I agree with that too Bobby.  Really, I hadn't finished composing my last
post.  I intended to add to, change, and send it later, but my finger took a
bad hop and I hit "send now" instead.  I meant to sum things up with
generalizations rather than a personal experience.

I was only using my one experience as an example, although I must admit to
being astounded by the number of people in my mother's family who have been
patronizing me and treating me like an incompetent child through this event.
I'll never forget some of the things that have been said to me over the past
few months.

In a message dated 07/08/2000 3:28:14 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
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>
>  <<  My feeling though -- and I hope
>  this doesn't sound overly paranoid -- is that the prudent person with a
>  disability keeps a more observant eye on new relationships and encounters
>  than the nondisabled person. >>
>
>  Sometimes you should be as vigilant around certain disabled folks.
>
>  Bobby
>