tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34418484.post6323388325492941507..comments2023-08-01T06:37:08.027-05:00Comments on Growing up with a disability: Sandbox LessonsDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09360723110664693186noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34418484.post-42279512350193779492007-12-28T16:50:00.000-06:002007-12-28T16:50:00.000-06:00This post has been shortlisted for Post of the Yea...This post has been shortlisted for <A HREF="http://www.postoftheweek.com/" REL="nofollow">Post of the Year</A>. Best of luck...mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08372409823804709682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34418484.post-28203880697745375992007-05-13T03:02:00.000-05:002007-05-13T03:02:00.000-05:00Hi David,I'm a new reader to your blog and I would...Hi David,<BR/><BR/>I'm a new reader to your blog and I would just like to congrarulate you on the wonderful writing and of course, winning Post of the Week - fab! I'll be back for more soon!<BR/><BR/>Tom (another blogger with CP)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34418484.post-72594266416396420672007-05-07T13:30:00.000-05:002007-05-07T13:30:00.000-05:00Very nicely put.It's an interesting parallel you m...Very nicely put.<BR/>It's an interesting parallel you make with racism. <BR/>We live in a Caucasian area of Britain, and I've posted about the effect this has had on my son's perceptions of people from different ethnic groups...<BR/>http://www.cathykeir.co.uk/blog/they-all-look-the-same/<BR/><BR/>Well done with Post of the Week.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34418484.post-63222934629288932292007-05-03T21:03:00.000-05:002007-05-03T21:03:00.000-05:00I love the post, Dave. It's a beautifully written...I love the post, Dave. It's a beautifully written account of that story.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34418484.post-24558790177981757212007-05-02T14:59:00.000-05:002007-05-02T14:59:00.000-05:00Right on! That was a great illustration you drew u...Right on! That was a great illustration you drew us.Tokahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11640788612502918744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34418484.post-67223279067262103332007-05-02T09:20:00.000-05:002007-05-02T09:20:00.000-05:00David, I've got to ask: have you, or are you think...David, I've got to ask: have you, or are you thinking of studying creative writing? I think I see a book in your future! Love the post...Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10475115111465049361noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34418484.post-18274413526114792442007-05-02T09:10:00.000-05:002007-05-02T09:10:00.000-05:00Wow! What a great illustration. I really loved t...Wow! What a great illustration. I really loved this post!Attila the Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02158308703617226652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34418484.post-79599091778196662742007-05-01T21:21:00.000-05:002007-05-01T21:21:00.000-05:00David, you've got the greatest way of showing how ...David, you've got the greatest way of showing how simple it is to notice the disabilist/abelist language works...I love this post.imfunnytoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12942406430628029505noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34418484.post-6627457013929712782007-05-01T18:21:00.000-05:002007-05-01T18:21:00.000-05:00Ah, this is great. Thanks.Ah, this is great. Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34418484.post-30770797118737835652007-05-01T17:21:00.000-05:002007-05-01T17:21:00.000-05:00Nice post David. I am probably guilty of the sapp...Nice post David. I am probably guilty of the sappy Mom comment too. When someone asks if my son speaks, I'll say, "No, but he likes it when you talk to him." But it's true, Dear Son does like it. <BR/><BR/>Personally, I really like it when people ask questions about my son. More often than not, they are not being mean, they just don't know the answer or don't know what to say. I try to make them comfortable and in turn make it easy to be friends with people who are disabled, like my son. And kids, well, they are are the easiest. Simple answers are best.Dream Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18351348027973964625noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34418484.post-44177521053643132942007-05-01T16:03:00.000-05:002007-05-01T16:03:00.000-05:00I loved this post and how you described how differ...I loved this post and how you described how different individuals would have answered such a simple question...when all the answer needed to be was what your sister gave. If only as adults we didn't have to over-analyze everything, just a simple yes and no - and then like the 6 yr old boy - just go on over and play! <BR/><BR/>My post is up as well!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02441176684416139172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34418484.post-79391387716251178582007-05-01T14:14:00.000-05:002007-05-01T14:14:00.000-05:00Oh yes, you made me think. I have a daughter who h...Oh yes, you made me think. I have a daughter who has Down syndrome, and I usually factually answer her questions, but my other kids I might try to explain why their ? is rude....and you're right...it's just a question. :)All 4 My Galshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04388794548592051699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34418484.post-53120316058385276242007-05-01T10:53:00.000-05:002007-05-01T10:53:00.000-05:00Unerringly true - what a fantastic post. I've alw...Unerringly true - what a fantastic post. I've always had the same experience with children - they just get it. Until some grown-up can't just let it be.Never That Easyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04008749218695113192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34418484.post-36898372045621786172007-05-01T10:47:00.000-05:002007-05-01T10:47:00.000-05:00Oooh, I've probably been guilty of the sappy-mom n...Oooh, I've probably been guilty of the sappy-mom non-sequitur reply ("No, but he's really good at playing in the sand!"), at times. I do try to keep it simple with kids, and just answer the question I'm asked, but.... at least I'm really good at playing in the sand??? <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the reminder that some common answers are ridiculous (at best), if you think about them a bit.Penny L. Richardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00102296070193780691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34418484.post-84137098930495272192007-05-01T09:49:00.000-05:002007-05-01T09:49:00.000-05:00David, Great post. Great examples and great writin...David, Great post. Great examples and great writing. I always admire writers who can get across so much meaning so succinctly. Thanks for sharing this. Sometimes when kids ask me about Ellie I am not sure what to say. This really helps.Kathrynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16388107764837538301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34418484.post-39903297475480400752007-05-01T07:42:00.000-05:002007-05-01T07:42:00.000-05:00That really moved me. It makes me proud of my son,...That really moved me. It makes me proud of my son, who is going to struggle not so much with his own feelings about me using a wheelchair but with the reaction of others. I just hope the kids we know can help us stay positive.seahorsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04006649663400552591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34418484.post-60671464462108065742007-05-01T07:10:00.000-05:002007-05-01T07:10:00.000-05:00I really like this post.I've heard children asking...I really like this post.<BR/>I've heard children asking my daughter why her little brother (who is autistic) can't talk, she just blithely says 'he's autsitic' and gets on with playing. It's ususlly enough for the questioner, even if they don't know what 'autistic' means.Sharon McDaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550156204691696968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34418484.post-21522889646323059302007-05-01T07:09:00.000-05:002007-05-01T07:09:00.000-05:00You're so right that we learn this stuff. The chil...You're so right that we learn this stuff. The children I have met and spoken to have far less trouble getting over <I>the facts of the matter</I> than adults, who seem to wish to impose some sort of emotional narrative to the facts of my impairment. Great post. :-)The Goldfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15213378454070776331noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34418484.post-91464228743379281932007-05-01T03:51:00.000-05:002007-05-01T03:51:00.000-05:00Super illustrative analysis.And I love your icon.C...Super illustrative analysis.<BR/>And I love your icon.<BR/>Children; I like to connect with them before their parents realise they are watching my wheels, just a smile, an engagement, that I hope will remain with them to offset what willl be learned from society. <BR/>Thank you.Sallyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08223682934383856392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34418484.post-92061226007217931222007-04-30T23:53:00.000-05:002007-04-30T23:53:00.000-05:00This is a great post illustrating how different fa...This is a great post illustrating how different factors contribute to ableism - when humans being together really can be as simple as our most wonderful asset - children - make it. Thanks David.Ruthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00170658770134559035noreply@blogger.com