"Good" and "bad" are incomplete stories we tell ourselves | Heather Lanier

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

ืžืชืจื’ื: Shlomo Adam ืžื‘ืงืจ: Sigal Tifferet
00:12
There's an ancient parable about a farmer who lost his horse.
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ื™ืฉ ืžืฉืœ ืขืชื™ืง ืขืœ ืื™ื›ืจ ืฉืื™ื‘ื“ ืืช ืกื•ืกื•.
ื”ืฉื›ื ื™ื ื‘ืื• ื•ืืžืจื•, "ื–ื” ืจืข ืžืื“."
00:17
And neighbors came over to say, "Oh, that's too bad."
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00:20
And the farmer said, "Good or bad, hard to say."
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ื•ื”ืื™ื›ืจ ืืžืจ, "ื˜ื•ื‘ ืื• ืจืข - ืงืฉื” ืœื“ืขืช."
00:24
Days later, the horse returns and brings with it seven wild horses.
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ื›ืขื‘ื•ืจ ื›ืžื” ื™ืžื™ื ื”ืกื•ืก ื—ื–ืจ, ื•ืื™ืชื• ืฉื‘ืขื” ืกื•ืกื™ ืคืจื.
ื”ืฉื›ื ื™ื ื‘ืื• ื•ืืžืจื•, "ื–ื” ื˜ื•ื‘ ืžืื“!"
00:30
And neighbors come over to say, "Oh, that's so good!"
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00:33
And the farmer just shrugs and says, "Good or bad, hard to say."
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ื•ื”ืื™ื›ืจ ืžื•ืฉืš ื‘ื›ืชืคื™ื• ื•ืื•ืžืจ, "ื˜ื•ื‘ ืื• ืจืข - ืงืฉื” ืœื“ืขืช."
00:39
The next day, the farmer's son rides one of the wild horses,
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ืœืžื—ืจืช, ื‘ื ื• ืฉืœ ื”ืื™ื›ืจ ืจื•ื›ื‘ ืขืœ ืื—ื“ ืžืกื•ืกื™ ื”ืคืจื,
00:43
is thrown off and breaks his leg.
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ืžื•ืฉืœืš ืžืžื ื• ื•ืฉื•ื‘ืจ ืืช ืจื’ืœื•.
00:46
And the neighbors say, "Oh, that's terrible luck."
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ื”ืฉื›ื ื™ื ืื•ืžืจื™ื, "ืื™ื–ื” ืžื–ืœ ืจืข."
00:49
And the farmer says, "Good or bad, hard to say."
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ื•ื”ืื™ื›ืจ ืื•ืžืจ, "ื˜ื•ื‘ ืื• ืจืข - ืงืฉื” ืœื“ืขืช."
00:54
Eventually, officers come knocking on people's doors,
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ืžืชื™ืฉื”ื•, ื‘ืื• ืงืฆื™ื ื™ ืฆื‘ื ื•ื“ืคืงื• ืขืœ ื”ื“ืœืชื•ืช
00:57
looking for men to draft for an army,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื’ื™ื™ืก ื’ื‘ืจื™ื ืœืฆื‘ื,
00:59
and they see the farmer's son and his leg and they pass him by.
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ื”ื ืจืื• ืืช ืจื’ืœื• ืฉืœ ื‘ืŸ ื”ืื™ื›ืจ ื•ืคืกื—ื• ืขืœื™ื•.
01:03
And neighbors say, "Ooh, that's great luck!"
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ื”ืฉื›ื ื™ื ื‘ืื• ื•ืืžืจื•, "ืื™ื–ื” ืžื–ืœ!"
ื•ื”ืื™ื›ืจ ืืžืจ, "ื˜ื•ื‘ ืื• ืจืข - ืงืฉื” ืœื“ืขืช."
01:06
And the farmer says, "Good or bad, hard to say."
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ืฉืžืขืชื™ ืœืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื–ื” ืœืคื ื™ 20 ืฉื ื”
01:11
I first heard this story 20 years ago,
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01:13
and I have since applied it 100 times.
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ื•ืžืื– ื”ืฉืชืžืฉืชื™ ื‘ื• 100 ืคืขื.
ืœื ื–ื›ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืžืฉืจื” ืฉืจืฆื™ืชื™:
01:16
Didn't get the job I wanted:
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01:18
good or bad, hard to say.
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"ื˜ื•ื‘ ืื• ืจืข - ืงืฉื” ืœื“ืขืช."
01:20
Got the job I wanted:
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ื–ื›ื™ืชื™ ื‘ืžืฉืจื” ืฉืจืฆื™ืชื™:
01:23
good or bad, hard to say.
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"ื˜ื•ื‘ ืื• ืจืข - ืงืฉื” ืœื“ืขืช."
01:25
To me, the story is not about looking on the bright side
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ื‘ืขื™ื ื™, ื”ืœืงื— ื‘ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื–ื” ืื™ื ื ื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ืฆื“ ื”ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™
01:29
or waiting to see how things turn out.
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ืื• ืœื”ืžืชื™ืŸ ื•ืœืจืื•ืช ืื™ืš ื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื™ืชืคืชื—ื•.
ืืœื ืœืจืื•ืช ื›ืžื” ืื ื• ืžืžื”ืจื™ื ืœืชื™ื™ื’ ืžืฆื‘ื™ื,
01:32
It's about how eager we can be to label a situation,
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01:35
to put concrete around it by judging it.
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ืœื‘ืฆืจ ืื•ืชื ื‘ื‘ื˜ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืฉื™ืคื•ื˜ ืฉืœื ื•.
01:38
But reality is much more fluid,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช ื ื–ื™ืœื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ,
01:41
and good and bad are often incomplete stories that we tell ourselves.
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ื•"ื˜ื•ื‘" ืื• "ืจืข" ื”ื ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ืกื™ืคื•ืจื™ื ื—ืœืงื™ื™ื ืฉืื ื• ืžืกืคืจื™ื ืœืขืฆืžื ื•.
01:46
The parable has been my warning
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ื”ืžืฉืœ ื”ื™ื•ื•ื” ืขื‘ื•ืจื™ ืื•ืช ืื–ื”ืจื”
ืžื›ืš ืฉื‘ื”ื™ืฆืžื“ื•ืช ืœืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœ "ื˜ื•ื‘" ืื• "ืจืข"
01:49
that by gripping tightly to the story of good or bad,
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01:52
I close down my ability to truly see a situation.
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ืื ื™ ืžื’ื‘ื™ืœื” ืืช ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืจืื•ืช ืืช ื”ืžืฆื‘ ื ื›ื•ื—ื”.
