences I would not take the chance and have more kids, especially if I had children already that were suffering from neglect.

[@keztukariri]

I Dont understand why parents that know they risk having a really sick child, like Shelby, still have more kids. Esp when youve already lost a child to the same horrible condition 💔💔

[@BernadetteSwemmer-jz7yl]

Agreed

[@waternineeightlotus2869]

My thoughts exactly. It seems very egoistical on their part. Why not adopt?

[@brendaseager7371]

Your boy may have dwarfism but, he is alive and healthy other than what his dwarfism effects are. He can walk, do for himself,and he is intelligent. Your child is not disabled, be thankful and be proud.

[@lizzzzzzzz]

Hamish's grandma: "if he's going to be ugly he'd better be smart!"

[@jennyrose2200]

Shelby's mom has carried her around like a sack of potatoes since the beginning. Her other children are suffering from lack of attention and discipline. It's so sad to see this.

[@punkyduckscn2732]

Hamish’s family should stop calling him a dwarf and handicapped.they behave as if they’d like to hide him in the attic! I don’t like their attitude, it’s very snobbish. I hope that they learnt to accept him for who he is.

[@sistatiph2308]

They did he's a whole Olympic swimmer for New Zealand

[@littlemommacormier415]

He’s adorable and should be treated like any other child his age!

[@JaimeMesChiens]

Amen!

[@allisonmusic6609]

Poor Zoe but she’s lucky for having her mother with her. Bless her 💝

[@mtyedj]

Hamish looks so happy! May he be blessed always! ❤🙂 blessings to the parents for the love him! His parents love is great healing energy for that flow’s to him! Blessings from MaggieG Long Island New York!

[@tamiko_8369]

Wow grandma that was pretty negative 🤔. He is a beautiful baby! He can do whatever he wants when he grows up!

[@emanuelaberaldo5272]

so Shelby's father can't take the stress leaves the marriage and mom becomes a single mother!!!!! Nice nice. All the children will suffer mom can't give any of them what they need. Very sad

[@katebriana4790]

Ohhh I dread if any of my children have to go through major surgeries at such young ages, even older… little baby William made me want to snuggle him so tight and not let him go… all of them are little disguised miracles 💙

[@fj-fe7lw]

he passed away last year...so sad to see him as a baby and know he isn't alive anymore :(

[@kellysheridan7289]

Zoe's mother needs support and therapy❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Yoongiwifie]

You can have the most beautiful child in the world and they will have a disability, but having a disability doesn’t make you stupid it makes you amazing! You can do anything that you put your heart too.

[@maggiefollett636]

It does not if your child has no hope of normal breathing, let alone cognition.

[@kalifogg6610]

My oldest niece is profoundly mentally disabled and she is the sweetest person I have met. Very empathetic.

[@angharadllewellyn2192]

As a handicapped person, I would do anything NOT to have my disabilities.

[@MrLisa35]

I cant the believe the grandmothers attitude, not a nice attitude

[@jenpw1525]

My cousin had several limb lengthening surgeries. They are very painful and took 3 years to complete. Her starting height was 3.11 and reached a height of 5.1 after 3 lengthening cycles

[@maburg713]

That's just fantastic!! Painful, yes, but wonderful for them, if that was their choice. Medicine has come so far, we no longer have to feel the need (like this grandmother seems to) to be ashamed of, or to push these beautiful little angels to the back, so we're not "embarrassed" by them. They are just like any other child, with needs, and wants, dreams and desires. They have a right to be happy too. (I would keep that grandmother as far away from Hamish as I possibly could. She is the one with the "problem", not Hamish!)

[@ChevyGirl-1984]

Wow! That’s amazing, that’s taller than I am. I’m 5’0.

[@ms.krueger2660]

He is a cutie pie!! I had a cousin that was a dwarf. Nothing wrong with that. She was amazing!! 💜 He can do anything he puts his mind to!! No need to be sad!! It’s different now for people with dwarfism!! Encourage him to try and do everything!! Do not treat him different!! My cousin was treated like all the rest of us. She appreciated that!! She went on to get married and have a normal size daughter!! 💜. Stop feeling sorry for him!!🌟

[@JaimeMesChiens]

OMG! That woman took Hamish to get shoes. She looked at the salesperson and said, “He’s a dwarf.” Woman, he is a child, your child. And he has a name.

[@IlaughedIcried]

She was also horrified at the idea of him wearing GIRL'S shoes! "Can you stick something over the flowers?" she asked. Holy cow -- that's her biggest concern. That her son might wear shoes with flowers on them. I think Hamish is the most well-adjusted member of his family!!

