how do the differently abled keep from being

I was born Deaf and I mean culturally Deaf from a huge Deaf family.

I started losing my sight slowly. It wasn't something I would share with people. Only my family knew. I started falling down a lot in the past few years and then I broke my tailbone. I fell down really badly during a trip to visit a good friend. I knew I had to admit my vision was diminishing.

It was either alienating my good friends and being alone or admit that I was losing sight really fast and gain new friends.

At first it was hard, I'll admit that. Overwhelming experiences, I shut myself out to people to re-learn everything. Everything was baby steps and I learned it is best to be positive because first impressions do leave a lasting impression on others.

Others do treat me like I'm an invalid so I've surprised others with a positive approach & mentioned that we do deserve the same equal opportunities as our "sighted and hearing" communities. It's all about the attitude.
 
Very interesting thread here... Yes I has to agree with Shel90 that it's sad that there're uneducation and ignorants. All what I do is show my positive to them...


Mrs. Bucket, I understand now why you disappeared for several years until you consider to positive yourself. I'm sorry what you have been through, Mrs. Bucket... but what you did is great.... Mainly important ... is stay what you are... :hug:
 
Liebling:-))) said:


Mrs. Bucket, I understand now why you disappeared for several years until you consider to positive yourself. I'm sorry what you have been through, Mrs. Bucket... but what you did is great.... Mainly important ... is stay what you are... :hug:
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:hug: Thanks Darling! You do learn during this experience who your true friends are.

They know who they are. :) Bisous.
 
I'm a person who used to be able to hear (Always been HOH though) but I'm now deaf. I only mention that because I kind of know what it's like on both sides of the coin.

Like many of you I try not to let those jerks bother me but sometimes they do get on my nerves. For example when my hearing decreased to the point of deafness it was suggested that I meet with a deaf group in my area called the WMAD (West Michigan Association of the Deaf). They mainly got together and did things like bowling and softball league. I joined their team along with my ex-wife (Wife at the time). One day while playing a game my wife got very upset. We didn't know why she was obviously telling some guy off on the other team until she told us. Turns out a guy on the other team was making fun of a guy on our teams speech.

The thing is that if she didn't say anything none of us would have even known about it. Now this makes me even more upset because it makes me wonder how often it happens that I don't know about. On the other hand though it won't bother me if I don't know about it. So it's kind of a double edge sword.

I will tell you this though. I used to just ignore those jerks but I don't anymore. I try not to dwell on it but if I do see someone do something that upsets me about it I no longer keep it to myself. For example one time a guy was talking to me but he really wasn't. He was just moving his lips but not really making any words. In other words he was making fun of me or mocking me. How I replied to this is I told him off. I won't elaborate on exactly what I said but I let him know that I'm not taking his attitude and everyone around us knew why. Believe me. by the time I was done he was apologizing big time.

I'm not suggesting everyone to make a scene like that. This particular incident just caught me in a bad mood. But I do feel we are with in our rights to tell them off when they deserve it. But in all honesty the anger will only last as long as we let it.
 
RonJaxon- you should have just hit a ball back at the pitcher hard when batting, they get the message really fast! :giggle:
 
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