tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post7021405850300809673..comments2024-03-19T07:36:33.915-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: MeltdownDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-46805027505243845912016-11-19T14:34:27.130-05:002016-11-19T14:34:27.130-05:00Honestly, I don't ask people how they are unle...Honestly, I don't ask people how they are unless I'm willing to LISTEN to the answer. And if all you're up to hearing is a polite "fine," I would prefer you just say hello. I no longer lie and say "fine" when people ask me how I am or how I'm doing because I don't want to perpetuate the false idea that everything is AOK because I'm out in the world. How can we raise awareness of the obstacles we face as disabled people if we don't respond honestly when faced with those obstacles? If people we know, or people we meet, hear us talking about accessibility fails right where they are/when they are happening, maybe they will develop some empathy and insight into our lives? Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00444731105099412596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-86741028009534375962016-11-18T13:06:04.208-05:002016-11-18T13:06:04.208-05:00Everyone has a breaking point, or, better still, a...Everyone has a breaking point, or, better still, a 'full up' point.<br /><br />You have so much stuff to deal with, that even though you have a huge capacity for BS, developed over years, it is too much, often.<br /><br />Part of pushing yourself around means using up energy - a choice between two problems.<br /><br />If you can just remember at the end of a rant to mention you're having a very bad day... Maybe she would have shared hers.<br /><br />I think you're too hard on yourself, but I also think you've been pushing yourself extra-hard lately - and it never comes without a price.ABEhrhardthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17211038591900883672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-36240811860760165962016-11-18T09:15:38.532-05:002016-11-18T09:15:38.532-05:00oh Dave...it's hard to be human, isn't it?...oh Dave...it's hard to be human, isn't it? <br />ClairesmumUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13382503094929375543noreply@blogger.com