tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32090823.post6060848258882499666..comments2024-02-16T05:07:35.036-07:00Comments on Bloggity Blog: Social DilemmaJessiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00360537893074922528noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32090823.post-83663487120814291792012-05-23T13:45:54.908-07:002012-05-23T13:45:54.908-07:00I never remember the person's name who helped ...I never remember the person's name who helped me. I don't see anything wrong with saying "the person in the wheelchair". It's a defining characterization they have, I'm sure they wouldn't be offended at all if they heard youAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32090823.post-17234676472717726162012-04-18T11:49:45.179-07:002012-04-18T11:49:45.179-07:00hahahaha, the last sentence. Ooo, that got me. hah...hahahaha, the last sentence. Ooo, that got me. hahaBri Lamkinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02651527586888123935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32090823.post-11167522090838063662012-04-11T16:36:17.834-07:002012-04-11T16:36:17.834-07:00I think I would have just said the girl in the whe...I think I would have just said the girl in the wheelchair helped me. it's not like you were saying something bad about her she is in fact in a wheelchair.Annisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17273256808976677736noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32090823.post-49822799389447984442012-04-06T11:38:54.481-07:002012-04-06T11:38:54.481-07:00I think Jon's suggestion would have been my go...I think Jon's suggestion would have been my go-to. I'm a social nightmare.e.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17401846790124395822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32090823.post-65465164234033170012012-04-06T07:56:47.120-07:002012-04-06T07:56:47.120-07:00My Dad was in and out of a wheelchair throughout h...My Dad was in and out of a wheelchair throughout his whole life. He wouldn't have been offended if you had said "the guy in the wheelchair". Just one of those things... kinda like having glasses, being short, or having blue eyes. In fact he used to hate it when people would try to look but not stare... or try to get their kids to not look. It's just a freaking chair with wheels and kiddos are interested. He preferred when people just came up and asked him what landed him in the wheelie (his slang term). Anyways, that's just my two cents... well maybe a few more :){Sarah}https://www.blogger.com/profile/07594248647543792652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32090823.post-36327986361606852102012-04-06T06:33:10.931-07:002012-04-06T06:33:10.931-07:00We lived in a ward for about 8 months when my twin...We lived in a ward for about 8 months when my twins were still pretty young. It didn't surprise me for the first couple of weeks when people would refer to me as the twin's mom, but it did get old after a while. I finally made a fancy lace trimmed name tag and wore it for about a month. Most people learned my name, but people still often refererred to me as either the twin's mom or Josh's mom even though I was the activities chairman and my name and phone number had been on tons of announcements and sign up sheets. <br /><br />At the time I thought it was funny, looking back I think it <br />is even more hilarious. The most ironic part to me, a member who was in the early stages of alzheimers was the one who most consistently remembered my first name. :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13655197693521484077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32090823.post-36023745771241764422012-04-05T22:31:25.839-07:002012-04-05T22:31:25.839-07:00I think you would have been ok to say "the wh...I think you would have been ok to say "the wheelchair girl." It might not be the most sensitive description but it was her most salient feature at the time, like "the short girl," or "the girl with a purple highlight in her hair," or "the girl with the Spanish accent." I don't know, maybe I'm insensitive.Bridgethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11339936940500165901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32090823.post-78355825724220103552012-04-05T21:02:46.074-07:002012-04-05T21:02:46.074-07:00I love Jon's yikes face.I love Jon's yikes face.Annienoreply@blogger.com