How can you say that about me? That I must be poor because I happen to wear clothes bought from garage sales, or from stores like K-Mart or Wal*Mart? We may not have a lot of money, but we are people, too!! Raising a family such as ours is NOT cheap; it takes a lot of expense to feed and clothe all of us!
How can you say that about me? That just because I am in a wheelchair or use crutches DOESN'T make me stupid; in fact, I am as smart as you are, probably even more so!! Just because we have trouble with our bodies working right DOESN'T make us any less of a person; we each have our differences, and some just happen to show up more than others!!
How can you say that about me? That just because I am fat doesn't mean I am lazy; I get as much exercise as you do, and I spend a lot of my time outside, playing just like you do!! I also don't eat sweets, and what I eat happens to be VERY good for me!!
How can you say that about me? That my parents didn't love me? The reason I live with grandma and grandpa is because my parents died in that accident when I was six; and they were kind enough to take me in and love me!! My mommy and daddy loved me with all their heart!! And it is wrong of you to say that they didn't love me; because I am here to tell you--they DID!!!!
How can you say that about me? That just because my parents are Muslim DOESN'T make them terrorists!! We are a lot like you are in more ways than you may think; in fact, MOST Muslims are AGAINST violence and murder against innocent people; they do NOT support this kind of thing!! It says in the Koran that violence and harm against a fellow human being is WRONG!!!! And besides, it is only the FUNDAMENTALIST EXTREME Muslims who do this sort of thing; MOST OTHER Muslims DO NOT!! And another thing..we are NOT related to Osama bin Laden; that man is EVIL!!!!
If one looks underneath what is on the outside, then he or she will see that we are NOT any different than they are; we are more alike than they think we are!! We may be different in a lot of ways, but we are also ALIKE!!!! Don't pass judgement on us, and DON'T ASSUME!!!!!
Author's Note: The Sandusky children and some of their friends were discussing people's reactions to them when they are out in public; and how it bothers them. People tend to misjudge others based on what they wear, their appearance, or religious choice. This is, sadly, a very common occurance in society today; we must work hard to break these barriers we have put on people and not pass judgement ("Thou shall not judge unless ye be judged", it says in the Bible).
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