tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post6044430863075045414..comments2024-02-04T20:25:58.971-08:00Comments on How's Robb?: The Language of Flowers, or the Ignorance of HumansLisahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-26087793088737179432009-05-10T11:20:00.000-07:002009-05-10T11:20:00.000-07:00My dad had a leg amputated because of a surgery th...My dad had a leg amputated because of a surgery that never healed. He never got used to his prosthesis, so he goes around on crutches (which is a task for a man 6 feet tall, over 200lbs. ) or on his motorized chair. Kids always stare, and he always makes the best of it, tells them jokes and stuff, or just smiles to let them know its ok to be curious. I remember how I used to stare as a child at people who had missing limbs, it would have been cool if someone would have just taken a minute to explain what was going on, I would have been satisfied : )<br /><br />-Jen of MommyslilmonstersAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-66687650078242969532009-05-10T09:24:00.000-07:002009-05-10T09:24:00.000-07:00Pardon my forwardness, but I believe the flower is...Pardon my forwardness, but I believe the flower is giving the finger to the senseless acts of discrimination in your post. A well deserved finger.Fluffy Cownoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-86106936356753063792009-05-10T09:09:00.000-07:002009-05-10T09:09:00.000-07:00I have no problem with childrens' curiosity. Kids...I have no problem with childrens' curiosity. Kids just want to understand the world they live in. <br /><br />But rudeness, or exclusion or denying a person's humanity? Well, that's another story altogether.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-53812421107628245902009-05-10T08:45:00.000-07:002009-05-10T08:45:00.000-07:00I share your anger at these stories. My father is...I share your anger at these stories. My father is a double-amputee and wears hooks on his arms (he lost his arms in a construction accident involving electricity). He is quite adept and, to be honest, we never think of him as disabled (except when he gets to park in the handicapped parking spots). As a young child, I would get soooo angry at people that would stare so rudely. My parents say that I would march right over to them and give them 'what-for'...I still would today, I'm sure. Some are so small-minded.Liz Henderson (Hendel D'bu)https://www.blogger.com/profile/04633416677421015136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-27449969129694099382009-05-09T18:39:00.000-07:002009-05-09T18:39:00.000-07:00http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_1233453...http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_12334533<br /><br />A MUCH happier story!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-7594924115926081772009-05-09T18:22:00.000-07:002009-05-09T18:22:00.000-07:00In several of these stories I disagree that what w...In several of these stories I disagree that what we're seeing is bigotry. Particularly in regard to the overlong wheelchair and the men forced to crawl to their car. What these instances tell me is that these people were victims of the combined efforts of thoughtless regulation and mindless drones. It does make sense, to an extent, for a mall to forbid customers from taking borrowed carts, strollers, and wheelchairs off the premises. While normally "premises" includes the parking lot, I wouldn't have been a bit surprised if this person's supervisor told him explicitly "your job is to prevent any mall property from leaving the building." And our drone follows orders. <br /><br />Same goes with the motor-wheelchair on the train-transit and government workers deal so frequently with asinine size and shape regulations of luggage that I'm sure it takes even halfway-intelligent workers a moment to remember "oh right, this object is oversized, but the passenger requires it to live. Perhaps I should ask my boss what to do."<br /><br />But yes, I agree the cop who attacked the deaf man and the "you'll frighten the children" lady were bigoted dicks and should be smacked for it. (frighten? I remember as a little kid being utterly fascinated and a bit baffled by amputated limbs. Frightened? Hardly. I can recall asking a neighbor, an amputee, why if bones can fuse, and skin regenerates, why his foot hadn't grown back. It's the one area of life in which starfish totally win--but I don't know if it makes up for having to eat and poop out of the same orifice.)<br /><br />Allow me to offer you this nosegay of houseleeks, thyme, and red clover.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113190330892549289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-27514068770007657682009-05-09T17:14:00.000-07:002009-05-09T17:14:00.000-07:00It helps to kick things sometimes... when you hear...It helps to kick things sometimes... when you hear stories like this.<br /><br />AnnalisaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-69488567341714337502009-05-09T13:44:00.000-07:002009-05-09T13:44:00.000-07:00nice interpretation!nice interpretation!Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03932975112078606231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21900544.post-87456985399987485842009-05-09T13:42:00.000-07:002009-05-09T13:42:00.000-07:00At first I thought the flower was suggesting a hug...At first I thought the flower was suggesting a hug but I see she has a baton in her right hand--she's conducting an orchestra!<br /><br />~~Doublesaj~~Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com