This reminded me of something that happen about 8 years ago, when I was still driving and walking with a cane, but obviously very disabled. I would go to the local Y to exercise in the heated pool several times a week. I was struggling to change in the changing room, and a woman was staring at me with pity: clearly she knew in 5 seconds everything she needed to know about me-I was pathetic, disabled and solitary. Well, my daughter ran up to me just then and gave me big hug and yelled,"Mommy". You could have knocked this woman over with a feather. Her jaw literally dropped. Somehow, the last bastion of acceptable prejudice and preconceived beliefs is against disabled people. advice for singles
This reminded me of something that happen about 8 years ago, when I was still driving and walking with a cane, but obviously very disabled. I would go to the local Y to exercise in the heated pool several times a week. I was struggling to change in the changing room, and a woman was staring at me with pity: clearly she knew in 5 seconds everything she needed to know about me-I was pathetic, disabled and solitary. Well, my daughter ran up to me just then and gave me big hug and yelled,"Mommy". You could have knocked this woman over with a feather. Her jaw literally dropped. Somehow, the last bastion of acceptable prejudice and preconceived beliefs is against disabled people. advice for singles
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