tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post573871602427408957..comments2024-03-29T03:43:45.977-04:00Comments on Of Battered Aspect: Hope You Get A Good MarkDave Hingsburgerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11918601687946534172noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-49397853952855004782014-01-25T21:47:14.153-05:002014-01-25T21:47:14.153-05:00Me too.
1) What is the most disabling aspect of y...Me too.<br /><br />1) What is the most disabling aspect of your disability?<br /><br />Other people's expectations. I look normal, so they expect me to act normal, and I can't.<br /><br />2) Do you sometimes wish you weren't disabled?<br /><br />I wish I didn't have PTSD. But I've never wished I wasn't autistic.<br /><br />3) Is there a responsibility that comes with disability to actively work for change in how the world sees and treats people with disabilities?<br /><br />No. All people have a responsibility not to actively harm others, but no one has the responsibility to work for better. But it's better to be a good person than a 'good-enough' person.<br /><br />4) If a millionaire was to give you one gift, what would it be?<br /><br />The gifts I most want can't be bought. What I'd like most is to be some kind of immortal who can choose to 'turn' others into whatever I am. (Vampire, for example.) But if I have to limit it to something that's actually possible, I want to be a mother.<br /><br />I dunno - maybe I'd ask them to hire me a maid for the rest of my life. It would make things a lot easier on me.<br /><br />5) What advice would you give to a young person with a disability similar to your own?<br /><br />Be who you are - don't try to fake normal. It's never worth it - nothing that you really want in life can be won by wearing a mask.Ettinahttp://abnormaldiversity.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-32127600313715543092014-01-16T09:13:31.268-05:002014-01-16T09:13:31.268-05:00I'll play. Trying to understand is always goo...I'll play. Trying to understand is always good.<br /><br />1) What is the most disabling aspect of your disability?<br /><br />Other people's reactions and trying to manage them. Sometimes my own reactions and trying to manage them.<br /><br />Closely followed by exhaustion.<br /><br />2) Do you sometimes wish you weren't disabled?<br /><br />Yes, but probably not in the way you think. If you could think the way I do, you probably wouldn't be asking that question.<br /><br />3) Is there a responsibility that comes with disability to actively work for change in how the world sees and treats people with disabilities.<br /><br />There's a responsibility which comes with being an aware human being. It's not greater because of how one becomes aware.<br /><br />It's also proportionate to one's resources.<br /><br />As Dave said, living life IS the fight, for everyone, officially 'disabled' or not.<br /><br />4) If a millionaire was to give you one gift, what would it be?<br /><br />I have no idea.<br /><br />5) What advice would you give to a young person with a disability similar to your own?<br /><br />Take time, and trust yourself. You know far more than you think you do, and other people know far less than you think they do.<br /><br />Now, guess the disability/ies. Does it matter?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-22441861330499501592014-01-14T23:27:51.806-05:002014-01-14T23:27:51.806-05:00I agree with Deb. I agree with Deb. B.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-82648380553810245662014-01-14T16:01:10.295-05:002014-01-14T16:01:10.295-05:00The questions show how it is almost impossible to ...The questions show how it is almost impossible to understand another's life from the outside. You can't even frame questions that elicit the answers you need in order to understand that person's life. Debhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14133236228952504852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-21753328392755550882014-01-14T15:38:29.259-05:002014-01-14T15:38:29.259-05:00Thanks for your blog - I have been enjoying it for...Thanks for your blog - I have been enjoying it for some time. Just thought you'd enjoy knowing that in Kingston, ON your closing paragraph about listening to your voice is now posted in my office, for staff and clients alike to consider. Thanks for sharing your wisdom and never tiring.Rachael Henrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35743239.post-85322406130900018482014-01-14T11:18:05.682-05:002014-01-14T11:18:05.682-05:00I find the questions themselves unsettling. I love...I find the questions themselves unsettling. I love your responses.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com