I do not expect people to understand my life and my disease. I have come to realize in the last few years of becoming more wheelchair bound, people have either become insensitive or just do not get it. I want to lean towards do not get it, but there are friends who are just too damn insensitive and think that I am too harsh to them when I stand my ground or really have something to say.
The way I look at it is this: if you are not going through a disability that robs you of the everyday THINGS that you, yourself can do without struggle or even think about it, you do not have the right to voice your stupid ass shit about anything.
Do not feign such a surprised WOW, look of shock, or hurt if you feel offended by my comments. When things change daily in terms of people, help, medical, life, government, medicine, food, car, support to me, it is a big fucking deal. Just shut the fuck up and show compassion or say How Can I Help? Otherwise please do not show your look of surprise if I snap your damn head off.
My life, my money situation, living on SSDI has taken such a huge toll on me stress-wise. So, when I need to sell things or improve something that will make my quality of life better, it does not help when you voice your stupid ass opinion on something, that I have set a price on and then compare yourself to my issue saying I have had to really lower the cost to get rid of this. You are probably going to need to do that too.
I have never once mentioned to anyone how they should live their life or manage how to do things, so why is it ok for someone to do that to me? When you have what I have then you can comment and say what you “feel” you must say if that gives you power and control over me and validates your happiness.