01:56
I learn more when I proceed and loosen my grip
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ืื ื™ ืœื•ืžื“ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ ื›ืฉืื ื™ ืžืจื•ืคืคืช ืืช ืื—ื™ื–ืชื™
02:00
and proceed openly with curiosity and wonder.
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ื•ืžืžืฉื™ื›ื” ื”ืœืื” ื‘ืคืชื™ื—ื•ืช, ืกืงืจื ื•ืช ื•ืคืœื™ืื”.
02:04
But seven years ago,
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ืื‘ืœ ืœืคื ื™ ืฉื‘ืข ืฉื ื™ื,
ื›ืฉื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื‘ื”ืจื™ื•ืŸ ืขื ื™ืœื“ืชื™ ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื”,
02:07
when I was pregnant with my first child,
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ืฉื›ื—ืชื™ ืœื’ืžืจื™ ืืช ื”ืœืงื— ื”ื–ื”.
02:09
I completely forgot this lesson.
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02:12
I believed I knew wholeheartedly what was good.
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ื”ืืžื ืชื™ ื‘ื›ืœ ืœื™ื‘ื™ ืฉืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืžื” ื–ื” "ื˜ื•ื‘".
02:15
When it came to having kids,
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ื‘ื›ืœ ื”ื ื•ื’ืข ืœื”ื‘ืืช ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืœืขื•ืœื,
02:17
I thought that good was some version of a superbaby,
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ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉ"ื˜ื•ื‘" ื”ื•ื ืื™ื–ื• ื’ื™ืจืกื” ืฉืœ ืชื™ื ื•ืงืช-ืขืœ,
02:20
some ultrahealthy human who possessed not a single flaw
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ื™ืฆื•ืจ ืื ื•ืฉื™ ืขื ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช-ืขืœ ืœืœื ืคื’ื ืื—ื“ ื•ื™ื—ื™ื“,
02:24
and would practically wear a cape flying into her superhero future.
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ื•ืฉื”ื™ื ืชื•ื›ืœ ื‘ืขืฆื ืœืœื‘ื•ืฉ ื’ืœื™ืžื” ื•ืœืขื•ืฃ ืœืขื‘ืจ ืขืชื™ื“ื” ื›ื’ื™ื‘ื•ืจืช-ืขืœ.
02:29
I took DHA pills to ensure that my baby had a super-high-functioning,
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ืœืงื—ืชื™ ื’ืœื•ืœื•ืช ืื•ืžื’ื” 3 ื›ื“ื™ ืœื•ื•ื“ื
ืฉืœืชื™ื ื•ืงืช ืฉืœื™ ื™ื”ื™ื• ืชืคืงื•ื“ื™-ืขืœ ื•ืžื•ื—-ืขืœ,
02:34
supersmart brain,
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02:35
and I ate mostly organic food,
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ืื›ืœืชื™ ื‘ืขื™ืงืจ ืื•ื›ืœ ืื•ืจื’ื ื™,
02:38
and I trained for a medication-free labor,
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ืขื‘ืจืชื™ ื”ื›ื ื” ืœืœื™ื“ื” ืœืœื ืชืจื•ืคื•ืช
ื•ืขืฉื™ืชื™ ืขื•ื“ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื›ื™ ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™
02:41
and I did many other things
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02:42
because I thought these things would help me make not just a good baby,
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ืฉื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื”ืืœื” ื™ืขื–ืจื• ืœื™ ืœืœื“ืช ืœื ืจืง ืชื™ื ื•ืงืช ื˜ื•ื‘ื”,
ืืœื ืืช ื”ืชื™ื ื•ืงืช ื”ื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘ื” ื‘ืขื•ืœื.
02:47
but the best baby possible.
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02:50
When my daughter Fiona was born, she weighed 4 pounds, 12 ounces,
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ื›ืฉื ื•ืœื“ื” ื‘ืชื™, ืคื™ื•ื ื”, ื”ื™ื ืฉืงืœื” ืฉื ื™ื™ื ื•ืจื‘ืข ืงื™ืœื•ื’ืจืžื™ื.
02:55
or 2.15 kilograms.
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02:58
The pediatrician said there were only two possible explanations
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ืจื•ืคื ื”ื™ืœื“ื™ื ืืžืจ ืฉื™ื™ืชื›ื ื• ืจืง ืฉื ื™ ื”ืกื‘ืจื™ื ืœื’ื•ื“ืœื” ื”ื–ืขื™ืจ.
03:02
for her tiny size.
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ื”ื•ื ืืžืจ, "ืื• ืฉื”ื–ืจืข ื’ืจื•ืข,
03:04
"Either," he said, "it's bad seed,"
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03:07
"or it's bad soil."
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"ืื• ืฉื”ืื“ืžื” ื’ืจื•ืขื”."
03:09
And I wasn't so tired from labor to lose the thread of his logic:
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ื•ืœื ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ืžื•ืชืฉืช ืžื”ืœื™ื“ื” ืขื“ ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืื—ืžื™ืฅ ืืช ื›ื•ื•ื ืชื•:
03:14
my newborn, according to the doctor,
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ื”ื™ื™ืœื•ื“ื” ืฉืœื™, ืœื“ื‘ืจื™ ืื•ืชื• ืจื•ืคื,
03:16
was a bad plant.
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ื”ื™ืชื” ืฆืžื— ืคื’ื•ื.
03:19
Eventually, I learned that my daughter had an ultra-rare chromosomal condition
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ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ื ื•ื“ืข ืœื™ ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื‘ืชื™ ื‘ืขื™ื” ื›ืจื•ืžื•ื–ื•ืžืœื™ืช ื ื“ื™ืจื” ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ
ื‘ืฉื "ืชืกืžื•ื ืช ื•ื•ืœืฃ-ื”ื™ืจืฉื”ื•ืจืŸ".
03:24
called Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome.
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03:26
She was missing a chunk of her fourth chromosome.
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ื”ื™ื” ื—ืกืจ ืœื” ืงื˜ืข ื‘ื›ืจื•ืžื•ื–ื•ื ื”ืจื‘ื™ืขื™.
03:29
And although my daughter was good --
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ื•ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉื”ืชื™ื ื•ืงืช ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ืชื” ื‘ืกื“ืจ -
ื”ื™ื ืฉืจื“ื”,
03:33
she was alive,
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03:34
and she had brand new baby skin
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ื”ื™ื” ืœื” ืขื•ืจ ื—ื“ืฉ ืฉืœ ืชื™ื ื•ืงืช
03:36
and the most aware onyx eyes --
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ื•ืขื™ื ื™ ืฉื•ื”ื ืขืจื ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื™ื•ืชืจ -
03:39
I also learned that people with her syndrome
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ื ื•ื“ืข ืœื™ ื’ื ืฉืืฆืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ืขื ื”ืชืกืžื•ื ืช ืฉืœื”
ื™ืฉ ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื•ื™ื•ืช ื•ืขื™ื›ื•ื‘ื™ ื”ืชืคืชื—ื•ืช ื ื™ื›ืจื™ื.
