http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m2BjOa6ducg
Just so you don't think I'm a total crankypants curmudgeon after my last post, here is an inspiring example of disability not being an issue at all, as two friends create something beautiful called Strictly Wheels on Britain's Got Talent. There is probably a book waiting to be written on how a country famous for its stiff upper lips can routinely kick the American version in the butt so often.,
Happy Saturday!
Your Partner in Life
Saturday, May 25, 2013
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Disgusting. Just disgusting.
http://ca.shine.yahoo.com/blogs/parenting/disney-world-scheme--entitled-families-hire-disabled-guide-to-bypass-lines-194555620.html
This is disgusting.
Just disgusting.
These spoiled Manhattan Wives need to immediately realize two things about the disabled:
1) We did not ask to be born disabled. We just were.
2) I can almost guarantee that those disabled that have tasted more than a bit of what life has to offer are not standing in line going, "Just look at those poor able-bodied slobs! They have to wait two hours to get into Magic Mountain! Watch me as I speed by in my scooter, suckers!". Yet that is basically what the unnamed Richie Rich Mommy quoted in the story was overheard bragging when her daughter got into It's A Small World in minutes instead of two and-a-half hours like the other kids, by using a fraudulent disabled "guide".
3) And most importantly, Richie Rich Mommy and Daddy, if you or your children were actually disabled, you would likely be very humbled and appreciative of the service. So why aren't you now? Just in case?
Additionally, what the hell are you teaching your kids with all this? That it's OK to cheat and lie to get ahead? Do we really need another Real Housewives/Gossip Girl/Jersey Shore generation of amoral nitwits in ten to fifteen years?
No way!
Come on now. You can do better!
By now you may be thinking: Are there disabled people out there who just happen to be jerks? Just as in any other group, creed, or walk of life, yes there are. But thankfully, they are rare in my experience.
And to the disabled "guide": Not knowing much about the programs and safeguards in place for disabled Americans, I can only assume that you are in some kind of financial distress and went for the easy money. In whatever way your transgression was or will be dealt with, hopefully you have rethought your actions.
So I'm giving you a pass.
This time.
Your Partner In Life
This is disgusting.
Just disgusting.
These spoiled Manhattan Wives need to immediately realize two things about the disabled:
1) We did not ask to be born disabled. We just were.
2) I can almost guarantee that those disabled that have tasted more than a bit of what life has to offer are not standing in line going, "Just look at those poor able-bodied slobs! They have to wait two hours to get into Magic Mountain! Watch me as I speed by in my scooter, suckers!". Yet that is basically what the unnamed Richie Rich Mommy quoted in the story was overheard bragging when her daughter got into It's A Small World in minutes instead of two and-a-half hours like the other kids, by using a fraudulent disabled "guide".
3) And most importantly, Richie Rich Mommy and Daddy, if you or your children were actually disabled, you would likely be very humbled and appreciative of the service. So why aren't you now? Just in case?
Additionally, what the hell are you teaching your kids with all this? That it's OK to cheat and lie to get ahead? Do we really need another Real Housewives/Gossip Girl/Jersey Shore generation of amoral nitwits in ten to fifteen years?
No way!
Come on now. You can do better!
By now you may be thinking: Are there disabled people out there who just happen to be jerks? Just as in any other group, creed, or walk of life, yes there are. But thankfully, they are rare in my experience.
And to the disabled "guide": Not knowing much about the programs and safeguards in place for disabled Americans, I can only assume that you are in some kind of financial distress and went for the easy money. In whatever way your transgression was or will be dealt with, hopefully you have rethought your actions.
So I'm giving you a pass.
This time.
Your Partner In Life
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