Turtle Is A Verb
Turtle,
verb:
To withdraw and and shrink, like a turtle hiding in its shell.
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Thursday, April 30, 2015
Feathers on the Inside
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Take a feather, and run it along your skin, as lightly as you can, trying to catch that point where the irritation of almost but not quite t...
Internalized Ableism
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"I'm not disabled" a student of mine says, complaining to a teacher about how her peers were saying she was. "I know...
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Wednesday, April 29, 2015
A Wizard Alone
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I remember 2002. There was this book I'd pre-ordered. I'd gotten the first four in 4th grade, realized it wouldn't end there e...
Monday, April 27, 2015
Struggling to Explain
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I wonder if they realize that I might ever show symptoms. They know my diagnosis. I don't hide who I am. They've seen people there t...
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Two-faced
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Sometimes I feel like I'm just lazy, and like I could do so much more if I just tried. Like I make people do so much for me that they do...
Wednesday, April 15, 2015
Assumptions
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Can I do everything or nothing today? What? Why are you surprised by me asking? I'm told this, aren't I? I'm told whether I ca...
Tuesday, April 14, 2015
Questions
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No matter how many questions are answered, there are more waiting, questioning. No matter how many questions are asked, there are more out t...
Monday, April 13, 2015
Taking caring of me my own way
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I cannot make the decisions you make. I'm glad you take care of yourself. I'm glad you stop and say that you need to. I need to tak...
Tuesday, April 7, 2015
Expectations and the Implication Thereof
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Another loud day. Another day where I figure out what I'm doing on the fly. Another day where I'm to do that while people shout arou...
Wednesday, April 1, 2015
Listen
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When someone speaks, or types, or flaps their hands, listen. When someone tells you what they need to get through the day, or when someone t...
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