03:42
have significant developmental delays and disabilities.
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03:45
Some never learn to walk or talk.
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ื™ืฉ ื‘ื™ื ื™ื”ื ืฉืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ืœื•ืžื“ื™ื ืœืœื›ืช ืื• ืœื“ื‘ืจ.
03:48
I did not have the equanimity of the farmer.
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ืœื ื—ืฉืชื™ ืืช ืฉื•ื•ื™ื•ืŸ ื”ื ืคืฉ ืฉืœ ืื•ืชื• ืื™ื›ืจ;
ื”ืžืฆื‘ ื ืจืื” ืœื™ ืจืข, ื—ื“-ืžืฉืžืขื™ืช.
03:52
The situation looked unequivocally bad to me.
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03:56
But here's where the parable is so useful,
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ืื‘ืœ ื›ืืŸ ื‘ื ืœืขื–ืจื™ ืื•ืชื• ืžืฉืœ,
03:59
because for weeks after her diagnosis, I felt gripped by despair,
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ื›ื™ ื‘ืžืฉืš ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ืื—ืจื™ ื”ืื‘ื—ื•ืŸ ื—ืฉืชื™ ืื—ื•ื–ืช ื™ื™ืื•ืฉ,
04:04
locked in the story that all of this was tragic.
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ื ืขื•ืœื” ืขืœ ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉื›ืœ ื–ื” ื˜ืจื’ื™.
04:08
Reality, though -- thankfully -- is much more fluid,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืžืฆื™ืื•ืช - ืชื•ื“ื” ืœืืœ - ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ื ื–ื™ืœื”,
ื•ืืคืฉืจ ืœืœืžื•ื“ ืžืžื ื” ื”ืจื‘ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ.
04:12
and it has much more to teach.
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04:15
As I started to get to know this mysterious person who was my kid,
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ื›ืฉื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื”ื›ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืื“ื ื”ื—ื™ื“ืชื™ ืฉื™ืœื“ืชื™,
04:20
my fixed, tight story of tragedy loosened.
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ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื˜ืจื’ื“ื™ื” ื”ืกื’ื•ืจ ื•ื”ืžื”ื•ื“ืง ืฉืœื™ ื”ื—ืœ ืœื”ืชืคื•ืจืจ.
04:24
It turned out my girl loved reggae,
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ื ื•ื›ื—ืชื™ ืœื“ืขืช ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืื•ื”ื‘ืช ืจื’ืื™ื™,
04:26
and she would smirk when my husband would bounce her tiny body up and down
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ื•ืฉื”ื™ื ืžื—ื™ื™ื›ืช ื‘ื”ื ืื” ื›ืฉื‘ืขืœื™ ื”ืงืคื™ืฅ ืืช ื’ื•ืคื” ื”ื–ืขื™ืจ ืžืขืœื”-ืžื˜ื” ืœืคื™ ื”ืงืฆื‘
04:30
to the rhythm.
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04:31
Her onyx eyes eventually turned the most stunning Lake Tahoe blue,
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ืขื™ื ื™ ื”ืฉื•ื”ื ืฉืœื” ืขื˜ื• ืœื‘ืกื•ืฃ ืืช ื”ื›ื—ื•ืœ ื”ืžื“ื”ื™ื ืฉืœ ืื’ื ื˜ืื”ื•,
04:36
and she loved using them to gaze intently into other people's eyes.
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ื•ื”ื™ื ืื”ื‘ื” ืœื ืขื•ืฅ ื‘ืขื–ืจืชืŸ ืžื‘ื˜ื™ื ื—ื•ื“ืจื™ื ื‘ืขื™ื ื™ ืื ืฉื™ื.
04:41
At five months old, she could not hold her head up like other babies,
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ื‘ื’ื™ืœ ื—ืžื™ืฉื” ื—ื•ื“ืฉื™ื ื”ื™ื ืœื ื™ื›ืœื” ืœื”ืจื™ื ืืช ืจืืฉื” ื›ืžื• ืฉืืจ ื”ืชื™ื ื•ืงื•ืช,
ืื‘ืœ ื™ื›ืœื” ืœืงื™ื™ื ืงืฉืจ-ืขื™ืŸ ืขืžื•ืง ื•ืขื–.
04:45
but she could hold this deep, intent eye contact.
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04:48
One friend said, "She's the most aware baby I've ever seen."
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ื—ื‘ืจื” ืืžืจื” ืœื™, "ื”ื™ื ื”ืชื™ื ื•ืงืช ื”ื›ื™ ืžื•ื“ืขืช ืฉืจืื™ืชื™ ืžืขื•ื“ื™."
04:53
But where I saw the gift of her calm, attentive presence,
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืขื•ื“ ืื ื™ ืจืื™ืชื™ ืืช ืžืชื ืช ื”ื ื•ื›ื—ื•ืช ื”ืจื’ื•ืขื” ื•ื”ืงืฉื•ื‘ื” ืฉืœื”,
04:57
an occupational therapist who came over to our house to work with Fiona
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ืžืจืคืื” ื‘ืขื™ืกื•ืง ืฉื‘ืื” ืืœื™ื ื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ืขื ืคื™ื•ื ื”
05:01
saw a child who was neurologically dull.
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ืจืืชื” ื™ืœื“ื” ื‘ืขืœืช ื—ืกืจ ื ื•ื™ืจื•ืœื•ื’ื™.
05:04
This therapist was especially disappointed
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ื”ืžื˜ืคืœืช ื”ื–ืืช ื”ืชืื›ื–ื‘ื” ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“
05:07
that Fiona wasn't rolling over yet,
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ืžื›ืš ืฉืคื™ื•ื ื” ื˜ืจื ื”ืชื’ืœื’ืœื” ืขืœ ื’ื‘ื”,
05:10
and so she told me we needed to wake her neurology up.
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ื•ื”ื™ื ืืžืจื” ืœื™ ืฉืขืœื™ื ื• ืœืขื•ืจืจ ืื•ืชื” ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ื” ืขืฆื‘ื™ืช.
