TW: ableism
I had a FB memory pop up last week that I had completely forgotten about and when I re-read it I fucking cried.
It was a few years ago when I worked at @ultabeauty…my coworkers and I looked outside and saw a young man standing by the front of the store. 1/
I had a FB memory pop up last week that I had completely forgotten about and when I re-read it I fucking cried.
It was a few years ago when I worked at @ultabeauty…my coworkers and I looked outside and saw a young man standing by the front of the store. 1/
He was basically only a few inches from the glass and kept tapping on it, occasionally hitting it lightly w his head. I didn’t know much about autism at the time but I knew immediately that he WAS autistic. It was also practically freezing outside. 2/
We approached our manager and concluded that we may need to contact police bc he’d clearly been left there by someone and was struggling quite a bit. However, not long afterwards his own MOTHER spoke up…3/
We’d been asking if anyone knew who he was, and she straight up said that she left him there so she could go shopping. All of us were in absolute shock at her disgusting display of neglect to her disabled child. 4/
It was the first time I’d seen such blatant disregard for someone who needed assistance. And it was from one of the very people who SHOULD have his best interest in mind at all times.
I hope he’s ok. I really do 😣
I hope he’s ok. I really do 😣
I’m just so baffled by the self entitlement coming from a parent. As a parent myself, it’s nauseating to even consider THINKING about doing this.
If only I could go back in time…
Well, I would’ve been fired, but it would’ve been well worth it.
If only I could go back in time…
Well, I would’ve been fired, but it would’ve been well worth it.
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