Jasmine got her yellow belt!! (pics...)

Soooooo....For those who know me, you know that Jasmine has Down syndrome... This past weekend, she got her yallow belt in Karate!! We are soooo proud of her! And she is super proud of herself too!! Here are some pics!!
(Excuse my scrubs, I was on my way to work....)

Waiting to take her test...







Waiting for instructions...

Ready...





Set...



Go!



Getting focused!















Getting rid of the white belt! Out with the old....



In with the new!!




Congratulations Jasmine!!



She was so proud!






Thank you so much for looking!!   

Congrats Jasmine!!! I know that must be exciting for her!!!

Yayyyy!!!!! I never did Karate, but DH did. lol. He said it was a TON of fun.

that is so awesome! kudos to you for helping her accomplish things. i think some people just think disabled kids can't do anything. but i can tell she's so proud and so happy and you're the one who made that possible. good job on teaching her good self asteem!

How coool! She look soo happy and so do you!!!

Aww yay and congrats for her!!!

Quoting mommy-mel (OHT):“ that is so awesome! kudos to you for helping her accomplish things. i think some people just think disabled ... [snip!] ... i can tell she's so proud and so happy and you're the one who made that possible. good job on teaching her good self asteem!”

     true story.

OP you should be proud of her and also yourself.

YAY! Good job

Quoting mommy-mel (OHT):“ that is so awesome! kudos to you for helping her accomplish things. i think some people just think disabled ... [snip!] ... i can tell she's so proud and so happy and you're the one who made that possible. good job on teaching her good self asteem!”

They really do! Their parents treat them "special" or "different" and that actually puts them at a disadvantage.... I treat her just like my other ones. I don't ever give her a reason to think she can give up, or get away with being lazy or bitchy, just because she has DS... She has chores, responsibilties, and I definately don't baby her! She knows exactly what she's doing, lol... She's kind of manipulative and sneaky... I don't mind though, it lets me know she's pretty much just like any other teenager. She rolls her eyes, thinks I'm embarrassing, talks smurf under her breath, lmao...
Some people don't give special needs kids the benefit of the doubt... Treating them like they "don't know any better", just because they have a disability, gives them a sense of entitlement, like the world owes them something because they are "different"... Those kids are gonna grow up and get a huge reality check when they get older. Society doesn't really give a smurf, and you don't get off the hook, just because you're disabled, lol.... If your an smurf, your gonna get treated like an smurf in this world! 

Quoting Half Crazy:“      true story. OP you should be proud of her and also yourself.”

Thank you so much!! 

That's awesome!!!!!! woooo go Jasmine!! How long has she been in karate? I bet she loves it!!!

Quoting Suzie *Stop Abuse*:“ They really do! Their parents treat them "special" or "different" and that actually puts them at a ... [snip!] ... off the hook, just because you're disabled, lol.... If your an smurf, your gonna get treated like an smurf in this world! ”

totally true! if i ever have one i'd hope to do the same. i've always wondered one thing about having a disabled child. do you explain to them that they are different or is it not really something she would ever think about?

Yay!!! I meant to ask you about this Suzie. I am so happy for you guys, karate is a great form of self defense and it is also a great confidence booster for young women. Congrats <3

Go Jasmine, kick that butt girl!!! My brother in law takes a krab maga class and there is a kid with DS in there doing it all with them. So awesome.  

Quoting Samma[GDS]:“ Go Jasmine, kick that butt girl!!! My brother in law takes a krab maga class and there is a kid with DS in there doing it all with them. So awesome.  ”

 

Have you seen that smurf?!
It looks soooooo hard!
My husband doesn't even want to do it, lol.....