[BULK] Re: stupid questions/ignorant people

[Guest guest]

After being sick for awhile with pred, I decided to put all my experiences on a

website. I then, printed business cards on my home computer that had my

picture, my email addy and my website on it. It also had the name of my disease

with a short description. I would hand it to people who asked me about it and

leave it on tables at restaurants, with my hairdresser, and more.

I believe we as a general public need to educate people on this. We didn't hear

of these things until we were dx and I can remember all the questions I had.

I did however have a bad day (or 120 of them) once and after parking in a

handicap stall, a woman walking past me said 'you don't look handicapped' and I

said 'you don't look ignorant'. She looked at me and I continued with 'because

if you weren't ignorant you would know that you can't just determine one's

health by looking at them'. I don't usually speak to people that way but it

does get frustrating.

We had an experience in the grocery store a couple years ago when my son-who is

autistic-was having a melt down and then ran from me and tried to climb up a

pile of cases of sodas. An elderly man made the comment 'that child needs a

good spanking', I tried to explain to him that he is autistic and just reacting

to the over stimulation...... His reply? 'Well, you shouldn't bring him out in

public at all'. ARGH!

There are so many of these invisible diseases and people just don't want to

believe that someone who looks healthy can be sick or have other issues. Or

that because a child 'looks' like a bad kid he just needs a good whoopin.

Believe me, if that would cure my son, I would spank him but spankings don't

work on him!!! LOL.

Zanna

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Art_on_A_Budget/

My daily rantings!

www.zannasstory.blogspot.com

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[Guest guest]

After being sick for awhile with pred, I decided to put all my experiences on a

website. I then, printed business cards on my home computer that had my

picture, my email addy and my website on it. It also had the name of my disease

with a short description. I would hand it to people who asked me about it and

leave it on tables at restaurants, with my hairdresser, and more.

I believe we as a general public need to educate people on this. We didn't hear

of these things until we were dx and I can remember all the questions I had.

I did however have a bad day (or 120 of them) once and after parking in a

handicap stall, a woman walking past me said 'you don't look handicapped' and I

said 'you don't look ignorant'. She looked at me and I continued with 'because

if you weren't ignorant you would know that you can't just determine one's

health by looking at them'. I don't usually speak to people that way but it

does get frustrating.

We had an experience in the grocery store a couple years ago when my son-who is

autistic-was having a melt down and then ran from me and tried to climb up a

pile of cases of sodas. An elderly man made the comment 'that child needs a

good spanking', I tried to explain to him that he is autistic and just reacting

to the over stimulation...... His reply? 'Well, you shouldn't bring him out in

public at all'. ARGH!

There are so many of these invisible diseases and people just don't want to

believe that someone who looks healthy can be sick or have other issues. Or

that because a child 'looks' like a bad kid he just needs a good whoopin.

Believe me, if that would cure my son, I would spank him but spankings don't

work on him!!! LOL.

Zanna

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Art_on_A_Budget/

My daily rantings!

www.zannasstory.blogspot.com

My picture trail:

www.picturetrail.com/xanadoodles

[Guest guest]

After being sick for awhile with pred, I decided to put all my experiences on a

website. I then, printed business cards on my home computer that had my

picture, my email addy and my website on it. It also had the name of my disease

with a short description. I would hand it to people who asked me about it and

leave it on tables at restaurants, with my hairdresser, and more.

I believe we as a general public need to educate people on this. We didn't hear

of these things until we were dx and I can remember all the questions I had.

I did however have a bad day (or 120 of them) once and after parking in a

handicap stall, a woman walking past me said 'you don't look handicapped' and I

said 'you don't look ignorant'. She looked at me and I continued with 'because

if you weren't ignorant you would know that you can't just determine one's

health by looking at them'. I don't usually speak to people that way but it

does get frustrating.

We had an experience in the grocery store a couple years ago when my son-who is

autistic-was having a melt down and then ran from me and tried to climb up a

pile of cases of sodas. An elderly man made the comment 'that child needs a

good spanking', I tried to explain to him that he is autistic and just reacting

to the over stimulation...... His reply? 'Well, you shouldn't bring him out in

public at all'. ARGH!

There are so many of these invisible diseases and people just don't want to

believe that someone who looks healthy can be sick or have other issues. Or

that because a child 'looks' like a bad kid he just needs a good whoopin.

Believe me, if that would cure my son, I would spank him but spankings don't

work on him!!! LOL.

Zanna

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Art_on_A_Budget/

My daily rantings!

www.zannasstory.blogspot.com

My picture trail:

www.picturetrail.com/xanadoodles

[Guest guest]

Sometimes I get so irritated when people stick there nose and

comments where they have no business!!!!!!! I have a good friend

who's husband suffers from sicle cell, they frequently get comments

when parking in handicap parking. Incredible pain is not something

you can see. I also have a friend who's daughter is Autistic and it

is amazing how many people feel they need to stop and tell you to

beat a child. She made a shirt that says " I am NOT BAD, I am

AUTISTIC! " She rarely gets comments now.

>

> After being sick for awhile with pred, I decided to put all my

experiences on a website. I then, printed business cards on my home

computer that had my picture, my email addy and my website on it. It

also had the name of my disease with a short description. I would

hand it to people who asked me about it and leave it on tables at

restaurants, with my hairdresser, and more.

>

> I believe we as a general public need to educate people on this.

We didn't hear of these things until we were dx and I can remember

all the questions I had.

>

> I did however have a bad day (or 120 of them) once and after

parking in a handicap stall, a woman walking past me said 'you don't

look handicapped' and I said 'you don't look ignorant'. She looked

at me and I continued with 'because if you weren't ignorant you would

know that you can't just determine one's health by looking at them'.

I don't usually speak to people that way but it does get frustrating.

>

> We had an experience in the grocery store a couple years ago when

my son-who is autistic-was having a melt down and then ran from me

and tried to climb up a pile of cases of sodas. An elderly man made

the comment 'that child needs a good spanking', I tried to explain to

him that he is autistic and just reacting to the over

stimulation...... His reply? 'Well, you shouldn't bring him out in

public at all'. ARGH!

>

> There are so many of these invisible diseases and people just don't

want to believe that someone who looks healthy can be sick or have

other issues. Or that because a child 'looks' like a bad kid he just

needs a good whoopin. Believe me, if that would cure my son, I would

spank him but spankings don't work on him!!! LOL.

>

> Zanna

>

> http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Art_on_A_Budget/

>

> My daily rantings!

> www.zannasstory.blogspot.com

>

> My picture trail:

> www.picturetrail.com/xanadoodles

>