05:13
One day she leaned over my daughter's body,
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ื™ื•ื ืื—ื“ ื”ื™ื ืจื›ื ื” ืžืขืœ ื’ื•ืคื” ืฉืœ ื‘ืชื™,
05:16
took her tiny shoulders,
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ืœืคืชื” ืืช ื›ืชืคื™ื” ื”ื–ืขื™ืจื•ืช
ื ื™ืขืจื” ืื•ืชื” ื•ืืžืจื”, "ื”ืชืขื•ืจืจื™! ื”ืชืขื•ืจืจื™!"
05:18
jostled her and said, "Wake up! Wake up!"
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05:21
We had a few therapists visit our house that first year,
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ื‘ืื•ืชื” ืฉื ื” ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื”ื’ื™ืขื• ืืœื™ื ื• ืžืกืคืจ ืžื˜ืคืœื™ื,
05:24
and they usually focused on what they thought was bad about my kid.
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ื•ื”ื ื‘ื“"ื› ื”ืชืžืงื“ื• ื‘ืžื” ืฉื‘ืขื™ื ื™ื”ื ื”ื™ื” ืœื ื‘ืกื“ืจ ืืฆืœ ื‘ืชื™.
05:28
I was really happy when Fiona started using her right hand
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ืฉืžื—ืชื™ ืžืื“ ื›ืฉืคื™ื•ื ื” ื”ื—ืœื” ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ื™ื“ื” ื”ื™ืžื ื™ืช
05:31
to bully a dangling stuffed sheep,
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืชืขืœืœ ื‘ื‘ื•ื‘ื” ืชืœื•ื™ื” ืฉืœ ื›ื‘ืฉื”,
05:34
but the therapist was fixated on my child's left hand.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืžื˜ืคืœ ื ืฉืืจ ืžืžื•ืงื“ ื‘ื™ื“ื” ื”ืฉืžืืœื™ืช ืฉืœ ื‘ืชื™.
ืคื™ื•ื ื” ื ื˜ืชื” ืฉืœื ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื”ืจื‘ื” ื‘ืื•ืชื” ื™ื“,
05:38
Fiona had a tendency not to use this hand very often,
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05:41
and she would cross the fingers on that hand.
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ื•ื”ื™ืชื” ืžืฆืœื™ื‘ื” ื‘ื” ืืช ื”ืืฆื‘ืขื•ืช.
ืื– ื”ืžื˜ืคืœ ืืžืจ ืฉืขืœื™ื ื• ืœื”ืฆืžื™ื“ ืืช ื”ื™ื“ ืœืœื•ื—-ื™ื™ืฉื•ืจ
05:44
So the therapist said we should devise a splint,
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05:46
which would rob my kid of the ability to actually use those fingers,
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ืฉื™ื’ื–ื•ืœ ืžื™ืœื“ืชื™ ืืช ื”ื™ื›ื•ืœืช ืœื”ืฉืชืžืฉ ื‘ืืฆื‘ืขื•ืชื™ื”,
ืื‘ืœ ืœืคื—ื•ืช ื™ื›ืคื” ืขืœื™ื”ืŸ ืžื ื— ื ื•ืจืžืœื™ ืœืžืจืื”.
05:51
but it would at least force them into some position that looked normal.
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05:55
In that first year, I was starting to realize a few things.
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ื‘ืื•ืชื” ืฉื ื” ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื”ื‘ื™ืŸ ื›ืžื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื.
05:58
One: ancient parables aside, my kid had some bad therapists.
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ืื—ื“: ื ืขื–ื•ื‘ ืžืฉืœื™ื ืขืชื™ืงื™ื - ืœื‘ืช ืฉืœื™ ื”ื™ื• ื›ืžื” ืžื˜ืคืœื™ื ื’ืจื•ืขื™ื.
06:02
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
06:03
Two: I had a choice.
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ืฉื ื™ื™ื: ื™ืฉ ืœื™ ื‘ืจื™ืจื”.
06:05
Like a person offered to swallow a red pill or a blue pill,
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ื›ืžื• ื”ืื™ืฉ ืฉื”ืฆื™ืขื• ืœื• ื‘ื—ื™ืจื” ื‘ื™ืŸ ื’ืœื•ืœื” ืื“ื•ืžื” ืœื›ื—ื•ืœื”,
06:09
I could choose to see my daughter's differences as bad;
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ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœืจืื•ืช ื‘ืขื™ืŸ ืจืขื” ืืช ื”ืฉื•ื ื™ ืฉืœ ื‘ืชื™;
06:12
I could strive toward the goal that her therapists called,
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ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื ืกื•ืช ืœื”ืฉื™ื’ ืืช ื”ืžื˜ืจื” ืฉื”ืžื˜ืคืœื™ื ืฉืœื” ื›ื™ื ื•:
06:16
"You'd never know."
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"ืœื ื™ืจืื• ืขืœื™ื”."
06:17
They loved to pat themselves on the back when they could say about a kid,
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ื”ื ืื”ื‘ื• ืœื˜ืคื•ื— ืœืขืฆืžื ืขืœ ื”ืฉื›ื ื›ืฉื™ื›ืœื• ืœื•ืžืจ ืขืœ ื™ืœื“ ืžืกื•ื™ื,
06:20
"You'd never know he was 'delayed' or 'autistic' or 'different.'"
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"ืœื ืจื•ืื™ื ืขืœื™ื• ืฉื”ื•ื 'ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœ', 'ืื•ื˜ื™ืกื˜' ืื• 'ืฉื•ื ื”'."
06:25
I could believe that the good path was the path that erased
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ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื”ืืžื™ืŸ ืฉื”ื›ื™ื•ื•ืŸ ื”ื ื›ื•ืŸ
ื™ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ืขืœื™ื ื—ืจื™ื’ื•ืช ืจื‘ื•ืช ื›ื›ืœ ื”ืืคืฉืจ.
06:29
as many differences as possible.
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06:32
Of course, this would have been a disastrous pursuit,
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ื–ื”, ื›ืžื•ื‘ืŸ, ื™ื”ื™ื” ื ืกื™ื•ืŸ ืžืกื•ื›ืŸ,
06:35
because at the cellular level, my daughter had rare blueprints.
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ื›ื™ ื‘ืจืžืช ื”ืชื, ื”ืชื›ื ื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื‘ืชื™ ื”ื™ื” ื ื“ื™ืจ.
06:39
She wasn't designed to be like other people.
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ื”ื™ื ืœื ืชื•ื›ื ื ื” ื›ืžื• ืื ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื.
ื—ื™ื™ื” ื™ื”ื™ื• ื ื“ื™ืจื™ื.
06:42
She would lead a rare life.
