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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Special Needs

This will be short and sweet. If you don't know this about me one of my jobs is with special needs adults. I love it. Seriously, it's so rewarding. If you also know me then you know I tend to have a big mouth and a temper... I was with an amazing friend of mine at the store this morning who happens to have special needs. As we were walking through the store a child, probably around four, asked their mom what was wrong with that girl. I don't blame children if they arnt taught they don't know certain things, I blame that idiot mom, whose response was, "just don't look at it..." 

I was disgusted... And I told her that her child was going to grow up being a terrible human because she was a terrible human and "it" was a person, who had a name, and that she was the worst adult I had encountered in a long time. She walked away and I hope she felt so embarrassed by herself.

Yes, at times my temper is uncalled for; I shouldn't have slapped the idiot at the gym who called me, "mikes baby mama" but today I felt it was called for.  
I seriously love that Boston is surrounded  by so many people and she is going to grow up knowing what is wrong and right ; and that she isn't better than someone who is different than her. I wont tell you how to raise your child just like you shouldn't try to tell me how to raise mine. If you are the child's parent you can choose what you teach them but respect/manners/being nice should be among those things. 

2 comments:

  1. I worked at the same place about 13 years ago and loved it. I worked the night crew that finished up putting parts together for Lay Z Boy that day crew didn't get to. But a few times a month I would be asked to come in during the day as well and help out when the order for parts was a little to big. I loved working with everyone. I would have confronted the mother as well while my friend was off looking at something else. I haven't found any similar places like that here.

    I used to get made fun of in middle school because at lunch I chose to eat at the special needs table and talk to everyone. I made a beautiful friend named Jill whose only struggle in life was she was labeled as Downs child. Nothing was wrong with her, and she was as smart as can be and as quick as a whip. I also made friends with a kid named Eric who couldn't walk or talk. But he had a sound board which helped him communicate. He could press buttons with pictures on them at it would talk for him. All he wanted was to talk to others. But because he couldn't control his head or arms very well, no one would be friends with him. But for someone who struggled with movement so much gave it everything he had just to control his hands to be able to talk.

    You can find people are amazing if you just give them a chance.

    You are awesome!!

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  2. Please make a new post soon!
    I heard what "the bitter old" woman said to you... I almost died laughing... What is wrong with that whole family
    Stay strong! Keep inspiring many!

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