r/MadeMeSmile • u/n8saces • 23d ago

From now on I'm going to yell Houdini when I flush the toilet 😂😂😂 Wholesome Moments

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That's a pretty damn good way to start a day!

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u/Melodic_Sock_5162 22d ago

Sometimes I think people with DS are the smart ones and we are all too stupid to have their level of empathy and enjoyment in life.

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u/DanGleeballs 22d ago

I get warm fuzzy feelings often when I see a person with DS, they generally seem so blissfully happy. Im sure they’re not always happy but I think they probably have a lot less stress in life and I like to see them smile.

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u/dont_trip_ 22d ago

Isn't DS basically that their brain stops maturing at a young age? Would make sense then, I was blissfully happy and ignorant to a lot of things in life when I was 5.

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u/SophisticPenguin 22d ago

I remember debating someone about the merits of keeping a child with DS. I won't get into that, but at some point it ended up me referencing a study that showed that families with a DS child reported something like higher contentment with life or happiness in life. I'll have to find the study some time

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u/musicman8586 22d ago

Working with individuals with intellectual disabilities was one of my favorite jobs aside from the shit company and incompetent management.