Out of respect, I'm not using her real name, so we'll call her Mary.
Mary was the first real mother figure I ever knew. She was a full-time mum & an amazing homemaker. She married her equally wonderful husband quite young & they had 2 kids.
Mary devoted her life to her family.
Oct 30, 2019 • 8 tweets • 3 min read
TW: Ableist Abuse
Just got glared at while putting on lipstick in public & was reminded of an incident from a while back. I'm waiting for meds to kick in before I can move, so I figure, why not share?
Thread.
I was sitting in the food court at my local mall, having just finished eating & was putting on my favourite then-new lip tint. It's the one in the pic (highly recommend! 😁). A woman walked up to my table & asked if I was done with it, cuz she wanted to sit there.
Sep 10, 2019 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
Me: *Sitting in a food court, minding my own business*
Random white woman: "You should be ASHAMED!"
Me: *Sighs* "Fine. I'll bite. Why?"
Her: "You can't not know how bad plastic straws are!" *Pointing accusationally at my can of Sugar-free V with a pink plastic straw*
Me: *Commencing well-rehearsed response* "Plastic straws make up less than 0.025% of ocean plastic. That phone in your hand does FAR more harm than my MEDICALLY NECESSARY plastic straw. The straw ban mvmt is a farce based on zero evidenceand it's harming disabled ppl."
Feb 6, 2019 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
So a weird thing happened to me, today. Walking thru the shops with my cane, I noticed an older woman glaring at me. We made eye contact & she shook her head in disgust, so I gave her a wtf look. As I passed her, she stopped me & said, "That's not a fashion item, you know!"
It took me a moment to realise wtf she meant -- meanwhile, she continued: "SOME ppl actually NEED those and it's extremely disrespectful for you to prance around in public with it, like it's just the latest trend! SHAME on you!"
