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But you don’t look sick?

by Jody Donnelly @ Thursday, October 30, 2008 6:14 | ˜ 2 Comments »
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You ask me if I’m sick?! Where do you get that from? I’m not sick. I have never been sick. And I will never be sick. Not in the way you ment it. All that happened, is that I have got an issue with my balance, a balance disorder. Or no, not really. I have got no issues whatsoever with whatsoever. Actually balance has got an issue with me.

In fact I think I am one of the healthiest people I am aware of. I am hardly ever sick. It has been more than a decade ago since I had the flu. Really, the vet comes more for my pussy, than my doctor comes for me I mean, my doctor has got to come from time to time because I need her to fill in a lot of documents and I also need her to prescribe me fysiotherapy. She comes about 3 or 4 times a year. And never for any illness. So, I am since never sick.

I can’t imagine people talk to me the way they do. I mean, a while ago some lady asked me whether I already ate my njam njam. WTF?!! I am not a baby, and I can’t have dumb people like that talking to me in childishly simple contexts. Honestly, it kind of makes me aggressive, not towards subjects but towards objects. I mean, I am 27 years old and I won’t answer you if you ask me if I already ate my njam njam. I mean it, I don’t answer such questions anymore. If you want to be ridiculous, find someone else to make fun of.

A while ago I needed to sign for my identity card, but of course and this happens a lot in Belgium, the building where I needed to do that consists out of a bunch of stairs. They would be able to carry me of course as I don’t weigh that much, but inside of the building there are more stairs and more stairs and more stairs. So I asked if they would be able to pay me a visit to allow me to sign on a table instead of on my lap. And luckily they wanted to pay me a visit. I have really no respect whatsoever for that lady, who directly spoke to my assistant as if I were dumb. The lady also said that she was wondering how on earth my parents hadn’t asked for a certificate which states that I am in prolonged infancy!!! I couldn’t believe what I heard, my assistant couldn’t believe it either. From now on I play dumb for dumb people!

When I was about 19 years old I was walking with my boyfriend through some really busy shopping street. I was sitting in my flashy wheelchair and my boyfriend was pushing me. My hair was dyed half firy red and half fluorescent green. I had done that because every student at the University was looking at my feet because I wasn’t able to walk. I had already tried wearing some red sneakers, but it didn’t help. So now, they would be looking at my face, and I am proud to announce that it has worked. Anyway, there was a lady in the middle of the shopping street who wildly declared to my boyfriend that I had such beautiful hair. She asked him whether he knew the address of my hair dresser. He said to the lady that I had a mouth as well! That lady looked quite questioning, doesn’t she speak french, she asked. My god, what people say when they don’t know how to react. I really couldn’t help myself but laughing right at her face!

And once upon a time I was ordering some glasses in the shop. My friend was sitting next to me and I, myself, was talking to the employee. I perfectly describing what I needed and how I needed the glasses to be. All the employee did was confirming what I had just said to my friend, while I was looking the employee in the eye. He even showed my friend some glasses that would look cool on me. My friend told the employee that he didn’t need any glasses. The employee said he knew that, but he showed further. My friend told the employee he wasn’t the one who had to like my glasses, and I told that I had to wear them and that I wouldn’t let anyone else choose them for me.

My god, how frustrating, tiring, annoying, and stupid people can be. I am on the edge of putting a big red sticker on my wheelchair: I AM NOT DUMB.

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  1. 1 LandonNo Gravatar on November 1, 2008 22:08

    Just stating the obvious… some people are kind, some people are considerate, however most people are retarded.

    I love the way you write, am very happy your NOT dumb and also very pleased you can write in English!

    Take care.

  2. 2 Jody DonnellyNo Gravatar on November 2, 2008 6:31

    Lolz & thx :)
    i am a half-scot and my english still needs to be improved as i am writing my memoir

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