Hello, just checking in again. Things are well at the Burk house. Audrey is teething right now so she gets fussy at times. I've got the Thanksgiving break coming up so I'll be heading back on Wednesday afternoon. We have just a few days left so the end is near. The course has been good, and I have managed to just about finish my master's while I'm here. I'm putting off writing one of my last assignments to write this blog.........procrastination, maybe:))) I was driving back to D.C. last night so I had a lot of time to think about things and how the Burk family dynamics have changed in the past year. We have a lot to be thankful for with everything we have been through, and I have a new appreciation for families of special needs children because we are part of that group now. One of the drawbacks and things that upsets me is how people react to little Audrey when we are out in public. Audrey breaths loud at times and has a lot of secretions sometimes so people have a tendency to stare. This is especially true if we have to suction her out. I understand the curiosity, but I don't understand the the gawking, asking ridiculous invading questions, and talking about her as if we can't hear their comments. I guess I can react in two ways: educate or explode. My personality make-up leads me to the latter, but this won't fix the issue. The issue lies with me and accepting that human nature will be human nature........the good, bad, and ugly. So I submit that there are a lot of ugly people in this world that really don't appreciate what they have been given and that sometimes things happen that make people different. This will get better with Shannon and I as time passes, but it is still a hard pill to swallow. I don't think there has been one event that has led me to expressing myself tonight, but it has been a culmination of ones. So the next time you see a family that is different from yours please show some courtesy and understanding. I would like to end by wishing everyone a Happy Thanksgiving! Again, we have a lot to be thankful for because Audrey and Hondo's one year birthday is coming up!

JB


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