LJ Idol Week 4

[catwomon]

  As a person who has been blind since birth, I have countless examples of a back that gets bent, but does not break. It gets quite a bit of riding, but straightens up again, only to repeat the entire process again and again ad nauseam. It is a large part of what life is made of if you are a woman with a disability. Below, I give you one such

Comments

[jem0000000]

Lol! Oh, dear. Prank calls are horrible, but frequently cause a lot of laughter. *grin*

I'm glad you stood your ground with the interviewer.

[crafty_callie]

Your story is really inspiring, especially for 1981 - but then again you sound tough as nails! The "crisis whorehouse" killed me. I am trying to figure out a way to use that phrase in conversation now...

[catwomon]

I'm not sure what kind of luck you will have with slipping that one into a conversation. Good luck with it. I'd like to be a fly on that wall.

[vaudy]

I am in awe of the way you stood up for yourself, and saddened that it was necessary.

[catwomon]

Thank you for that. I am saddened that it is still necessary far to often. Sometimes, I'm amazed at the progress the human race has not made.

[whipchick]

This is fascinating, and I love finding out about the ways that you approach the world with conviction!

[catwomon]

I truly appreciate that.

[cheshire23]

As a teenager, I remember reading a book called One Step at a Time about a student who is diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa and begins calling a crisis hotline. Eventually she goes to meet the counselor she usually talks to and discovers the counselor herself is blind.

I think the phrase we have for that now is, "feature, not bug."