tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post7696064844653614167..comments2024-03-16T19:36:23.953-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: Finally A DiagnosisDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-35763832441099645102012-01-08T12:19:06.845-05:002012-01-08T12:19:06.845-05:00My own diagnosis is "expletively challenged&q...My own diagnosis is "expletively challenged".<br /><br />I think at times we all have to accept we are going to behave badly, it's just that we have to be careful not to make it a lifestyle.<br /><br />Because I live in a state of widespread, unrelenting pain coupled with sleep deprivation it is way too easy to get snappish, rude, or not take the time to try and see someone else's side- at times I just react. And it's not what I would want to do. Doesn't help that my filter is unreliable.<br /><br />I don't like this behaviour and am quick to apologize for it, but nonetheless, there it is. It's out there. So frustrating to not be able to control my filter sometimes.<br /><br />Perhaps we show our true nature in how (and if) we make amends when our mouth (or actions) gets the better of us. Yes, we are all human and mess up, but making the effort can go a long way. And, mostly, that's all I have- the opportunity and willingness to not be an asshole and move through life like an insensitive lout.<br /><br />I'll probably never be able to have complete control of my tongue when others are being inappropriate or treating me poorly, and I'm OK with that.<br /><br />We are all just trying to do our best, aren't we? At times that doesn't yield the best results, but we can hopefully learn from it and try again tomorrow.<br /><br />Love your blog, Dave. Thanks for continuing to share and educate.<br /><br />-Jazz @ <a href="http://fightinthefibro.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow"> Fightin' the Fibro </a>FibroFacialGalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00490696867905410299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-8317026680922995952012-01-05T21:05:43.451-05:002012-01-05T21:05:43.451-05:00And all of us here know very well that you aren...And all of us here know very well that you aren't an asshole, Dave, you have your moments as we all do is all. So that is why you, as an individual, want to apologize. I am an over-apologizer myself. I have had a couple of conversations with friends who were telling me not to apologize so much so I started apologizing for apologizing.<br /><br />The representing thing is just awful, though.Rachel in Idahonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-37809580706168120392012-01-05T12:46:56.507-05:002012-01-05T12:46:56.507-05:00"Why do I want to save face when I've sho..."Why do I want to save face when I've shown my worst side?" Could it be because you are not usually bad tempered/rude/demanding etc. and don't want people to get that impression. An apology kind of admits you are multi faceted human, not one dimensional asshole.Princeton Possenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-53999931513894749662012-01-05T11:00:47.575-05:002012-01-05T11:00:47.575-05:00I can't remember now where this was, but at so...I can't remember now where this was, but at some point I read something (I think on-line) by someone who adamantly insisted that "all" disabled people were basically perpetually angry and touchy people. He insisted that he knew this because he had met some disabled people and all of them were angry and touchy. I didn't have an opportunity to write anything back to him, but I remember thinking that asides from sharing a disability in common these people he had met clearly also shared one other thing in common--ie, their interaction with HIM. Perhaps HE was doing something to make them so angry and touchy toward him! But he didn't seem to be considering this possibility. <br /><br />I hate that some people (sometimes intentionally ... but also sometimes not consciously) choose to make sweeping generalizations based on a handful of people they have met. If people wouldn't do this, then us folks with disabilities could only worry about representing ourselves and not millions of other people along with us!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-25461335008378649332012-01-05T09:02:19.181-05:002012-01-05T09:02:19.181-05:00Amen to that Rachel, sometimes I have this horribl...Amen to that Rachel, sometimes I have this horrible feeling that I have to 'represent' people with disabilities when all I want to do is represent myself!Dave Hingsburgerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-91637611453441957862012-01-05T08:58:02.249-05:002012-01-05T08:58:02.249-05:00One aspect of it for me would be that the last thi...One aspect of it for me would be that the last thing I'd want is for people to excuse you being an asshole on the basis of my disability. Or even worse, assuming that from your behavior that disabled folks -- or dwarfs in particular, in my case -- as a class, not as individuals, are assholes. Having a bad day or being in a bad mood is a purely human phenomenon that doesn't depend on one's physicality, after all. But as much as it sucks as the member of a really visible minority sometimes you're seen as a representative of people you don't and will never even know.<br /><br />It really lends a whole new layer to simply being in a bad mood.Rachel in Idahonoreply@blogger.com