I Cannot Think of My Disabled Daughter as “Precious”; Children Without Disabilities are “Adorable” [Podcast Episode]

By Barrier Free Japan

December 4 2024

JAPAN – “Our older daughter, a junior high school student, has a severe intellectual disability. She is unable to take care of herself, so I have to help her with everything, including using the bathroom and bathing. She is very particular about things and often gets angry suddenly or screams nonstop for a long time. I don’t know when it happened, but I started not thinking about her as precious to me. I sometimes even wish she would go away. My son, who is in high school, and my younger daughter, an elementary school student, have no disabilities, and they’re so adorable.” [From Japan News, ‘Dear Troubleshooter’]

Episode Notes:

‘I Cannot Think of my Handicapped Daughter as “Precious”; Son, Daughter Without Disabilities Are “Adorable” [Japan News, ‘Dear Troubleshooter’]’:

I Cannot Think of my Handicapped Daughter as “Precious”; Son, Daughter Without Disabilities Are “Adorable” [Japan News, ‘Dear Troubleshooter’]