Guest guest Posted January 10, 2004 Report Share Posted January 10, 2004 You know...the talk of invisible disabilities, along with my continued impatience with a huge problem in Houston with handicapped parking violations...gave me an idea that I might actually try. When a car with no permit parks in a handicapped space in front of me, take the positive approach, and I mean, sincerely: " Boy, I can sympathize with you. As someone with an invisible disability myself, I know how difficult it can be. I hope your day goes easily. " called it the Miss Manners approach. Is it too aggressive? The trick, of course, is to actually mean it. Which is a trick, on me, because then my mind has to find a way to believe they're justified, and in essence, forgive them for it...hmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2004 Report Share Posted January 10, 2004 > " Boy, I can sympathize with you. As someone with an invisible disability > myself, I know how difficult it can be. I hope your day goes easily. " Considering your past experiences with dangerous jerks who abuse this privilege, this is certainly safer for you than confronting them. I would hope that in some cases, the offending person would be struck by guilt. I doubt it will work all the time, but perhaps one person out of 100 might be moved to do the right thing the next time he/she wants to go into a store for " just 5 minutes. " If nothing else, it may help you cope better with your own frustrations about the problem. -Barb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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