There's a common narrative I hear nearly every single day from kind hearted strangers or people we know. "She'll defy the odds, just you wait." The narrative, at the core, is the same. "Don't think negative, think positive!" I think the intent is to encourage us, to bring us out of a place of darkness and sorrow and re-direct us to some more light and happy place. Because, without realizing it, as a society we equate disability with sadness and darkness, but "normal development" with achievement and positivity.