I have function as a parent with a disability. I have never had disabled
friends, except for the few I dated in high school or college.

I feel I missed out.

Joyce
----- Original Message -----
From: Michelle Law <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 15, 2000 8:46 PM
Subject: Re: Rantings about Society


> > Sometimes I also get the impression that parents who have children with
> > disabilities are invisible too.  They go through changes in old
relationships
> > with friends after their child is born or diagnosed, and this must be a
very
> > hard thing to experience.
> >
> > I'm wondering if it's easy or hard to find a comfortable place in the
> > disability community when you're the parent?  Do you feel accepted or
left
> > out?  I sometimes want to ask, "What do you want from the disability
> > community?"  Are we serving your needs as a parent, or are we doing
something
> > wrong that we need to fix?
>
> I just wanted to say that I've found it pretty easy to be comfortable
> as a parent in the disability community. I know there's hostility
> toward us as non-disabled parents, but I can also see and understand
> where that comes from. I think it helps me be a better parent to both
> of my sons (one with cp, one without). So I guess the only thing I
> "need" from you guys is for you to talk more! :)
>
> Thanks,
> Michelle M. Law
>
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