Comments on: Zero, Not My Hero http://shootthemoose.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/zero-not-my-hero/ Smart is easy. Good is Hard. Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:34:11 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Slartibartfast http://shootthemoose.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/zero-not-my-hero/#comment-9092 Slartibartfast Fri, 08 Feb 2008 16:09:52 +0000 http://shootthemoose.wordpress.com/?p=742#comment-9092 bridgett, my brother did the same thing. Although, they had him on some ungodly dose of steriods when he was first diagnosed with MD, in a vain attempt to slow down the atrophy. THis caused him to gain an incredible amount of weight. But, like me, he's yo-yo'd a lot since then. We both love mama's cooking too much. That being said, you are so right about people looking through people with disabilities. I can't tell you how many times I've said, "Why don't you ask HIM? You know, the gy in the chair right in front of our faces!" bridgett, my brother did the same thing.

Although, they had him on some ungodly dose of steriods when he was first diagnosed with MD, in a vain attempt to slow down the atrophy. THis caused him to gain an incredible amount of weight.

But, like me, he’s yo-yo’d a lot since then. We both love mama’s cooking too much.

That being said, you are so right about people looking through people with disabilities. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve said, “Why don’t you ask HIM? You know, the gy in the chair right in front of our faces!”

]]> By: bridgett http://shootthemoose.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/zero-not-my-hero/#comment-9091 bridgett Fri, 08 Feb 2008 04:16:10 +0000 http://shootthemoose.wordpress.com/?p=742#comment-9091 I have a friend who has some from-birth disabilities who has gotten more disabled as she's gone through life. She thinks that initially, some of her indifference to her rising weight (she's heavy) was that she was trying to get big enough to be seen. (Able people often look right through disabled women...it's even more acute as they age.) I have a friend who has some from-birth disabilities who has gotten more disabled as she’s gone through life. She thinks that initially, some of her indifference to her rising weight (she’s heavy) was that she was trying to get big enough to be seen. (Able people often look right through disabled women…it’s even more acute as they age.)

]]> By: nancy bruno http://shootthemoose.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/zero-not-my-hero/#comment-9090 nancy bruno Thu, 07 Feb 2008 23:09:54 +0000 http://shootthemoose.wordpress.com/?p=742#comment-9090 Yeah You for recognizing that you are beautiful just the way you are...better yet, Yeah You for loving yourself and standing up and saying so to the world. If you have a moment, please check out the Beautiful Women Project (www.beautifulwomenproject.org) and our blog (beautifulwomenproject.blogspot.com). Our message is simple and clear: it is the sum of a woman's experiences that makes her beautiful. You embrace this message and spread it to all of the people that read your blog. Yeah You for recognizing that you are beautiful just the way you are…better yet, Yeah You for loving yourself and standing up and saying so to the world.

If you have a moment, please check out the Beautiful Women Project (www.beautifulwomenproject.org) and our blog (beautifulwomenproject.blogspot.com). Our message is simple and clear: it is the sum of a woman’s experiences that makes her beautiful. You embrace this message and spread it to all of the people that read your blog.

]]> By: Ginger http://shootthemoose.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/zero-not-my-hero/#comment-9089 Ginger Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:45:10 +0000 http://shootthemoose.wordpress.com/?p=742#comment-9089 gasp! No wonder we get along so great...I am an ENFJ, too! This is an excellent post, Slarti...I think you have hit on something here that's major. Misogyny is still rampant, and you know that I do not consider myself a full-out feminist...so for me to say that is not just rhetoric. I do believe that there is something to women wanting to just disappear so they try to get as small as they can. I know for me personally, I feel my best at a size 10...I like my curves, but I like to "feel" good, too...and I don't when I'm any larger than a 12. Of course, I don't want to disappear, I want to be be validated. gasp! No wonder we get along so great…I am an ENFJ, too!

This is an excellent post, Slarti…I think you have hit on something here that’s major. Misogyny is still rampant, and you know that I do not consider myself a full-out feminist…so for me to say that is not just rhetoric. I do believe that there is something to women wanting to just disappear so they try to get as small as they can.

I know for me personally, I feel my best at a size 10…I like my curves, but I like to “feel” good, too…and I don’t when I’m any larger than a 12. Of course, I don’t want to disappear, I want to be be validated.

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