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06:44
So, I had another choice: I could drop my story
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ื•ืœื›ืŸ, ื”ื™ืชื” ืœื™ ื‘ืจื™ืจื” ืื—ืจืช: ืœื ื˜ื•ืฉ ืืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉืœื™,
ืœืคื™ื•, ื”ื‘ื“ืœื™ื ื ื•ื™ืจื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื™ื, ืขื™ื›ื•ื‘ื™ื ื‘ื”ืชืคืชื—ื•ืช ื•ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื•ื™ื•ืช
06:48
that neurological differences and developmental delays and disabilities
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06:53
were bad,
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ื”ื ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืจืขื™ื,
06:54
which means I could also drop my story that a more able-bodied life was better.
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ื•ืœื›ืŸ, ื’ื ืœื ื˜ื•ืฉ ืืช ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืฉื—ื™ื™ื ื‘ื’ื•ืฃ ืžืชืคืงื“ ื™ื•ืชืจ ื”ื ืขื“ื™ืคื™ื.
07:00
I could release my cultural biases about what made a life good or bad
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ื™ื›ื•ืœืชื™ ืœื”ื ื™ื— ืœื”ื˜ื™ื•ืช ื”ืชืจื‘ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ืœื’ื‘ื™ ื—ื™ื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ืื• ืจืขื™ื
07:05
and simply watch my daughter's life as it unfolded
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ื•ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœืฆืคื•ืช ืื™ืš ื™ืชืคืชื—ื• ื—ื™ื™ื” ืฉืœ ื‘ืชื™
07:09
with openness and curiosity.
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ื‘ืคืชื™ื—ื•ืช ื•ื‘ืกืงืจื ื•ืช.
07:12
One afternoon she was lying on her back,
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ืขืจื‘ ืื—ื“ ื”ื™ื ืฉื›ื‘ื” ืขืœ ื’ื‘ื”,
07:14
and she arched her back on the carpet
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ืงื™ืฉืชื” ืืช ื’ื‘ื” ืขืœ ื”ืฉื˜ื™ื—,
07:17
stuck her tongue out of the side of her mouth
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ืฉืจื‘ื‘ื” ืืช ืœืฉื•ื ื” ืžืฆื“ ืคื™ื”
07:20
and managed to torque her body onto her belly.
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ื•ื”ืฆืœื™ื—ื” ืœืคืชืœ ืืช ื›ืœ ื’ื•ืคื” ื•ืœื”ืชื”ืคืš ืขืœ ื‘ื˜ื ื”.
07:24
Then she tipped over and rolled back onto her back,
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ื•ืื– ื”ื™ื ื”ืชื”ืคื›ื” ื•ื—ื–ืจื” ืœืฉื›ื‘ ืขืœ ื”ื’ื‘,
07:27
and once there, she managed to do it all over again,
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ื•ืื– ื”ืฆืœื™ื—ื” ืฉื•ื‘ ืœื—ื–ื•ืจ ืขืœ ื”ื›ืœ,
07:30
rolling and wiggling her 12-pound self under a coffee table.
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ื›ืฉื”ื™ื ืžื’ืœื’ืœืช ื•ืžืคืชืœืช ืืช ื—ืžืฉืช ื”ืงื™ืœื•ื’ืจืžื™ื ืฉืœื” ืžืชื—ืช ืœืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ื‘ืกืœื•ืŸ.
07:34
At first, I thought she'd gotten stuck there,
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ื‘ื”ืชื—ืœื” ื—ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืฉื”ื™ื ื ืชืงืขื” ืฉื,
07:37
but then I saw her reaching for something that her eye had been on all along:
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ืืš ืื– ืจืื™ืชื™ ืฉื”ื™ื ืžื ืกื” ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืžืฉื”ื• ืฉืขืœื™ื• ืฉืžื” ืขื™ืŸ ืžืœื›ืชื—ื™ืœื”:
07:42
a black electric cord.
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ื›ื‘ืœ ื—ืฉืžืœ ืฉื—ื•ืจ.
07:44
She was a year old.
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ืชื” ื‘ืช ืฉื ื”.
07:46
Other babies her age were for sure pulling up to stand and toddling around,
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ืชื™ื ื•ืงื•ืช ืื—ืจื™ื ื‘ื’ื™ืœื” ื›ื‘ืจ ืžืฉื›ื• ืขืฆืžื ืœืขืžื™ื“ื” ื•ื”ื—ืœื• ืœื“ื“ื•ืช,
07:51
some of them.
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ื—ืœืงื.
07:53
To some, my kid's situation looked bad:
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ื™ืฉ ืฉืจืื• ื‘ืขื™ืŸ ืจืขื” ืืช ืžืฆื‘ื” ืฉืœ ื‘ืชื™:
07:57
a one-year-old who could only roll.
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ืชื™ื ื•ืงืช ื‘ืช ืฉื ื” ืฉื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืจืง ืœื”ืชื”ืคืš.
07:59
But screw that.
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ืœืขื–ืื–ืœ ืขื ื–ื”.
08:00
My kid was enjoying the new, limber freedom of mobility.
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ื”ื™ืœื“ื” ืฉืœื™ ื ื”ื ืชื” ืžื—ื•ืคืฉ ื”ืชื ื•ืขื” ื”ื—ื“ืฉ ืฉืœื”.
08:05
I rejoiced.
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ื—ื’ื’ืชื™.
08:07
Then again, what I watched that afternoon was a baby yanking on an electric cord,
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ืฉืจืื™ืชื™ ื‘ืื•ืชื• ืขืจื‘ ื”ื™ื” ืชื™ื ื•ืงืช ืฉืžื•ืฉื›ืช ื›ื‘ืœ ื—ืฉืžืœ,
08:11
so you know,
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ืื– ืืชื ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื:
ื˜ื•ื‘ ืื• ืจืข - ืงืฉื” ืœื“ืขืช.
08:13
good or bad, hard to say.
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08:14
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
08:16
I started seeing that when I released my grip
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ื”ืชื—ืœืชื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ื•ื›ื— ื‘ื›ืš ืฉื›ืืฉืจ ืื ื™ ืžืจืคื” ืืช ืื—ื™ื–ืชื™
08:20
about what made a life good or bad,
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ื‘ืฉืืœื” ืื ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื ืื• ืจืขื™ื,
08:22
I could watch my daughter's life unfold and see what it was.
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ืื ื™ ื™ื›ื•ืœื” ืœืฆืคื•ืช ื‘ื”ืชืคืชื—ื•ืช ื—ื™ื™ื” ืฉืœ ื‘ืชื™ ื•ืœืจืื•ืช ื–ืืช ื ื›ื•ื—ื”:
ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื ืคืœื,
08:27
It was beautiful,
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08:28
it was complicated,
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ืžื•ืจื›ื‘,
ืžืœื ืฉืžื—ื”, ืงืฉื” -
08:31
joyful, hard --
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08:33
in other words: just another expression of the human experience.