[@averymartin1327]

Hamish's parents act like his condition is 100% terminal and that they're not going to have much time with him or that he won't amount to anything just because he'll be below average height.

[@nan639sullivan4]

Thanks for posting!

[@katebriana4790]

Brave children and brave parents!

[@kimbradshaw1480]

unbelievably loving parents and beautiful children. Heart warming.

[@heatherbowlan1961]

God Bless all these beautiful children and their parents ? The strongest people I’ve ever witnessed .

[@maryamalfayed223]

All are amazing and beautiful children! ❤️

[@amistenson2535]

6:40 Why was the sales lady pushing girls shoes on her? She couldn’t order him a pair the mother wanted? Or direct her to a store that would have a pair for boys in his size.

[@salwashurbaji7557]

As a mom of disabled son you need support education and faith 🙏 these 3 factors can help you go through

[@colhammond6014]

Wow I'm sorry but he is who he is , god made him that way , these parents are only looking at him as disabled, he is so much more than that !!!!! God bless him .

[@sistatiph2308]

It's really sad that people judge parents who cope with their childs disability differently. Hamish has a good life... His parents didn't have any more children than he had the best of everything. He is an Olympic Swimmer. All of the parents coped different on the show. They all love their children. Until you are a parent with a child with that disability and grew up in a culture that taught disability is terrible, you shouldn't judge.

[@leesajerkins2398]

My 3rd grandson didn't talk until he was 5, and now he want stop talking. He is; however, in a special needs class for reading, and language only. He is very creative and above average in math!!

[@mariekatherine5238]

Too short to reach something? Use a grabber device, a stool, a ladder, elevator shoes, or ask a taller person for help. I don’t have dwarfism, but am 5.0’, on the short end of the spectrum.

[@jcl5345]

Do you think your height is comparable or even close to the challenges of dwarfism? I'm 5'2". Fairly short. A stool or ladder helps me, but is not nearly enough for what these people need in their lives. 5ft is within the normal range of a human woman. The conversation is about those who are less fortunate then you at your height.

[@franceswomble8083]

Hamish is adorable 😍 💖.

[@ginaandseason2774]

Absolutely beautiful babies!!

[@uuesgirl]

If you had a child with a fatal genetic condition, why would you have more children? Unless Cristy/Christie/Kristie, whatever the spelling is, didn't know, why would she continue to have kids? I'll never understand it

[@Yoongiwifie]

Everyone deserves a chance of life no matter if they have something like or adhd or more then that! Everyone is given a chance of life! Asking ppl Q: why have more kids if there gonna have a disability is like me asking you why are you writing such comments like this …..knowing there parents out there who have kids like this? Everyone life is normal . It might not be your normal but it’s there normal!

[@mariekatherine5238]

It isn’t fatal! Perhaps somewhat shortened, but he’ll have an adulthood. He’s intellectually normal, just shorter with some related challenges. Accommodations can be made. He’ll be just fine. No reason at all he can’t have a “normal” life.

[@kellysheridan7289]

Agree

[@jcl5345]

@@mariekatherine5238 wtf is wrong with you? You hate that there are people shorter then you who might get more attention then you?

[@toriicha5678]

And there's a saying that goes if you ain't got ntn good to say keep yur f***** mouth shut there's alot of things in life we will never understand but we dnt complain however god is allowing them to suffer like this we dont know why yet we dont question him so why do you feel you have the right to judge her nd her decisions you are so bitter towards the situation nd I hope you never have to go thru something like this cause yur karma will be waiting on yu

[@hannah8377]

I find it takes alot of conpasion and exceptance to take care of a specal needs child . I also have specal needs i am develoopmentally delsyed. I was born primature weighing 2 pounds .

[@tlkdragonlady]

I am ashamed of the way the family is acting. i would be happy to have had anyone of them. The only child i had passed away after 10 days. They are all a gift from god.

[@berf9445]

they are all so sweet. I hope it worked out for them all.

[@sistatiph2308]

Shelbie Passed away after her 19th birthday and William has a Tumor... But everyone else is great

[@stephaniehewitt7483]

I pray for all these the children

[@fionasaunders7646]

How unkind the grandmother is, ghastly women

[@terisoto8230]

Continue to treat him as normal as you can. he is so handsome. I think he is gonna take the world by storm. so he's small look out world here he comes.

