Oh Poor Renee,

           People are so into stereotypes. I have a problem with the phone -
I have a voice thatfuts my body - all 4'10" of it - so many times when I
answer the home phone - people ask to speak to my mother - and I point out I
am the MOM!!

        I also have a friend of many years - she has Turners and is about
4'7", and there have been several times when being seated when Amber, Cathy
and I are together - people have turned to me and said one adult - two
children?  UGH!!!

                                         Hugs to You!!
                                               Trisha


> The other day, I was walking into a local mall with my 4-yr-old son when I
> fell. Some women about my age came to help me up. My son, like a little
> gentlemen picked up my cane and held it for me.
>
> I thanked them. There was no one else around. As they began to leave, they
> all turned to my son (who stood next to me) and began asking: "Where is
your
> mom? Why are you here by yourself? Who do you belong to?" I finally broke
in
> and said simply "Me". They laughed nervously and left.
>
> Incidents like this (where people assume my children aren't mine when in
> public, even though they look like me) happen at least once a month. A
> friend suggested I say that just because my legs don't work, it doesn't
mean
> my ovaries don't. I howled! Renee
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