She Chose Down Syndrome – Ep. 63

About this episode

Val and Paul discuss their friendship with Jen, a firefighter and mom, and the experiences of their families connecting over their children.

On this episode of the Osborne Adventure Podcast, Val and I sit down with our friend and neighbor Jen, a firefighter and mom whose daughters have become fast friends with our kids over the past few months. What started as kids running back and forth between houses has turned into something bigger, and we ended up having a conversation about what it’s actually like for another family to step into our world. We talk about how naturally their kids have connected with Ren, the kind of moments that you can’t really plan for but end up meaning the most, and a few stories that still make us laugh. There’s also one that caught us completely off guard, a school project that says more about what we’re doing than we ever could. CLICK HERE to leave a comment or ask a question. CLICK HERE to check out our t-shirts, hoodies and hats! CLICK HERE to check out the Safe Bed Model 100 by Safe Place Bedding and use discount code "sleepwell10" for a 10% discount on anything on the site. A Huge Thanks to our Partners! Battle Born Batteries GoDu Ronstan Tylaska Marine Wichard Group Yacht Solutions For more information visit our website: www.osborneadventure.com Donate Today (Osborne Adventure is a…

People in this episode

Hosts: Val Osborne, Paul Osborne

Guest: Jen

Topics covered

• Down Syndrome
• parenting
• community
• friendship
• family stories

Keywords

• Down Syndrome
• parenting
• community
• friendship
• family stories
• firefighter
• school project

Sponsors

Safe Place Bedding

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Battle Born Batteries, GoDu, Ronstan, Tylaska Marine, Wichard Group, Yacht Solutions

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