tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post4471515145054121613..comments2024-03-29T03:43:45.977-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: Wherein I become THE PUBLICDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-24786726702153452482014-12-11T14:44:54.385-05:002014-12-11T14:44:54.385-05:00what a wonderful exchange! i drive a manual chair ...what a wonderful exchange! i drive a manual chair with a "pivot" lever drive system, and have gotten into several conversations about it. i'm always pleased when people ask questions rather than stare or make up their own stories about me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-58063395042287518602013-11-18T10:07:53.678-05:002013-11-18T10:07:53.678-05:00Dear Dave:
I got stuck on the fact that his staff...Dear Dave:<br /><br />I got stuck on the fact that his staff is on his back about everything and therefore he does not listen to them. Since when is it part of the job to nag people to the point where they cannot listen to you anymore??? Isn't it supposed to be "support" that is being provided?<br /><br />I am glad that he got to meet you and chat with you and learn something about social interactions that involve polite conversation and not nagging.<br /><br />ColleenColleennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-14260322972826373682013-11-17T09:17:20.647-05:002013-11-17T09:17:20.647-05:00Hm. I do sympathize a bit with the guy - part of m...Hm. I do sympathize a bit with the guy - part of my disability is a (relatively) inability to infer these kinds of things from ambiguous social signals (and almost all social signals are more ambiguous/unreliable than more typical people assume; what you described is not in fact as straightforward an inference as it seems). I don't think it's people's job to tell me what their reactions to me are, but people close to me, or in positions of authority over me, do need to make that (very basic, very simple) accommodation.EKnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-50438723989911860162013-11-17T08:59:12.991-05:002013-11-17T08:59:12.991-05:00I felt so bad for your watcher - his support staff...I felt so bad for your watcher - his support staff is always on his back about everything?<br /><br />And he learned more from a quick interaction with you than from probably lots of time with them.<br /><br />Sad. Since he also seemed to understand you quickly, and be able to converse.<br /><br />Glad he ran into you in his life - you do even mildly negative interactions with class.<br /><br />AliciaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-36575775179190918532013-11-17T08:58:47.313-05:002013-11-17T08:58:47.313-05:00Dave, I am amazed again at your willingness to all...Dave, I am amazed again at your willingness to allow a part of your daily life to become a teachable moment, and to share it with us so that the experience is not limited to you and Joe and the other man. The connection and change in this event becomes shared with us, inviting us to join in the bit of transformation that occurs. clairesmumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-57815740997339663652013-11-17T06:15:10.001-05:002013-11-17T06:15:10.001-05:00Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!! :)Congratulations!!!!!!!!!!! :)Gleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17671758996746410949noreply@blogger.com