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ื‘ืžืœื™ื ืื—ืจื•ืช: ืคืฉื•ื˜ ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ ื ื•ืกืฃ ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื•ื•ื™ื” ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ืช.
08:40
Eventually, my family and I moved to a new state in America,
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ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ, ืžืฉืคื—ืชื™ ื•ืื ื™ ืขื‘ืจื ื• ืœืžื“ื™ื ื” ืื—ืจืช ื‘ืืžืจื™ืงื”,
08:43
and we got lucky with a brand-new batch of therapists.
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ื•ืœืžื–ืœื ื•, ื–ื›ื™ื ื• ื‘ื—ื‘ื•ืจื” ื—ื“ืฉื” ืœื’ืžืจื™ ืฉืœ ืžื˜ืคืœื™ื.
08:47
They didn't focus on all that was wrong with my kid.
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ื”ื ืœื ื”ืชืžืงื“ื• ื‘ืžื” ืฉืื™ื ื ื• ื›ืฉื•ืจื” ืืฆืœ ื™ืœื“ืชื™.
ื”ื ืœื ืจืื• ื‘ืฉื•ื ื™ ืฉืœื” ื‘ืขื™ื•ืช ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ืœืชืงืŸ.
08:51
They didn't see her differences as problems to fix.
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ื”ื ื”ื›ื™ืจื• ื‘ืžื’ื‘ืœื•ืชื™ื”,
08:54
They acknowledged her limitations,
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08:56
but they also saw her strengths,
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ืื‘ืœ ื’ื ืจืื• ืืช ื—ื•ื–ืงื•ืชื™ื”,
08:59
and they celebrated her for who she was.
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ื•ืฉืžื—ื• ื‘ื” ื›ืžื•ืช ืฉื”ื™ื.
09:02
Their goal wasn't to make Fiona as normal as possible;
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ื”ืžื˜ืจื” ืœื ื”ื™ืชื” ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ืคื™ื•ื ื” ืœื ื•ืจืžืœื™ืช ื›ื›ืœ ื”ืืคืฉืจ;
09:06
their goal was simply to help her be as independent as possible
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ืžื˜ืจืชื ื”ื™ืชื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืœืขื–ื•ืจ ืœื” ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ืขืฆืžืื™ืช ื›ื›ืœ ื”ืืคืฉืจ
ื›ื“ื™ ืฉืชื•ื›ืœ ืœื”ื’ืฉื™ื ืืช ืขืฆืžื” ื›ื›ืœ ืฉื™ื™ืจืื” ืœื”.
09:10
so that she could fulfill her potential, however that looked for her.
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09:14
But the culture at large does not take this open attitude about disabilities.
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืชืจื‘ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœืœื” ืœื ื ื•ืงื˜ืช ื‘ื’ื™ืฉื” ืคืชื•ื—ื” ื–ื• ื‘ื™ื—ืก ืœืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื•ื™ื•ืช.
09:20
We call congenital differences "birth defects,"
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ืื ื• ืžื›ื ื™ื ื”ื‘ื“ืœื™ื ืžื•ืœื“ื™ื "ืžื•ืžื™ื ืžื•ืœื“ื™ื,"
ื›ืื™ืœื• ืฉื‘ื ื™-ืื“ื ื”ื ืขืฆืžื™ื ืขืœ ืงื• ื”ื™ื™ืฆื•ืจ ื‘ืžืคืขืœ.
09:24
as though human beings were objects on a factory line.
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09:27
We might offer pitying expressions
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ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื ืฆื™ืข ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื™ื™ ืจื—ืžื™ื
09:30
when we learn that a colleague had a baby with Down syndrome.
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ืœืขืžื™ืช ืฉื”ืชื™ื ื•ืง ืฉืœื• ื ื•ืœื“ ืขื ืชืกืžื•ื ืช ื“ืื•ืŸ.
09:33
We hail a blockbuster film about a suicidal wheelchair user,
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ื ืฉื‘ื— ืกืจื˜ ืฉื•ื‘ืจ-ืงื•ืคื•ืช ืขืœ ื‘ืขืœ ื ื˜ื™ื•ืช ืื•ื‘ื“ื ื™ื•ืช ื‘ื›ื™ืกื ื’ืœื’ืœื™ื,
09:37
despite the fact that actual wheelchair users tell us
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ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉืžืฉืชืžืฉื™ื ืืžื™ืชื™ื™ื ื‘ื›ืกืื•ืช ื’ืœื’ืœื™ื ืื•ืžืจื™ื ืœื ื•
09:40
that stereotype is unfair and damaging.
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ืฉื”ืกื˜ืจื™ืื•ื˜ื™ืค ื”ื–ื” ืื™ื ื• ื”ื•ื’ืŸ ื•ืžื–ื™ืง.
09:44
And sometimes our medical institutions decide what lives are not worth living.
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ื•ืœืคืขืžื™ื, ืžื•ืกื“ื•ืช ื”ืจืคื•ืื” ืฉืœื ื• ืžื—ืœื™ื˜ื™ื ืžื”ื ื—ื™ื™ื ืฉืœื ืจืื•ื™ ืœื—ื™ื•ืชื.
09:49
Such is the case with Amelia Rivera,
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ื›ืžื• ื‘ืžืงืจื” ืฉืœ ืืžื™ืœื™ื” ืจื™ื•ื•ืจื”,
09:51
a girl with my daughter's same syndrome.
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ื ืขืจื” ืขื ืื•ืชื” ืชืกืžื•ื ืช ื›ืžื• ืฉืœ ื‘ืชื™.
ื‘-2012, ื‘ื™ืช ื—ื•ืœื™ื ืืžืจื™ืงื ื™ ื™ื“ื•ืข ืœื™ืœื“ื™ื
09:54
In 2012, a famous American children's hospital
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ืžื ืข ื‘ื”ืชื—ืœื” ืžืืžืœื™ื” ืืช ื”ื–ื›ื•ืช ืœื”ืฉืชืœืช-ื›ืœื™ื” ืžืฆื™ืœืช-ื—ื™ื™ื
09:58
initially denied Amelia the right to a lifesaving kidney transplant
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10:02
because, according to their form,
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ื›ื™, ื›ื›ืชื•ื‘ ื‘ื˜ื•ืคืก ืฉืœื”ื,
10:04
as it said, she was "mentally retarded."
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ื”ื™ื "ืžืคื’ืจืช".
