tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post92718516769418579..comments2024-03-19T07:36:33.915-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: A Moment of CommunityDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-72953647566625593462014-04-29T23:21:41.989-04:002014-04-29T23:21:41.989-04:00That's why I say Thank you here frequently. I ...That's why I say Thank you here frequently. I found you. I don't feel so alone. I recognize the situations. <br /><br />I thought of you the other day. Going out a public building door with a ParaTransit driver who was quite willing to get the door if it became a problem - a lady coming in actually scurried back to hold the automatic door for me. She meant well (I try to be charitable for their well-meaning gestures).B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-17818947469374515482014-04-29T16:21:38.634-04:002014-04-29T16:21:38.634-04:00I remember once at the Dentist with Ricki, and see...I remember once at the Dentist with Ricki, and seeing another Mom there with a teen who had DS. We didn't speak a word, but our smiles and expressions said it all.... there is a true commradshipo when someone else REALLY "gets it"Rickismomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04078192111057725026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-35651098292269330692014-04-29T16:01:52.969-04:002014-04-29T16:01:52.969-04:00I love it when "gets it" is displayed. M...I love it when "gets it" is displayed. My grandson and I attended a sporting event two weeks ago. On the way to the stadium, as my gransdon was walking behind me, there were several times when at the sight of my wheelchair, people would do the kid-yank or the back-against-the-wall freeze when they weren't even remotely in the way. Each time, I looked back at my grandson to see him rolling his eyes and snickering. Inside the stadium, I was behind a fellow in a power chair, and as people reacted to us along the way, he kept looking back at me, to see me rolling my eyes and snickering, he laughing as well. Love it! Andrewnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-51972036824045735172014-04-29T09:37:31.108-04:002014-04-29T09:37:31.108-04:00the power of a smile is amazing. you both lifted e...the power of a smile is amazing. you both lifted each other up by that simple gesture of "community". thanks for sharing<br />MaryMary Whiteheadnoreply@blogger.com