tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post1598811825308761054..comments2024-03-16T19:36:23.953-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: IntruderDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-57531514923316998092013-07-19T10:57:14.610-04:002013-07-19T10:57:14.610-04:00xoxxoxPsychojenichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02936930614210195529noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-38587482638514413392013-07-17T12:50:31.433-04:002013-07-17T12:50:31.433-04:00Anonymous - that's where it all begins - with ...Anonymous - that's where it all begins - with that action that many parents will do with their children - it teaches the child to be afraid of us - BAD! Don't Touch! <br /><br />I truly enjoy speaking to the children regardless of the actions of the parents - or just giving them a quick wink and a smile. I hope that negates some of the damage they are unknowingly doing to their child's attitude toward disability. Jo Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09072719336851076572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-12929622351244955002013-07-16T18:54:08.056-04:002013-07-16T18:54:08.056-04:00Or parents who yank their kids away, even when the...Or parents who yank their kids away, even when the poor child wasn't in the way. Hey Mom, I'm not going to run down your kid, okay?<br /><br />And when my wheelchair is on one side of the hallway, there are the people who insist on squeezing through the narrow side, instead of going where there is plenty of room. <br />SharonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-22522554223387473972013-07-16T18:20:20.457-04:002013-07-16T18:20:20.457-04:00Wow, I'm taking some karmic credit on this one...Wow, I'm taking some karmic credit on this one! :) The other day, I smiled and said the exact same sentence to a larger woman in a wheelchair, who was trying to move over and give me more space to get on the public bus. "It's OK, there's plenty of space." It was a completely natural thing to say, something I say all the time to people who think my own chair is going to require more space than it does. I wouldn't have even thought about it for another second, except that the moment reminded me of all the times you've written here about comfort levels in taking up public space. And I thought, "I hope someone out there is saying the same thing to Dave."<br /><br />As a smaller(ish) wheelchair user, people seem to feel very comfortable telling me how bothered they are by overweight people in wheelchairs. They feel justified in diagnosing a stranger on the street, "She wouldn't need that chair if she weren't so fat." They expect me to laugh, to chime in, to be on their side. It's just like when I'm expected to laugh at a racist joke, because I'm a fellow white person. But my friends are disappointed, because I won't give them the response they're hoping for...Kristinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06868874343026873104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-67831095669331687692013-07-16T17:09:18.346-04:002013-07-16T17:09:18.346-04:00My heart hurts reading this.My heart hurts reading this.Andrea S.http://ramblingjustice.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-29774686245439533112013-07-16T12:10:32.956-04:002013-07-16T12:10:32.956-04:00I find this action so offensive. I have had this h...I find this action so offensive. I have had this happen in the workplace, malls, stores - it doesn't seem to matter where I am. I think in some cases people think they are being funny. I almost filed a grievance against a fellow employee who did this to me on a regular basis - in 12 foot wide hallways. Not funny pal. It makes me feel so .... uninvited. <br /><br />Granted, there may be times when the space is limited but I don't take up a whole great deal of room - my chair is barely 24" wide. So even in the smallest of spaces there's usually lots of room. It makes me feel as if people don't want to get too close - lest they touch me and catch something! Horrors! LOL<br /><br />I like to do the same thing to the bi-peds I meet during my day - let's see how they like it. Especially when I see someone going out of their way to get out of my way (they perceive they are in my way, but they're not) then I go out of my way to get as far away from them as possible. I wonder what would happen if I turned the table on them and came right up beside them - ha! Want to see someone squirm with discomfort..... Jo Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09072719336851076572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-77669673846867423262013-07-16T11:00:22.476-04:002013-07-16T11:00:22.476-04:00and it can happen again....and it can happen again....theknappernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-50329407226689470072013-07-16T07:36:16.265-04:002013-07-16T07:36:16.265-04:00it did :)it did :)Gleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671758996746410949noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-5237209276318903602013-07-16T07:23:58.071-04:002013-07-16T07:23:58.071-04:00Oh, lovely. Lovely.Oh, lovely. Lovely.CTnoreply@blogger.com