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Born WithOUT Disabilities: A Special Kind Of Challenge (by Barbara S.) by Karen Lynn Vidra, The Texas Tornado
Thursday, February 9, 2006
Rated "G" by the Author.
A girl who is NOT disabled writes of the special challenges she faces.
I have a special set of challenges in my life, even though I am NOT disabled. For starters, I am a member of a family where the majority of the children ARE disabled, and even though I KNOW I am pretty, people hardly even notice me when I am out with my family. It seems that the kids who use wheelchairs, braces, or crutches for mobility, use assistance animals for help or getting around easier, or those kids who carry some type of scarring (whatever reason it may be) brings out extra attention from people, and it's like they hardly EVEN notice me. I feel like I am invisible.
I have to keep telling people, "HEY!! OVER HERE!! Don't you even SEE me??" It gets annoying at times, and at times, I get so mad or frustrated I want to SCREAM!!
I have to keep proving to myself (and others) that I am an important part of my family, and I have to keep telling them that even though the majority of my brothers and sisters are disabled, I am NOT disabled, and just because I have brothers and sisters who have disabilities does NOT make ME so. I sometimes get teased at school (Yeah. ME. A FOOTBALL PLAYER! Getting TEASED by kids who have absolutely NO common sense!!), and it is embarrassing in school whenever I hear people whispering secrets about my family behind my back. In the past, I had been known for getting into bloody fistfights in the name of defending my brothers and sisters, and now it is all I can do to steel myself from the hurtful comments that may fly my way, so I don't lose control. It is really hard, and sometimes at night, I am so fed up all I can do is lie there in bed, crying.
I wish that God didn't make my brothers and sisters disabled, but He DID, and he did it for a resson; I have to learn to accept it and love them as though they AREN'T disabled. I have to learn to see PAST their imperfections and see them for the kids they REALLY are.
A really powerful write Karen, I guess each of us have some type of obstacle to over come in our lives....I love the way you cover every type so beautifully with compassion...love and peace
Carole
I hadn't thought of it in that way, being "invisible" in a crowd, especially when the "crowd" is disabled. WOW. Thought provoking, excellent write; thank you!
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