After reading my last blog entry "discounted" a friend of mine said
"It's really good you have such a good sense of humor about things. I'm sure I would lose patience VERY quickly."
I've always had a good sense of humor about they way some people act around "the disabled" if I didn't I'd end up going thru life with a huge chip on my shoulder, I've done that and said chip becomes an anchor really quickly. I'm not saying that I don't have my days, I do and I do get frustrated in the way society can overlook people who don't fit into what is considered the "norm." When I find myself being overlooked or even pitied by individuals and the frustration level rising I take a second, pause collect myself and laugh. Why do I laugh when people approach my like I'm made of glass and have the brains of a nematode? It's simple really..They have no idea who I am or what I've done with my life, and by treating me as they do, they prove that I'm the one who should feel sorry for them. After-all can they say that they have built a business that supports a habit that gives them a chance to compete on a national stage as well as an international one? How many of the individuals that speak to the people that I am with rather then me when I'm at a restaurant assume that I know nothing about food or customer service. Some days I just want to put on a t-shirt that says "I'm the one who calculates your TIP!"
My point with all of this is I don't get pissed off when I get discounted by others, I know its a reflection of their own insecurities and fears, I just smile and laugh. I don't need anchors holding me back in my life.
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