I saw a rant on facebook about a young guy who parked in a handicap spot and the person who posted it called him out on it and took a 3 second video of him walking. He told her he had a placard and she actually had the nerve to ask him where his handicap was! Wow, I'm embarrassed to admit that I actually liked this person back when I worked with her a few years ago.
I understand that there are a lot of people who abuse handicap privileges, and he could have been one of them, but how can you prove it by taking a 3 second video of him walking? If you film me, I can walk just fine for short distances too. Does that mean I'm perfectly normal and there's nothing wrong with me? I wish! I also can't believe she had the nerve to ask him where his handicap was (this is a nurse, she should know better). I don't care if he was faking it or not, that was totally uncalled for. I think I'd blow up if someone asked me that.
I can definitely say that having MS has been a huge eye opening experience. There were so many things that I used to be so opinionated about back when I was working full time, making more than enough money to support myself, and could do or buy anything I wanted. Now that I'm on the other end of the spectrum, it makes me realize how harsh my judgments were when I didn't know people's situations.
Even in my most judgmental days, I never would have called someone out like my friend did, but I definitely would have thought the same as her. It definitely strikes a nerve, but I absolutely will not get involved in that. I will say though that when I got my handicap placard, people like her were why I was so afraid and embarrassed to use it. I really did need it, but for a while, I would make myself miserable and struggle all the way back to my car after going grocery shopping before I would take that handicap spot I was entitled to due to the fear of being called out by inconsiderate people who have no idea what it's like to live a day in my shoes.
Most people who know me have no idea that there is anything wrong with me, and I will be keeping it that way as long as I can. If I'm ever asked where my handicap is, unless it is someone who sincerely wants to know about my situation, I will not disclose a thing. It's nobody's business but mine, and I absolutely would never explain myself to someone who doesn't deserve to know about it. Nobody else with an invisible handicap should have to explain that either.
I understand that there are a lot of people who abuse handicap privileges, and he could have been one of them, but how can you prove it by taking a 3 second video of him walking? If you film me, I can walk just fine for short distances too. Does that mean I'm perfectly normal and there's nothing wrong with me? I wish! I also can't believe she had the nerve to ask him where his handicap was (this is a nurse, she should know better). I don't care if he was faking it or not, that was totally uncalled for. I think I'd blow up if someone asked me that.
I can definitely say that having MS has been a huge eye opening experience. There were so many things that I used to be so opinionated about back when I was working full time, making more than enough money to support myself, and could do or buy anything I wanted. Now that I'm on the other end of the spectrum, it makes me realize how harsh my judgments were when I didn't know people's situations.
Even in my most judgmental days, I never would have called someone out like my friend did, but I definitely would have thought the same as her. It definitely strikes a nerve, but I absolutely will not get involved in that. I will say though that when I got my handicap placard, people like her were why I was so afraid and embarrassed to use it. I really did need it, but for a while, I would make myself miserable and struggle all the way back to my car after going grocery shopping before I would take that handicap spot I was entitled to due to the fear of being called out by inconsiderate people who have no idea what it's like to live a day in my shoes.
Most people who know me have no idea that there is anything wrong with me, and I will be keeping it that way as long as I can. If I'm ever asked where my handicap is, unless it is someone who sincerely wants to know about my situation, I will not disclose a thing. It's nobody's business but mine, and I absolutely would never explain myself to someone who doesn't deserve to know about it. Nobody else with an invisible handicap should have to explain that either.
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