What Makes You Different?
- April B
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Re: What Makes You Different?
For example, my mother suffered a massive stroke at age 50 approximately 15 years ago. Fortunately, she made a miraculous recovery through a lot of hard work on her part. Today she appears perfectly fine just by looking at her. However, she has several long lasting effects that aren't obvious at first glance. One of these is her loss of about half of her field of vision on her right side. So when walking through a large store, like say Walmart, sometimes she accidentally bumps into people on her right with her cart. Just a tap, nothing hard.
You would be amazed at the nasty comments and looks she gets! As soon as she or I apologize for it and explain that she is blind on that side, it's like the old Bugs Bunny cartoons in that I swear I can actually see their heads transform into a jackass, haha! I'm afraid we still have some ways to go in the area of total acceptance, but at least people have the decency to be embarrassed most of the time so maybe we'll get there yet!
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It particularly shows in my appearance. I am quite obviously not fitting into any one category and people don't know what to do with that information. I get really bad feelings from a lot of people just based on how I look when if they would come and talk to me I know they would like me.
I'm lucky enough to be living in a town that is generally very accepting of gender non-conforming people and I'm learning that it's not such a lonely world.
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Personally, I think I was lucky enough to develop up in a community where individuals are usually recognizing and type. That's not to say that violence did not are available, though, and to be sincere I have been on both sides, but I do think I've many userful stuff here since then.
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You sound like one of my daughters! She is amazing - I bet you are also.carol_klavon wrote:I have always had a different way of looking at the world than other children. I was excessively hyperactive, but at the same time I was often more observant of certain things than other children my age.
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Thanks for sharing. You are an amazingly active person here and one could never tell! I hope that your strength and spirit continue to increase and that you will always be happy.LivreAmour217 wrote:I've mentioned in other posts that I have Asperger's Syndrome, along with dyscalculia. I'm high functioning enough that most people can't tell, although many have figured out that I'm "off" and will treat me accordingly. Oh, well. I guess you can call it a built-in jerk filter, because truly kind people never seem to care!
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You don't have to worry AT ALL. I think you're perfectly normal. Over-analyzing stuff would make you a WONDERFUL thinker. I'm sure that you're pretty creative as well! Being blunt is a good thing; frankness is honesty, according to me. May you always be happy in life!greenstripedgiraffe wrote:I'm basically not quite normal. I look fairly normal, and most people think I am, but I have a bit of something "off" that has not yet been categorized or quantified. I have significant troubles fitting in socially. It might be slight Attention Deficit Disorder (no Hyperactivity in there, though). I might have a little bit of autistic tendencies (I have at least one child on the spectrum, but they are both worse than I am). I have never mastered the art of "small talk," largely because I don't understand how it works. I over-analyze everything and am considered to be very logical. I tend to be blunt and tactless. I know these tendencies and work really hard to overcome the socially awkward part, but I haven't mastered that yet either - HA!
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I can relate in some respects to Conor of the book, and to everyone here that was brave enough to mention what makes them different.
I am physically handicapped now after having been an extreme athlete. I see how people look at me differently then they used to, but I choose not to let it bother me. Sometimes I think it's curiosity that makes them stare, while other times it is pity or disdain for the handicapped.
I believe that we all have a journey to take and that for some the journey is a difficult one. But each of us has something to give, and if there are some that can't see that, than I pity them for their short-sightedness. And who knows, maybe they will later come to understand how to appreciate that we are all uniquely different in amazing ways.
A big thank you to everyone that posted, and to Barr for giving us the Conor character.
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