tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post3515607556825635355..comments2024-03-19T07:36:33.915-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: Hello Hello, It's Me - DaveDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-75805130541441498502008-10-28T01:52:00.000-04:002008-10-28T01:52:00.000-04:00To the last annonymous:And before you had wheels, ...To the last annonymous:<BR/>And before you had wheels, people didn't see you as a blob?<BR/> Due to my weight I am so often regarded by others as nonproductive. <BR/>* * * * <BR/>Just last night some visitors wanted me to join them on a late-night spree. I noted that Ricki would be alone if I did that.<BR/>"So bring her along!"<BR/>-"AH- she DOES have school tomarrow! How can she study if tired?"<BR/><BR/>They looked at me : school? study???<BR/>Luckily my older daughter stepped in and backed me up.rickismomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07817042750959998664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-85706552803804856582008-10-28T01:43:00.000-04:002008-10-28T01:43:00.000-04:00I really *get* this post, Dave. I'm about your siz...I really *get* this post, Dave. I'm about your size, and B.W. (before wheels) I was an executive. I remember sitting on the GO train, just wishing that someone from the office would call my cell with an important issue to discuss (nothing too confidential, mind you). Then the people who were giving me that 'poor woman' look would know: I'm not just a blob with a cane, I'm employed, I'm intelligent, I make important decisions every day...I matter. I often wonder, too, if anyone will ever see 'me' again, or if I'll forever be the blob on wheels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-923234447829713392008-10-27T20:46:00.000-04:002008-10-27T20:46:00.000-04:00Cheryl, about that recipe. Every time we make it i...Cheryl, about that recipe. Every time we make it it's a little different because we don't follow a recipe. We have a lot of spices ... a lot ... so we play around. And then there's ... well, you've given me a blog idea!Dave Hingsburgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-52377827557242527062008-10-27T20:38:00.000-04:002008-10-27T20:38:00.000-04:00Hi Dave,You said it clearly "She had seen what she...Hi Dave,<BR/>You said it clearly "She had seen what she wanted to see..." There is nothing you can do about her tunnel vision. The parts of your life that you share here on the blog seem to me to be pretty darn Dave-ly and that is what I come here to read about. Both the extraordinary and the ordinary. And thanks for that.<BR/><BR/>Cheryl<BR/><BR/>ps - any chance you and Joe would share your recipe for that chili?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-26779959782772248242008-10-27T18:36:00.000-04:002008-10-27T18:36:00.000-04:00I never cease to be amazed by the ignorance of som...I never cease to be amazed by the ignorance of some people. Perhaps reducing us handicapped people to an infantile level makes dealing with us somehow easier. Many times we are reduced to a level just below human. Kind of like cherished pets who are just well trained.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-28539902909342901252008-10-27T17:07:00.000-04:002008-10-27T17:07:00.000-04:00"I just didn't realize what it must look like."It ..."I just didn't realize what it must look like."<BR/><BR/>It doesn't. To anyone sane.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-39355412992987389792008-10-27T16:29:00.000-04:002008-10-27T16:29:00.000-04:00Just think of all the wonderful things that would ...Just think of all the wonderful things that would pass you by if you always made judgements based on just what you think you see, all the brilliant people you would never know and pity those that are so blinkered that they miss out on those opportunities because of their preconceptions.<BR/><BR/>Much better to have an open mind.......and I line up the tins too. OCD maybe?Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18114470051285093104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-80441200612225719262008-10-27T09:59:00.000-04:002008-10-27T09:59:00.000-04:00Huh? I am only part of the disability world becau...Huh? I am only part of the disability world because of my friend and now my son with DS but beore them I wouldn't have even thought things like that. And to offer money?? I only know my feelings and I can only hope that more people have my attitude and not the one of this ridiculous lady.Joanne and Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06232569673544148970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-36662226104377944462008-10-27T09:44:00.000-04:002008-10-27T09:44:00.000-04:00This story reminds me of what happened to me a ver...This story reminds me of what happened to me a very long time ago. I lived in New York City and was having dental problems. I had an early morning dentist appointment and was outside a large office building on 5th Avenue in Midtown drinking a cup of coffee waiting for the doors to open. I was not paying attention to people passing by as I was too absorbed in my own dental misery. Then I suddenly heard a plop and realized a business man walking by dropped quarters into my coffee cup! The guy passing by assumed I was a beggar. The pain in my teeth was replaced by a much larger pain from society.william Peacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00223601480542461802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-30728845019478948542008-10-27T06:40:00.000-04:002008-10-27T06:40:00.000-04:00When you wrote this I thought of the words hit lik...When you wrote this I thought of the words hit like a fist card. Not an appropriate choice but then I thought you could give her your business card - Director of Clinical Services. We could type something on the back like, I'm employed, valued and make really important decisions! Or that other saying - when you assume U make an Ass...... See you in the office. MDNAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-16700422754758819032008-10-27T05:15:00.000-04:002008-10-27T05:15:00.000-04:00Next time, take the money and buy yourself and Joe...Next time, take the money and buy yourself and Joe a nice beer. Makes her happy, makes Joe happy, makes you happy. It's *their* prejudice (but then again, better than asking you if you should be out amongst the beans by yourself).Heike Fabighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06856001856348587649noreply@blogger.com