It hurt my feelings when as a kid, I was not invited to a single birthday
party with girls who were in my girl scout troop. My mom threw me a
surprise party when I was 9, and invited all the girls in my troop. I don't
recall going to a single party.  After a while I just pretended nobody had
birthday parties. 

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> [Original Message]
> From: Linda Walker <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 3/25/2006 7:51:07 AM
> Subject: Re: was The incident with Case  now is "shaky"
>
> No you're not crazy. Case is a wonderful kid who has not been invited 
> to one class birthday party. I am concerned about kids being mean as 
> he gets older. His older brothers friends sometimes taunt him 
> already. The school is great on teaching respect of all people though 
> and many many kids shout hello to him as he walks around school. He 
> uses crutches now to keep him from falling.
> Then we all have some disability and for some people it's being a 
> bully or as we sometimes whisper in our family about people we find 
> lacking - that person has two brain cells and one of them died.
>
>
> At 09:05 PM 3/24/2006, you wrote:
> >
> >In a message dated 3/23/2006 10:27:22 AM Pacific Standard Time,
> >[log in to unmask] writes:
> >
> >Even if  I do get a little
> >loud sometimes I hope I can teach one person that people  with
> >disabilities deserve respect just like any other minority group.
> >
> >
> >I can't believe what I'm reading in this group!  Everyone, except my 
mother,
> >even other people with disabilities have told me more or less to turn 
the
> >other cheek.  Bull, I say.  Yes, people might wonder about 
> >my  disability, but
> >it's no more polite to stop me and make remarks about "why" or  "how" or
what
> >ever than it is to do it to members of other minority group.
> >
> >I am trying to cool myself a little because who cares what strangers
think,
> >but I do see a lack of respect for people with disabilities and will 
> >never let
> >  that slide.  I thought I was a little crazy, but now I see I'm not all
> >alone.