“Dad, it took me so many years before I gathered enough courage to face everyone because not all may know the whole truth because it is quite confusing.”
“Back in grade school, I would be picked on and bullied because they said you were different. As a kid I didn’t see you as different, I saw you as my dad.”
“I didn’t understand why they were making fun of me and calling me abnormal. I understood this later on and it made me a coward.”
“But you deserve more than the coward daughter that I am. You deserve love, understanding, patience, and acceptance as any individual with Down Syndrome should.”
“Here I am composing a birthday greeting to you because I’ve never done such a thing. You deserve so much more.”
Instagram; pictured above is Richie with her dad