Influencer culture needs to fkin go. Some intimate / personal decisions shld always remain secret in a marriage. Over sharing online has a much worse effect than the benefits of claimed “healing” it may give on surface.
This week, my wife and I made the very difficult decision to terminate the pregnancy due to Trisomy 21.
The choice was not made lightly. We really appreciate all of the personal stories that you guys shared with us, especially the unconditional support we received from fans with no matter what we decided.
I know some of you may be very disappointed to hear this news. We are devastated. This has been extremely traumatic for both of us, especially Ashley.
She underwent the procedure earlier this week and is on the mend. Thankfully, everything went smoothly, but emotionally we are drained.
Trisomy 21, also known as Down Syndrome, is caused by an extra chromosome. It is caused by an error in cell division, like a glitch. The odds of a baby having it is 1 in 1000.
When I first confronted this news, I was shocked but optimistic. If they’re a little slow intellectually, then we’ll make it work. I signed on to be a parent, come what may…but I just didn’t fully understand what Down Syndrome entailed.
Once we made it public, it became clear that MOST people don’t know what Down Syndrome entails (and no, it’s not the same as Autism):
50% of babies with DS have heart defects. 75% will have hearing challenges. Over 50% will have vision problems. Impaired immune function, developmental disabilities, learning disabilities, delayed physical development, poor muscle tone, structural issues with face, decreased lifespan, etc…Sadly, the list is long, feel free to look it up…Down Syndome isn’t a “blessing”, it is objectively shitty from a health perspective.
I didn’t realize just how rough it is for the child, let alone the family…more often than not, they would be fully dependent on others for the rest of their life.
The miscarriage risk is also close to 50%, which made matters worse…they may never see the light of day and it puts Ashley further at risk.
We spoke with doctors, friends, family and genetic counselors and learned that up to 90% of women terminate their pregnancy after learning the baby has Trisomy 21.
This was WAY higher than I expected, I thought it would be lower given that I hear so many say they kept or would keep the baby. I believe that’s because most terminations happen privately, it feels shameful. A lot of judgment being cast.
You never think you’d be in this type of situation until it happens to you and then things change.
To all of my fans who have weighed in on this topic who have Autism, Down Syndrome or any other conditions…we appreciate you. You matter a lot and we’re glad you’re here. I commend you and your families for having the strength and courage to push forward.
As for us, we made a difficult decision that we believe in the long-run will be beneficial for our family. Thankfully, we had a choice.
It will take a little time to move on, but we are excited to try again in the future and hopefully have a better outcome.
Love you guys & thank you for understanding. ❤️
We spend the whole time in school trying to learn how to remember things only to grow up and realise the value in learning how to forget about things on command.
Same shit with EVs and same business model that is adopted time & time again. Like selling ice cubes to an eskimo
It’s the only consistent way to uphold consumerism
You need 55kWh to break H²O to H² & O² and Hydrogen has always been a stupid idea only politicians sing it because you get to pay your friends to do projects. That's all.
People like to believe that luxury items are just “branding slapped on a product”. While that may be true for a small minority of products, the ones that survive decades long surely wldnt have been able to trick consumers consistently for so long?
The vast majority will disregard the factual circumstances that make a rolex greater than many other watches. Yes marketing is one aspect but the product speaks for itself. How many watches use the same grade of steel and can guarantee the same accuracy?
My exact thoughts, Rolex is primarily selling the feeling of being rich, the privilege of being able to purchase one of their very very exclusive watches that they sell only a million of per year.
Imagine your average joe with his Rolex, who knows nothing about watches or off catalog pieces, seeing the story of a billionaire getting denied.
Rolex are the kings of marketing and have been for the past 100 years.
So much talk about awareness for suicide amongst youth but our own actions and response in our respective communities show that it’s usually just bs activism.
If you were an XDA community member back in the days (before lei jun openly took credit) miui was one of the more novel ROMs that came out across different device models. Bro deserves the generational wealth for doing all that “free” service part time
🇨🇳 | En el año 2011, el entonces emprendedor, Lei Jun, se dedicaba a vender en la calle y nadie le hacía caso, hoy, Lei es dueño de Xiaomi, y formó parte de la reunión mas importante del año, junto con Donald Trump, Xi Jinping y tomándose selfies con Elon Musk.
Absoluto Cine 🚬
Bayangkan pendapatan RM2k anak lima naik Saga buruk minta zakat tak dilayan sebab "melebihi had kifayah", tapi ada orang gaji RM10k anak tiga naik Vellfire kata masih tak cukup duit.
@ruffleseed Cut netflix t20. Cut netflix and coway t18. Sell ur car and walk to saradise everyday maybe t15. Sorry but t10 above only for prestigious uni grads u cant enter
The problem solves itself. T20 individuals arent going to complain or make a fuss big enough to be concerning despite their disagreement. Surely pmx knows this - probably even the perfect target group
T20 who pay tax is going to be further squeezed. Creme of the creme, the top billionaire class who have been mixed up in a grossly offensive manner with T20, is going to goyang kaki, as, i) They don't pay income tax ii) Their car and petrol paid by their companies!
“U arent suppose to be materialistic”
“But bible had rich prophets too”
“Oh ok.. bible had polygamy too so that’s ok i guess”
“No learn how to read in context”
“Can u explain how to make the distinction consistently”
“… Cant u just mind ur own faith?”
Hahaha ok
@KrishnaKum30612@bitcoinmalaya 400k at 3.5k income. That was your own claim bro. 3.5k after epf & pcb left how much only bro. Furnishing, bills, etc. idk man.. 🤣
@KrishnaKum30612@bitcoinmalaya That’s my point, it’s not even a matter of might. It’s that you cannot at all. And you still havent answered the question i posed to you. Ur firm’s top fresh grad pay. Can afford house & car while still eating normally & breathing?
This is literally the reason why semantics are contextual and choice of translations is crucial. In a lot of situations the means of arriving at the outcome are equally as important, or u would end up with a structure that is abused but free from criticism
"And I need to mess with your theology just for a second."
Some rank heresy from Transformation Church Mike Todd.
And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. God saw that the light was good, and he separated the light from the darkness. God called the light “day,” and the darkness he called “night.” And there was evening, and there was morning—the first day. Genesis 1:3-5
@KrishnaKum30612 Actually it would have been quite easy to defeat all the memes against you. Just explain and substantiate what u said. The calculations can easily be broken down
If a country’s economy sucks and citizens complain - just ask them why they arent working at the top companies in the country instead of being a brokie. And then ask what colour is their bugatti
@KrishnaKum30612@luqmannyamiin@ruffleseed The reason is simple isnt it? As a “CA”, you cant tell what’s being implied? It’s that theres no way you could have afforded a 400k property with 3.5k salary without help. Lol
Str8 FAXXX. If young adults just stop buying properties for a few years, the property market will recalibrate and you wont be paying 700k for less than 1.2k sqm apartment
@bongkersz stop making house as your main priority. idk why malaysian so obsessed with it.
just stop buying house and let the bubble burst.
use that money to travel, invest, progress and pursue your hobby/dream.
just rent whats the problem.
again, let the property bubble burse