10:07
This is the way that the story of disabilities as bad manifests
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ื›ื›ื” ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื•ื™ื•ืช ื›ืžืฉื”ื• ืจืข ืžืชื‘ื˜ื ื‘ืชืจื‘ื•ืช.
10:11
in a culture.
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10:12
But there's a surprisingly insidious counterstory --
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ืื‘ืœ ื™ืฉ ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืžื ื•ื’ื“, ืขืจืžื•ืžื™ ื‘ืžืคืชื™ืข -
10:16
the story, especially, that people with intellectual disabilities are good
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ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ืœืคื™ื• ื˜ื•ื‘ ืฉื™ืฉ ืื ืฉื™ื ืขื ืžื•ื’ื‘ืœื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉื›ืœื™ื•ืช
10:21
because they are here to teach us something magical,
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ื›ื™ ื”ื ื ื•ืขื“ื• ืœืœืžื“ ืื•ืชื ื• ืžืฉื”ื• ืงืกื•ื,
10:24
or they are inherently angelic and always sweet.
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ืื• ืฉื”ื ืžืœืื›ื™ื™ื ื•ืžืชื•ืงื™ื.
10:28
You have heard this ableist trope before:
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ื›ื‘ืจ ืฉืžืขืชื ืืช ื”ืžืœื™ืฆื” ื”ื–ืืช:
10:32
the boy with Down syndrome who's one of God's special children,
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ืฉื”ื™ืœื“ ืขื ืชืกืžื•ื ืช ื”ื“ืื•ืŸ ื”ื•ื ืื—ื“ ืžื™ืœื“ื™ื• ื”ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ื™ื ืฉืœ ืืœื•ื”ื™ื,
ืื• ืฉื”ื™ืœื“ื” ืขื ื”ื”ืœื™ื›ื•ืŸ ื•ื”ืชืงืŸ ื”ืฉืžื™ืขื”
10:36
or the girl with the walker and the communication device
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ื”ื™ื ืžืœืื›ื™ืช ืงื˜ื ื” ื•ื™ืงืจื”.
10:40
who is a precious little angel.
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10:42
This story rears its head in my daughter's life
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ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื–ื” ื–ื•ืงืฃ ืืช ืจืืฉื• ื‘ื—ื™ื™ื” ืฉืœ ื‘ืชื™
10:44
around Christmastime,
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ื‘ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื•ืช ื—ื’ ื”ืžื•ืœื“,
ื›ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืžืกื•ื™ืžื™ื ืžืงื‘ืœื™ื ืกื—ืจื—ื•ืจืช ืžืจื•ื‘ ื˜ื•ื‘-ืœื‘
10:46
when certain people get positively giddy
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10:48
at the thought of seeing her in angel's wings and a halo
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ื›ืฉื”ื ืจื•ืื™ื ืื•ืชื” ืขื ื›ื ืคื™ ืžืœืืš ื•ื”ื™ืœื” ื‘ืชื”ืœื•ื›ื”.
10:51
at the pageant.
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10:53
The insinuation is that these people don't experience the sticky complexities
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ื”ืกื™ืคื•ืจ ื”ื–ื” ืจื•ืžื– ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืืœื” ืื™ื ื ืžืชื ืกื™ื ื‘ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ื•ื™ื•ืช ื”ื“ื‘ื™ืงื•ืช
10:58
of being human.
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ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื”ืื ื•ืฉื™ื™ื.
11:00
And although at times, especially as a baby,
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ื•ืœืžืจื•ืช ืฉืœืคืขืžื™ื, ื‘ืžื™ื•ื—ื“ ื›ืชื™ื ื•ืงืช,
11:02
my daughter has, in fact, looked angelic,
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ื‘ืชื™ ืื›ืŸ ื ืจืืชื” ืžืœืื›ื™ืช,
ื”ื™ื ื’ื“ืœื” ื•ื”ืคื›ื” ืœื™ืœื“ื”
11:06
she has grown into the type of kid
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11:08
who does the rascally things that any other kid does,
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ืฉืขื•ืฉื” ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ื ื‘ื–ื™ื™ื ื›ืžื• ื›ืœ ื™ืœื“ ืื—ืจ,
11:11
such as when she, at age four, shoved her two-year-old sister.
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ืœืžืฉืœ, ื›ืฉื‘ื’ื™ืœ ืืจื‘ืข ื“ื—ืคื” ืืช ืื—ื•ืชื” ื‘ืช ื”ืฉื ืชื™ื™ื.
11:17
My girl deserves the right to annoy the hell out of you,
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ื‘ืชื™ ืจืื•ื™ื” ืœื–ื›ื•ืช ืœืขืฆื‘ืŸ ืืช ื›ื•ืœื
11:20
like any other kid.
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ื›ืžื• ื›ืœ ื™ืœื“ ืื• ื™ืœื“ื” ืื—ืจื™ื.
11:23
When we label a person tragic or angelic,
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ื›ืฉืื ื• ืžืชื™ื™ื’ื™ื ืื“ื ื›"ื˜ืจื’ื™" ืื• "ืžืœืื›ื™",
ื˜ื•ื‘ ืื• ืจืข,
11:27
bad or good,
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11:29
we rob them of their humanity,
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ืื ื• ื’ื•ื–ืœื™ื ืžืžื ื• ืืช ืื ื•ืฉื™ื•ืชื•,
11:31
along with not only the messiness and complexity that that title brings,
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ื•ืขื™ืžื” ืœื ืจืง ืืช ื”ื‘ืœื’ืŸ ื•ื”ืžื•ืจื›ื‘ื•ืช ืฉื›ืจื•ื›ื™ื ื‘ื›ืš,
ืืœื ื’ื ืืช ื”ื–ื›ื•ื™ื•ืช ื•ื”ื›ื‘ื•ื“.
11:36
but the rights and dignities as well.