[@marywinter809]

I love all of them

[@toriicha5678]

These baby's had to go thru such a tough times in what should be the best time in anyone's life

[@nirashadeepani-ss5cs]

That's good spend time with children.

[@ninajones9924]

When will part 3 come out?

[@shayleenjoubert2008]

Hamish is Goegeous... (pretty boy) fearfully and wonderdully made❤

[@stepht7508]

Why do children have to have all these serious illnesses...Childhood should be a time of joy,happiness,and good health.There's plenty of time for aches and pains when we get old😣

[@leesajerkins2398]

Hope Zoe becomes willing to try a little harder. She is a miracle, and she will change lives.

[@SanguivorousRevenant]

I'd have adopted Hamish in a heartbeat.

[@sistatiph2308]

You didn't need to. Parents are allowed to grieve, it doesn't mean they didn't love him. They moved to New Zealand to start a new life and he is an Olympic Swimmer

[@eunicestone6532]

Just wondering???? Why does Hamish stick his tongue out???

[@courttheshort87]

Sometimes our tongues are bigger than our mouths it is a common problems with little people

[@myoldvhstapes]

Nathan, the little boy with Down syndrome, had his mouth open all the time. It's a feature of the condition. I hope in the twenty years since this was filmed that interventions have been developed. When the mandible drops, it pushes backward and narrows the airway. With the tongue not up in the palate, the palate narrows and the teeth crowd.

[@rsoubiea]

fits? do you mean seizures? thats scary.

[@myoldvhstapes]

Cultural differences. It's perfectly normal in British English to call them fits. "Two countries separated by a common language."

[@hansadortmund4340]

When was that filmd ?

[@tlkdragonlady]

It has to be early 90s. Look at the cell phone and the computers

[@rosallumetta2864]

Being a mom is doing all this!

[@alexisgordon2759]

Could try medical CBD Canabis oil, since big pharma meds are not working that well. I hope operation helps though 🙏

[@maryseflore7028]

They're in England... Canabis is still very illegal there.

[@allisonmusic6609]

Why so many ads

[@stephaniehewitt7483]

I'm 30 and I know what it's like to have a disability ever since I was too I've had epilepsy and as I've gotten older and more and more disabilities I have a club shirt I have autism

[@stephaniehewitt7483]

Clubbed foot

[@amandawitherspoon5225]

He is so cute!!! I would love to have one just like him.

[@manueladarazsdi9675]

He's not a stuffed animal. He's a person with feelings and intellect. Get yourself a puppy. Wait... A stuffed animal.

[@amandawitherspoon5225]

@@manueladarazsdi9675 Get over yourself and don't comment unless you know what you are talking about. I have worked with special needs children for years. I have two special needs children and I plan on adopting a child with down syndrome.

[@traceytansley1659]

The dad of Hamish looks like a cross between Sean Penn and Michael J. fox.

[@MrZzToOoFlyY]

During the last half all I think about is how that key is a serious chocking hazard! Working with kids my whole life idk how a therapist would think thats a “safe” item, she should get a larger key or like a fake plastic toy one, a child will still correlate it to an actual key based on shape even if its not identical to the one they would use to say open a door.

[@nadiachin283]

Real life Mrs Doubtfire

[@masekjohann4228]

men.. thats really so heartbreaking, all these little innocent souls, struggling that hard. we all are so lucky, when we are born healthy, and much more, when our own kids are born just healthy. i wish them all best of luck

[@tinmanlover1994]

When someone is in the AFO's to walk you have to have shoes on to make it easier and Alot better

[@tuathadesidhe1530]

It's so tragic that William wasn't offered THC cannabis oil before they started chopping at his brain.

[@Messier45_Pleiades]

Hamish's parents hate their kid. Poor little guy.

[@nickim6571]

I'm really surprised the British still use the term "fit" for seizure.

[@1tylerose]

Hamish's father resembles the late Robin Williams

[@nessae354]

The one mom looks like the schoolteacher from charlie and the chocolate factory with that haircut.

[@kellyolsen-tetrault9974]

Look up AMC Princess Ana this little girl is as amazing as her!

[@IlaughedIcried]

Yes! OH my gosh, that little girl is in a category of cute and precocious all by herself! She's off the charts!

