We all know that I read a lot of blogs. I read them to see what other bloggers are writing. I also read them to see the types of comments people make about them. Today, while I was blog trawling, I came across the following comment relating to educating kids with disabilities in America.
‘Why do we even bother paying for education for these kids?’ wrote a commenter named Lilly. ‘Their parents chose to have kids and now their disability and special needs amount to a rise in taxes. Their parents just get a lawyer and fight and fight until the school district ends up paying for special programs. Why? Why not divert the funds for gifted and talented students instead of kids who will need societal support their whole life.’
Freya
Alchemy
How do you take what should be a happy time and make it ‘suck’ a little? Take that happiness and have it overshadowed by the need to prove a point.
Every human knows the feeling of needing to prove the naysayers wrong. Every person with a disability has this feeling on any new adventure we embark on.
A few weeks ago, I got myself a puppy named Alchemy. I already own a cat, but I grew up with dogs and, what can I say, I saw that little face and fell hard.
Love is all around … that was until one of my carers made the comment that I shouldn’t have a dog because, ‘I wouldn’t be able to look after it’.
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