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11:40
My girl does not exist to teach me things
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ื‘ืชื™ ืœื ืงื™ื™ืžืช ื›ื“ื™ ืœืœืžื“ ืื•ืชื™ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื
11:42
or any of us things,
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ืื• ืœืœืžื“ ืื™ืฉ ืžืื™ืชื ื•,
11:44
but she has indeed taught me:
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื™ื ื‘ื”ื—ืœื˜ ืœื™ืžื“ื” ืื•ืชื™:
11:46
number one, how many mozzarella cheese sticks
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1. ื›ืžื” ื—ื˜ื™ืคื™ ื’ื‘ื™ื ืช ืžื•ืฆืจืœื”
11:49
a 22-pound human being can consume in one day --
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ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื™ืฆื•ืจ ืื ื•ืฉื™ ื‘ืžืฉืงืœ 10 ืง"ื’ ืœืฆืจื•ืš ื‘ื™ื•ื ืื—ื“ -
11:52
which is five, for the record;
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ื—ืžื™ืฉื”, ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœ ื”ืคืจื•ื˜ื•ืงื•ืœ;
11:55
and two, the gift of questioning my culture's beliefs
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ื•-2. ืžืชื ืช ื”ืคืงืคื•ืง ื‘ืืžื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืชืจื‘ื•ืชื™
12:00
about what makes a life good
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ื‘ื™ื—ืก ืœืžื” ืฉืงื•ื‘ืข ืฉื”ื—ื™ื™ื ื˜ื•ื‘ื™ื
12:02
and what makes life bad.
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ื•ืžื” ืฉืงื•ื‘ืข ืฉื”ื—ื™ื™ื ืจืขื™ื.
12:04
If you had told me six years ago
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ืื™ืœื• ืืžืจืชื ืœื™ ืœืคื ื™ ืฉืฉ ืฉื ื™ื
12:07
that my daughter would sometimes use and iPad app to communicate,
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ืฉื‘ืชื™ ืชืฉืชืžืฉ ืœืคืขืžื™ื ื‘ื™ื™ืฉื•ืžื•ืŸ "ืื™ื™ืคื“" ื›ื“ื™ ืœืชืงืฉืจ,
12:11
I might have thought that was sad.
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ืื•ืœื™ ื”ื™ื™ืชื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉื–ื” ืขืฆื•ื‘.
12:14
But now I recall the first day I handed Fiona her iPad,
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ืื‘ืœ ืขื›ืฉื™ื• ืื ื™ ื ื–ื›ืจืช ื‘ื™ื•ื ื”ืจืืฉื•ืŸ ืฉื‘ื• ื ืชืชื™ ืœืคื™ื•ื ื” ืืช ื”"ืื™ื™ืคื“" ืฉืœื”,
12:18
loaded with a thousand words,
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ืฉื”ื•ื˜ืขื ื• ื‘ื• ืืœืฃ ืžืœื™ื,
ื›ืœ ืื—ืช ืžื”ืŸ ืžื™ื•ืฆื’ืช ื‘ืกืžืœ ืื• ืจื™ื‘ื•ืข ืงื˜ืŸ ื‘ื™ื™ืฉื•ืžื•ืŸ ืฉืœื”.
12:21
each represented by a tiny little icon or little square on her iPad app.
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ื•ืื ื™ ื–ื•ื›ืจืช ืื™ืš ื—ืฉืชื™ ื ื•ืขื–ืช ื•ืžืœืืช-ืชืงื•ื•ื”,
12:26
And I recall how bold and hopeful it felt,
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12:29
even as some of her therapists said that my expectations were way too high,
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ื’ื ื›ืฉื›ืžื” ืžืžื˜ืคืœื™ื” ืืžืจื• ืฉื”ืฆื™ืคื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื™ ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื•ืช ืžื“ื™,
12:34
that she would never be able to hit those tiny targets.
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ืฉื”ื™ื ืœืขื•ืœื ืœื ืชืฆืœื™ื— ืœืงืœื•ืข ืœืžื˜ืจื•ืช ื”ื–ืขื™ืจื•ืช ื”ืืœื”.
12:38
And I recall watching in awe as she gradually learned
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ื•ืื ื™ ื ื–ื›ืจืช ืื™ืš ืฆืคื™ืชื™ ื‘ื™ืจืื” ื‘ืขื•ื“ื” ืœื•ืžื“ืช ื‘ื”ื“ืจื’ื”
12:42
to flex her little thumb
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ืœื›ื•ืคืฃ ืืช ืื’ื•ื“ืœื” ื”ืงื˜ื ื˜ืŸ
12:44
and hit the buttons to say words she loved,
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ื•ืœืงืœื•ืข ืœื›ืคืชื•ืจื™ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœื•ืžืจ ืžืœื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื ืื•ื”ื‘ืช,
12:47
like "reggae" and "cheese"
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ื›ืžื• "ืจื’ืื™ื™" ื•"ื’ื‘ื™ื ื”"
12:50
and a hundred other words she loved that her mouth couldn't yet say.
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ื•ืขื•ื“ ืžืื” ืžืœื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื ืื”ื‘ื” ื•ืคื™ื” ื˜ืจื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ื”ื™ื” ืœื”ื’ื•ืช.
12:55
And then we had to teach her less-fun words, prepositions --
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ื•ืื– ื”ื™ื” ืขืœื™ื ื• ืœืœืžื“ ืื•ืชื” ืžืœื™ื ืคื—ื•ืช ื›ื™ื™ืคื™ื•ืช, ืžื™ืœื•ืช-ื™ื—ืก -
12:58
words like "of" and "on" and "in."
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"ืฉืœ", "ืขืœ", "ื‘-".
ืขื‘ื“ื ื• ืขืœ ื–ื” ื›ืžื” ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช.
13:01
And we worked on this for a few weeks.
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13:03
And then I recall sitting at a dining room table
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ื•ืื ื™ ื–ื•ื›ืจืช ืฉื™ืฉื‘ื ื• ืœื™ื“ ืฉื•ืœื—ืŸ ื”ืื•ื›ืœ
13:06
with many relatives,
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ืขื ืงืจื•ื‘ื™ ืžืฉืคื—ื” ืจื‘ื™ื,
13:08
and, apropos of absolutely nothing,
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ื•ื‘ืœื™ ืงืฉืจ ืœืฉื•ื ื“ื‘ืจ,
13:11
Fiona used her iPad app to say,
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ืคื™ื•ื ื” ื ืขื–ืจื” ื‘"ืื™ื™ืคื“" ืฉืœื” ื•ืืžืจื”,
13:15
"poop in toilet."
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"ืงืงื™ ื‘ืืกืœื”."
13:18
(Laughter)
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
ื˜ื•ื‘ ืื• ืจืข - ืงืฉื” ืœื“ืขืช.
13:20
Good or bad, hard to say.
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(ืฆื—ื•ืง)
13:22
(Laughter)
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13:23
My kid is human, that's all.
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ื”ื™ืœื“ื” ืฉืœื™ ืื ื•ืฉื™ืช. ื–ื” ื”ื›ืœ.
13:25
And that is a lot.
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ื•ื–ื” ื”ืžื•ืŸ.
13:28
Thank you.
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ืชื•ื“ื” ืœื›ื.
13:29
(Applause)
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(ืžื—ื™ืื•ืช ื›ืคื™ื™ื)
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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