Day 586

It’s not what happens it’s what doesn’t happen that bothers people – that’s what I learned today.

It’s 3: 12 PM on day 586 of my journey towards independence and I’ve managed to brush my teeth,  prepare and  publish my Disability of the Day feature, feed myself All Bran Flakes and a boiled egg for breakfast, listen to music – I LOVE Kelly Clarkson‘s new album Stronger ’What Doesn’t Kill You (Stronger)’ and ‘You Can’t Win’ are two of my favorite songs on the album please listen to the songs and buy the album if you like what you hear – and feed myself yogurt for lunch.

Yesterday we – my family and I – attended a prayer where a visiting bishop from India was preaching – the sermon was about the purpose of suffering in the Christian faith –he was quite funny until he mentioned his friend who said God gave him a crippled child because there was nobody else apt enough to raise him  then looked at my mother and said something along the lines of I know you’re sad but don’t think of her as a curse think of her as a blessing  I had no problem with what he said but the fact that he said it while I was sitting right there really bothered me because it showed me that he didn’t think I had a brain or feelings it’s my fault really I subconsciously thought him being a bishop and all he would be more exposed to people who are different.  Have you ever been upset by violated expectations?