me:*starts being able to walk again after being bed-bound*
my family: OH MA LORD MY BABY'S TAKING HER FIRST STEPS
me:*starts being able to walk again after being bed-bound*
my family: OH MA LORD MY BABY'S TAKING HER FIRST STEPS
Me: I’m too tired to read for this class
Me: *reads fanfic till 4 am*
when a disabled person says we can’t do something–don’t try to “encourage” us. i get why you’re doing it, i understand it’s with good intentions like 99% of the time, but Don’t.
we know our limitations. if i say walking down the hall is too much today–it’s too much! don’t cheer me on, don’t say “but getting up and moving will help!!1!”, don’t push me to do something i’ve clearly said i’m not up for. i know my body.
on a similar note, if we say a treatment hasn’t worked for us or isn’t realistic to try–don’t push us to justify ourselves! we know our own disabilities and/or illnesses! we definitely know them better than you! so butt out!
i find public marriage proposals cute and everything but if anyone ever so much as thinks of publicly proposing to me i will bury them alive
