Okay, who would be most likely to say something completely inappropriate? Probably a woman of science. Okay, how would a shower for a baby with Down Syndrome be different? Well, it probably shouldn’t be any different but would some guests feel anxious or sad or precious and say inappropriate things? Probably. The baby shower was just a natural outgrowth of story for us…What would happen next? The new mother would probably be thrown a shower. And the Down Syndrome part will come after the ‘this is my kid’ part. You might be surprised at all of the things that your kid can do. This is all really new and scary and you’re allowed those feelings. I wanted to have Lily express sadness at what she wasn’t going to have, a feeling of loss for what she expected parenthood to be… all of those sentiments that are so beautifully articulated in ‘ Welcome to Holland,’ and to show her shame at having those thoughts, and then to have someone say 1. I really wanted to be honest to the idea that just because you make the decision to keep the baby, that doesn’t mean the fears and insecurities are gone. The next really important story-one of my favorites-was to show lingering doubts on Lily’s part. I’ve never seen that particular emotional drama, one so vibrant in my memory, play out before on TV.Īnd now, as revealed in the promo for the finale, the baby is coming! Then, like this fictional couple, we began the journey from being overwhelmed by the differences between us and our child towards the recognition of all we share. In the hours after my son was born and diagnosed, I remember holding my wife and sobbing that it wasn’t fair. In the resolution, Lily finds the strength to express her fears to Toby, talking about her denial, and together, they move forward towards acceptance and understanding. I’ve lived this many times, most recently standing in a luxury apartment of a famous professor as he and his friends seemingly competed in “child accomplishment tennis,” lobbing achievements of their kids back and forth as I quietly poured myself another drink. The mother’s monologue is, in many ways, about recognizing sameness in your children, something Lily fears she’ll never feel. The mother happily chats about how her daughter is such a great reader, then reveals that she has an older girl, who is a fantastic athlete. Lily is in a doctor’s waiting room and sees another mother and child. One recent scene in particular stands out. In that scene, and those that followed, two things have been consistent: First, the show doesn’t try to hide the challenges that Down syndrome can bring, but always demonstrates that shared humanity and love trumps superficial differences. In the episode when Lily and Toby decide to keep the child (and try to be a couple again), Bay takes Toby to visit a school for children with disabilities.
She became romantically involved with Toby, the oldest child in the central Kennish family, who for years has been charming and talented, but immature conceiving a child has changed him for the better. Lily is a major supporting character, a hearing woman who is fluent in both British and American Sign Language. I interviewed show creator Lizzy Weiss for The Mary Sue a few weeks ago while the show was focusing on whether Lily would choose to have an abortion.
SWITCHED AT BIRTH SEASON 3 EPISODE 12 PROMO FULL
In a recent article on the history of ABC Family, Jacqui Shine credited Switched at Birth as the first show to make the channel’s slogan, “’A New Kind of Family’ … mean what it implies today: families that represent the full spectrum of diverse identities, less superficially wholesome and more meaningfully honest.” Although the plotlines are often melodramatic, the show possesses uncommon depths thanks to its consistent focus on difference and identity.
Daphne is deaf, so questions of disability have always been at the center of the show. As teenagers, the switch is uncovered, the families meet, and the stories unfold. The show follows the lives of two families whose daughters-Daphne Vasquez and Bay Kennish-were switched at birth in the hospital. Switched at Birth is a Peabody Award-winning family drama that airs on ABC Family (soon to be rebranded as Freeform).
As a disability-rights journalist and father of a boy with Down syndrome, I’ve been hooked. A few months ago, Lily, the baby’s mother, revealed that the fetus had been diagnosed with Down syndrome. My attention has been entirely focused on that baby and his parents. Season 4 of Switched at Birth is coming to an end on Monday night, wrapping up some plots and providing an emotional capstone to the season with a kiss, a departure, a new baby, and a tease for Season 5, which was just announced.
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