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unable to think of comeback line right away is always an issue - or you think of it but the posibility of getting your tail kicked keeps your mouth shut - which was more my issue in high school

Hey That was a great comeback. The girl i would be sayin it to wouldnt hit anyone ( 2 scared to get her nail polish chipped).
Francine i do not have a picture of me playin the piano but i will have one taken and email it to you as soon as possible. That is great that she is startin piano lessons. Dont let her give up if she complains it gets too hard because it gets harder b4 easier and will do her a whole lotta good.
Well its breakfast time again.
So ill talk to you all soon!

luv Michelle -x-

::sighs:: Don't you just love people? ::makes a face:: I understand...I haven't been teased about my arm, but I have been teased about a ton of other thing, which probably has to do with why I'm as screwed up as I am. ::smiles sweetly::

Michele

You have already solved this problem thanks to all the kind people who are always ready to jump in and help... I was away on vacation.

High School can be pretty rough. I found that those who were the worst were the most insecure. I have had the pleasure of seeing my old school "not so nice - chums" again and some felt very guilty about their behavior...
It is not about you - its about how they feel about them selves... and you must have looked GREAT to make this girl so envious...

I loved the come back... don't let anyone keep you from going out again... show them!!!! have a better time in spite of their nasty remarks... smile more - laugh more and ignore them even more...

There will always be someone like that... when someone could not get me because of my arm because I ignored their remarks... they would start on the red hair - the freckles... I found it hard to ignore those comments more. Some people are so small they have to attack to make themselves feel better...

As for the phony - cheer leader type.... after high school... no one cares who was or was not a cheerleader and they don't have a pack following them around. When it is time to make it in the real world some of the shallow ones have a real hard time,when they are out in the real world and they have no adoring crowd around them. You, however, will still have your loyal friends. I still have 5 girls that I have been friends with since I was 18. (or do you call them mates??? )

Your parents might be interested in reading the Awareness Material ask them. I am sure they are trying to protect you by not appearing to "baby" you.
Print out some of the Awareness material and share it with them --ask them if they want to post here or e-mail with any questions.

The word disabled upset me too! I never once heard anyone refer to me as disabled and never thought of myself as disabled. I was so upset the first time I saw any of the children called disabled or handicap or even when I first read the notes from parents who thought that their child's life would be less because of bpi... then I realized it was possible that my Mother may have had some of those same fears and feelings but did not share those feeling with me... I am sure that your parents worry and talk privately about it but do not share their fears with you... and that is probably good because it might have disabled you if they had...

I never think of myself as disabled only as different. I think that is why I have been able to enjoy so much of life. Only YOU can disable YOU in your thinking. We bpi people do have to do things differently - there is really no right or wrong way to do most things... we are just not ordinary...LOL... we are creative...

Kath