D.B. Isn't there a condition where people are indeed Midgets, like proportionately smaller versus dis-proportionately smaller? For reasons like this - I shy away from calling 'little people' anything except Bill, or Fred, or D.B. Is this Wikipedia description accurate? --> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midget AZDAVE
-----Original Message----- From: D. B. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [email protected] Sent: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 2:21 pm Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Wheelchair Monologue For the last 8 years I've been confined to a wheelchair due to a spinal cord injury. The 42 years prior I lived a life looking up at people not because of my injury but because I'm a 4'6 dwarf. Yes, I said dwarf not midget as midget is a derogatory in the dwarf community. A little like the 'N' in the black community. Living life as a dwarf was a cake walk compared to my life now, as I am now pretty much home bound and with the exception of a few things am dependent on someone to assist me. I can feed myself, if the food is cut up and of course prepared. I can get my shirt off most of the time, but all other clothes have to be put on and taken of my wife or daughter. When I'm out in the community, there are many times that the city sidewalk don't have curb cut outs or theres a cut out on one end not other. Believe me the city gets tired of me showing up at their monthly meeting complaining about this or that. In stores I will usually ask someone to reach something off the shelf or if no one comes, I'll reach as high as I can and knock something that won't break down to the ground. Nothing pisses off a store manager than to haves for his displays come tumbleing down like a stack of 2 litter plastic bottles, toilet paper, peaches and oranges etc. Now every time I go back to the same store all the store employees are aware I'm there. In most cases though when I am out most people are more than happy to assist me. It's really all in the way you ask for that assistance that matters. ----- Original Message ---- From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sunday, April 27, 2008 7:36:14 PM Subject: Re: [QUAD-L] Wheelchair Monologue The target audience here is definitely the AB crowd. I think it was also poorly done - it should have had a much more upbeat tone with a "here i come - you guys better be ready for me" attitude. I go out a lot and don't have a bit of problem asking for help. I am pretty self sufficient but if i need a hand.... i ask for it. Most people are clueless what to do around gimps so guess what - - - it's up to you to tell them what you need. Why would you EXPECT them to know your needs? You are an oddity - a true minority, Just tell them "please get me that yellow peanut butter off the top fricking shelf and put it here in my tray" what's so hard about that? they love helping us - it's built in. i always ask the large breasted women for help so i get a double bonus out of it if you know what i mean. don't expect anyone to KNOW what you need - they don't. just ask and it shall be yours - now where have i heard that b/4? AZDAVE In a message dated 4/27/2008 9:03:14 A.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The Star Press - www.thestarpress.com - Muncie, IN Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. Hope is the last thing that dies in man; and though it be exceedingly deceitful, yet it is of this good use to us, that while we are traveling through life it conducts us in an easier and more pleasant way to our journey's end. François de La Rochefoucauld Need a new ride? Check out the largest site for U.S. used car listings at AOL Autos. Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now.
