One of my biggest bug bears is this comment. It is as if I can't have any emotions towards not walking because I have never physically done it and therefore how can I feel anything towards it. I am always amazed at the lack of thought in this remark. It is almost as if I do not have the right to be frustrated by my disability because I have never walked so how can I miss it or have any negative thoughts towards it.
I was born into a world that wasn't made for me and are reminded of this constantly. I am sure that even when I was very young, I always knew that not walking was not the norm and that my situation was different. I went to mainstream schools where all my friends could run around, do the monkey bars and climb stairs. Therefore I was very aware that I was different though I may not have been able to verbalise how it made me feel. I think it's incredibly naive of adults to assume that disabled children and people are oblivious to their situation. After all, many people would find it unacceptable to assume that if you have always struggled with money you cant possibly feel that having more would ease your financial situation and that 'you don't know any different'
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