Bloggers Spread the Word to End the Word

Today was the annual day to "Spread the Word to End the Word" -- the R-word, that is -- and I had hopes of writing something meaningful on the topic here. Then my son had emergency surgery on Saturday, my office moved to his hospital room, my writing and organizational time diminished, and as he to my great relief recovered well, he commandeered my laptop more and more to watch his beloved Shiloh DVDs. And so now, it's after 11 p.m., at the end of a long day and a long week, and I have neither great ideas nor energy to pursue them.

Fortunately, plenty of other bloggers had no such difficulty spreading the word to end the word today, so I'll make it my small contribution to list a bunch of links here in case you missed them. Regardless of the day, you can still sign the R-word pledge at r-word.org and become part of the campaign for respect. Wondering if that's really necessary? Read these posts:

• There's That Word Again ... from Down Wit Dat (Readers' Choice Award finalist for Favorite Special-Needs Parenting Blog)
• Would you call my child a retard? from Love That Max
• End of the R Word - For My Girls from Lovin' Life
• Spread it. End it. That's all. from Fighting Monsters With Rubber Swords
• WW: End the Word Edition from Snaps of Our Life
• Spread the Word to End the Use of the R-Word! from Care2
• Spread the Word from Garden of Eagan
• Spread the Word to End the Word: It All Starts With Us from Susan Senator
• Special Olympics-Spread the Word to End the Word 2012 from Winter Ramblings
• The R Word from I'm Just That Way and That's Just Me
• Spread the Word ... from Life With My Special Ks
• He hears you, he understands you from Adventures in Juggling
• Spread the Word from Life With Joey
• About a Boy. And a Word. from Finslippy
• Spread the Word to End the Word from Adventures in Extreme Parenthood
• When the R-Word Means Something to You from Autisable

Did you see a good "End the Word" post on March 7, or write one? Share the link in the comments and I'll add it to the list.

_{(Image courtesy of Special Olympics)}