tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617298245397958197.post6019551200094997805..comments2023-03-29T01:38:18.378-07:00Comments on Lil' Samsquatch: Choosing to ActJennyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13101399559614616079noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617298245397958197.post-85318890248015013162011-03-07T19:13:16.913-08:002011-03-07T19:13:16.913-08:00Ok Jenny, so glad to read you here! Have been thro...Ok Jenny, so glad to read you here! Have been through this thousands of times. I used to get really angry and say mean things under my breath but I wanted them to see Faith for who she really was.... As you said A Gift! So when someone stares now or says something insensitive I walk Faith right up to them and say "faith tell these people hello!" and Offer them her hand. It really throws them for a loop and they either realize their ignorance or feel really embarrassed for being so obvious! Lol! <br />Candace (faiths mom)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617298245397958197.post-14893551877840490772011-03-02T15:03:03.319-08:002011-03-02T15:03:03.319-08:00Oh Courtney, I hear you! Believe me...perhaps I c...Oh Courtney, I hear you! Believe me...perhaps I came off too chipper and pro-active "yeah! I choose to act." That's what I choose, but there are times when I choose to do nothing too. And there are still times when I am really hurt -- especially by the looks. It's a hard balancing act, and trying to figure it all out is one that has to work for each of us individually. We all are our own personalities and different things work for us...and they work for us at different times. I think we need to allow that for ourselves, that things change, that we change along with our child. One day at a time. Thanks for your comment...I hope you see mine in response. (I couldn't find any contact info with your profile, so maybe you'll see this instead.)Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13101399559614616079noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617298245397958197.post-22372312928207640162011-03-02T14:17:17.328-08:002011-03-02T14:17:17.328-08:00I too have been thinking a lot about how will resp...I too have been thinking a lot about how will respond to these questions/statements from outsiders. I admire your willingness to be open about your daughter and her condition and to seek to educate others. While I don't feel ashamed of my son or like I have anything to hide, a part of me feels like his abilities are his own personal business and I don't know if he would appreciate me telling everyone. I'm probably overreading into a baby psyche, but I know that if it was me, I wouldn't really want everyone to know all of my strengths and weaknesses. Why does having special needs give total strangers the sudden right to know things that they wouldn't otherwise dare ask a typical child? Everyone, adults and kids alike, have issues, but I would never presume to have the right to walk up to a stranger and ask them why they are overweight, why they dress a certain way, why they are a certain color, etc. So, I guess I just haven't figured out how to balance my desire to express my true pride for my child and educate others about him, with the fundamental right to have personal privacy. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.Courtneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05200123387322582505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1617298245397958197.post-80011388869323210612011-03-02T11:16:18.713-08:002011-03-02T11:16:18.713-08:00thanks for this.thanks for this.mjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09141031502595666446noreply@blogger.com