[@lawaunagrimes2555]

I think he could crawl in that dryer be careful parents

[@alienabuser3693]

I understand moms need a break but when you have other children that are getting almost no attention why not spend a night out with them instead of your friend.😑🤷🏼‍♀️🙍🏼‍♀️

[@stayathomegeek]

It's a balancing act for sure. Sacrifices are made all around. But without some rest and respite, the Mom is of no use to any of them. Remember too that you're seeing only a tiny slice of her life. Her night out is probably a break not just from her disabled child, but from all her attention to her other children

[@toriicha5678]

This is so hard to watch I can't stop bawling how can the lord be real yet it allows so much suffering and pain in not just ones live but majority's life

[@hoosiermom47]

Dwarfism is not a disability or handicap. Most people with dwarfism are very productive people. Check out Little people, Big World or The Little Couple

[@bonnitaclaus2286]

The brain is amazing. You never assume anything when it comes to the capabilities of the brain to heal yet, I understand you have to be mindful of creating expectations that cannot be met. With the brain, there was even a discovery of a child that was born with not all of his brain, yet as he grew, so did his brain. it has been established that the younger a person is when they have this type of surgery where the remove part of the brain, the rest of the brain will reroute to take over the duties of that part of the brain that had been removed. The older, the child, the more the rerouting. It was easy for me to not create expectations through therapy. Either way, expecting more than what is possible or limiting myself to what is accepted. It is impossible to equate my situation which dealt with muscles versus the brain, except for the expectations but always never limiting the possibilities. I fear, that is, this was my situation of a child, I do not believe I could also calmly say these things. When love comes into the picture things change…. They change varies as greatly as there are sand in the ocean.

[@keztukariri]

William needed canabis oil in his life 😏 poor kid

[@BusyBeeStitchery]

Yikes 😬

[@francesmendoza2536]

9

[@familylove5412]

Thats not how you sign MORE lol

[@serenaplante3966]

Sign language is different in different countries. ASL means American Sign Language.

[@slumqueen2173]

Did that grandma just call hamish ugly? But in a nice way?? OKAY MRS DOUDTFIRE!!! The mom n day should be ashamed of themselves.

[@nanditasmithback7636]

i think shes punishing her daughter shes so emotional because her mom scolds and she isn't a good mom at all.

[@Emerald1dx3]

Just say he's physically challenged.and doing just fine and getting better each day.

[@melindalawrence1343]

Several shows in the US about little people. Really seems pretty understood and people are fine with it. Hell adapt and be wonderful 🌷🌷🌷

[@maggiefollett636]

Why, Vicky, would you have had another, having lost a child to the same condition and going ahead with the birth in the full knowledge of a 50% chance of the same genetic condition, when you have three other kids who need you and no partner???

[@rosequill7925]

She had a healthy child first, then Charlie, who passed from the condition, second, then had two more healthy children and last had Shelbie. They all had the same father who left five months after Shelbie was born.

[@waternineeightlotus2869]

Absolutely irresponsible and egoistical in my opinion. Not to mention, her other kids suffering because of it.

[@aleagonzales720]

he is still on a bottle that crazy

[@Lilshortstuff8186]

A lot of disabled kids can’t eat regular food so their only source of nutrients is a formula. They even make special formula for kids with disabilities.

[@janicewolk6492]

Four kids are too many.

[@lmrharper3586]

You can’t just make a statement like that . Yes for some people 4 children are too many because they havent been taught skills to juggle them all .

[@longwhitemane]

If someone has a disabled child through an accident of genetics, that one thing. Disabilities happen. What pisses me off is when parents KNOW their child will have a disability and have a child anyway. To me that is the epitome of selfishness.

[@jessam4875]

People with disabilities aren’t less human. They have full and happy lives. What are you suggesting??

[@longwhitemane]

@@jessam4875 I am suggesting that people that are known carriers of severe defects do not have children. Life is tough enough without inflicting a known health problem on a child, especially your own. Pure selfishness on the parents' part.

[@longwhitemane]

@@jessam4875 BTW, I cope with a severe mental illness that is genetic. So I am here to tell you that no, disabled people don't all lead happy lives.

[@jessam4875]

@@longwhitemane I’m not down with victim mentality and people’s lack of gratitude for their lives. What you’re suggesting is eugenics, and that a life with a disability is worth less than a life without.

[@janicewolk6492]

@@jessam4875 You are ignoring children with disabilities so severe they have virtually no quality of life and destroy the lives of the rest of their families. Martyrdom can be an ugly selfishness.

[@maggiefollett636]

Scans are there for a reason. Certainly I get why some parents featured keep their babies, but for others who will never be mentally or physically independent? A lifetime of martrydom, shame and neglect for other children.

[@AbbySimpson-kt6be]

No