Kay et al,

    Jonathan said he was a "bridge engineer", but he failed to tell whether he works
with Erector or Legos!

Bobby

K. Salkin wrote:

> LOL - hey, guys, he's an engineer...all engineers I've known and worked with aren't the most patient types - very very focused and arguementive.  Guess it comes from working with numbers all day long.
>
> But seriously, I do think he made one valid point - we should be interacting with as many types of people as possible.  My parents encouraged that, and I think I'm the better for it.
>
>                Kathy S.
>
> "St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> > After perusing this for the better part of a year, I must unsubscribe.  =
> To those
> of you who don't know me, I'm 29, have a mild case of CP and I work as a =
>
> bridge engineer. =20
>
> I do participate occasionally on alt.support.cerebral-palsey.  The =
> people over
> there actually ask some pertinent questions every now and then.  Most =
> (but not
> all) of what I see here is like most of what I see on the internet - =
> garbage.
>
> So - having said that, let me leave you with what I feel is important, =
> and please
> read this...  I do think it is important.
>
> To parents:  Most of what I've seen is parents that are terrified of =
> what the future
> holds for their kids.  In reality, it isn't that big of a deal.  Just =
> take care of your
> children and support them.  I think you'll be surprised at how well they =
> adapt.
>
> What I do think you can do are these three very important things:
>
> 1.  Teach your kids that life is not fair.
> 2.  Teach your kids to worry about what they can control, not what they =
> can't control
> 3.  Teach your kids good social skills.  Make them interact with other =
> children of=20
>      all walks of life.
>
> To Children:  This will all come to pass.  Focus on what I said in point =
> number 2.
> You'll understand when you get older.