Ok I wrote a loving poem to my husband and now I am going to vent some anger

[AutumnMist]

This is not about my husband by the way. LOL. The last two nights I have read some incredibly cold and hurtful comments about Parkinson's and people with disabilities. Not on DU mind you...but on other boards. Here is my response:


Your ignorance is not only insulting its corrosive. Corrosive to me and corrosive to the people who know nothing about disability. Thousands of people walk among us who have to take extra steps to do the things you take for granted. And I am not talking about judgment...that takes no effort at all. Try empathy, it would broaden your horizons much more then the simple minded "shut their money off" and "they are all lazy" mentality. Thank the gods that you have insurance and a family who has not hit a wall with their own health. If you have experienced that and you still have the same opinion, do me a favor and give the most sincere hug that you have ever given anyone suffering from a disability. You are now the biggest obstacle they have to overcome daily. You chose to stand on one side of the fence and it wasn't on the side of solution. How much effort did you put into your keyboard strokes? How many steps have you walked in someone else's shoes to get where you are right now? You have obviously never had to fight for what you consider to be a "normal" life. Be grateful. Every damn day be grateful. The fact that someone disagrees with you should be the least of your worries. The fact that you can get up and see the day as you know it is a blessing. Are we victims? No...we are not. We are the voices of change. A change that you will not and cannot embrace. You will be left in the dust like most of your prehistoric ideals. And why you are foaming at the mouth and gnashing your teeth we will be living our lives and doing what we can to make it better. And during the last backward glance over our shoulders we can simply say " You're still here? I thought you died out with the Republicans".

[AutumnMist]

1. I Didn't Think It Would Sink That Fast...LOL

Oh well......:bounce:

[AutumnMist]

2. Nah Nah Nah Nah..Hey Hey Hey Goodbye!

Ok So I am Bored. Sorry Mods. Its been one of those nights.

[WritingIsMyReligion]

3. Interesting segue there in the subject line.

:rofl:

[AutumnMist]

5. Yeah..Well

Its kind of like that tonight. Be loving...be pissed. Ya know! The typical day! LOL

[Redstone]

4. Take it easy. I think it's a good post. For a good reason. But don't let the lack of replies

get you down, OK? Sometimes, it just happens. and it doean't mean that you didn't write well, because you did.

Remember that. I, for one, understood and appreciated your post. And if you can touch even ONE other person, that's something, isn't it?

Redstone

[The Straight Story]

6. Hey there Redstone!

Thanks for the reply here - how you doing tonight?

[Redstone]

8. Doing well, thanks for asking. You? (Besides the wiener problem?)

Redstone

[The Straight Story]

10. Doing ok, the wife is feeling somewhat good tonight :)

Which is damned refreshing.

Was hanging out in GD, but it is like a traffic jam there this evening. Needed to get away for a bit and lounge :)

[Redstone]

11. Gotta lounge now and then. That's what it's there for.

Redstone

[AutumnMist]

7. Actually yes it is

I am simply being silly. Which honestly I don't get much time to do. So I thought what the heck...I will just let it all hang out with the replies. :) Thank you Redstone. Just having some fun while I wind down for the night. How are you this evening?

[Redstone]

9. OK, glad you're not really upset. I'm doing well, thank you. Winding down for the

night as well.

Sleep well this night.

Redstone

[AutumnMist]

12. Sweet Dreams. Don't Let The Bedbugs Bite.

:hi: