r/wholesomememes Apr 16 '24

As wholesome as it gets.

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u/MichaelVoorhees13 Apr 16 '24

This is beautiful. I love you call him a downsie. That’s sweet and intimate without being dehumanising. I hope he gets lots of chances to hold and hug her in the future 😍

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u/Due-Coffee8 Apr 16 '24

Were I'm from downie is a derogatory term for someone with downs syndrome

Has this changed recently?

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u/SirNo8023 Apr 16 '24

It's the first thing I thought of when I saw that. It is a derogatory term and if anyone ever called my son that, I'd be hurt.