10/16/2026
“I’m sorry.”
Those were the words Holly heard when her son Nate was born.
Not “Congratulations!” Not “What a beautiful baby boy!”
Instead, she heard about all the things he might never be able to do.
Then Nate’s grandmother walked into the hospital room, saw his parents crying, and asked one simple question:
“So, he’s alive, isn’t he?”
And everything began to shift. ❤️
Twenty-three years later, that little boy has become Nate the Great.
A model. A performer. An actor. A champion of kindness through 21 Pineapples.
But his greatest impact isn’t measured by the stages he’s stood on or the cameras he’s stood in front of.
It’s the way he makes people feel.
Years ago, while visiting a bookstore, Nate befriended two complete strangers. Before leaving, one of the women turned to Holly and said:
“Your son is going to change the world.”
Holly’s response?
“I believe he already has.”
Today, Nate is funny, charismatic, clever, and overflowing with JOY.
And if Holly could go back to the day he was born, there’s one thing she’d change.
She’d replace every “I’m sorry” with “Congratulations.”
Because there was never anything to be sorry about.
There was a beautiful baby boy to celebrate. 💙💛
This is Nate the Great Simon.
✨ His superpower is JOY.
This is Humans of Down Syndrome.
