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 Replies: 25 — Last Post Sep. 6 11:26pm by Erin15
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| Yes. People are afraid to be seen in public with me. |
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17% |
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| No. People are fine being seen in public with me. |
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29% |
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| Neither |
5 |
9% |
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| Other |
22 |
43% |
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( Erin15 )
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People are afraid to be seen in public with you because of your disability? I feel this way, and I think it's sad that even my 'best friends' will come over to my house to see me, but when they go to parties, or out say to the movies together, I'm not invited, because they are embarrassed to be seen with me. I have Cerebral Palsy, and use a wheelchair. Only my legs and co-ordination is affected, my speech and mental capacity is completely normal. For example, a 'friend' of mine is celebrating her 17th birthday this weekend. All our mutual friends are invited, but I am not. She is embarrassed of me, and wants to appear popular, by me being there, I ruin that image. Sad really. Anyone else feel this way?
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devinx33
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that is horrible, your friends are assholes
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you're a regular decorated emergency.
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Its Bearsy Bitch
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wtf, I wouldn't be embarrassed to be seen with someone in a wheelchair. Those aren't your friends.
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and his name is ijustdontknow christ
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shadowofchar
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i have tourette's, and the tic that i do most often is this thing with my eyes and my hands, but they're used to it and they just laugh when they see me doing it (not in a mean way, they're awesome and we tease each other about these things, i know it looks funny anyway)... so no, my friends aren't embarrassed... i'm lucky to have such good friends... if your "friends" are embarrassed by you then they're not real friends, i'd dump them
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Open your eyes and look at everything or admit to partial blindness.
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Vintorez
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I'm not disabled, but I'd hope they wouldn't be afraid to be seen with me. Your friends are complete jerks 
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2:17 am on Aug. 15, 2008 | Joined Dec. 2006 | 620 Days Active
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Boondox
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ur friends are jerks
i wouldnt be embarrassed to be seen with a friend in a wheelchair
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2:18 am on Aug. 15, 2008 | Joined Nov. 2007 | 130 Days Active
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Lewdness
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That person is incredibly rude and is not your friend.
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manda6590
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Hunny, she's not your real friends!
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mnmandme2004
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my sister has mild cp
but yeah its probably something more along the line of its not wheel chair assesable or something.
you should tell her how you feel about it though...
and yeah I have had some problems w/ my sister as a younger kid I spent endless hours in physical therapy waiting rooms while she would play w/ these therapy toys and get rewards for things I had been doing for years like walking for instant I was like mommy look I walk too. and My musals are loose and not tight can I go in the special swing... or bounce house type thing? but it would always be NO. so like I think I always just wanted a special time away from her disability and never really got it. like it was always be a good sister and help your older sister... you know what I mean? I was like no I want to take the short cut to school threw the mud path I want to go to the playplace at mcdonalds like my freinds... I dont want her disability to get in the way for once. mabee your friend is thinking something along this line? but cant really find the words to tell you?
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( Erin15 )
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Yes, I agree I need some new friends. The trouble is actually getting new friends and meeting new people. It sounds easy, but in reality it is anything but. Like, if I was invited to this party, I could have met around 50 or so new people, but because I wasn't, I can't. That's the problem. In order to meet new friends, you have to have old ones. It's not like I can go into town right now, on a Friday night, and meet some new people. There are a number of factors preventing me from doing such things, one simply being it is physically impossible for me to get there, and my parents would refuse to let me go. I am not trying to sound 'woe is me, I have no friends', I'm just trying to put everything into perspective. Thanks for the replies so far.
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Cutierye
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What's wrong with you friends!? They are't true friends, that's what! If I was your friend I'd invite you!
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that is horrible, your friends are assholes 
