YOU should be proud. Those are terrific accomplishments!
Joanne
----- Original Message -----
From: Paige Petersen <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 4:06 PM
Subject: Re: living w/ my family


> Joanne,
>
> You are oh so right.  I have learned that over the course of my life- that
> they have nothing of "theirs" to be proud of....... so they claim what
their
> children do/did.  It's also ironic... I am a middle child, I am the ONLY
one
> to go to any college of any sort, earn a career, buy my OWN house (on my
> OWN), ...  That is all ME and MY accomplishments!  :-)
>
> Thanks Joanne
> Paige
>
>
> >From: joanne <[log in to unmask]>
> >Reply-To: joanne <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: [log in to unmask]
> >Subject: Re: living w/ my family
> >Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2001 13:24:57 -0400
> >
> >Dear Paige,
> >
> >Going to give you one more thought for the road and then I promise I'll
go
> >sit in the corner and be quiet, ok. People/parents who need to take
credit
> >for their children's/others accomplishments do so because they don't have
> >their own accomplishments to feel proud of. The issue isn't really you
but
> >their self esteem issues. As far as I know your dad may be filthy rich as
> >his claim to fame. It has not however brought him happiness nor
contentment
> >(you know what they say money can't buy you love health or happiness).
Your
> >accomplishments are you're own and even your dad can't take that away
from
> >you. It's the sense of worth that comes from deep inside that brings
> >contentment. Its the sense of worth that no-one on the outside can
> >influence
> >because it is the true you.
> >Joanne
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Paige Petersen <[log in to unmask]>
> >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 12:27 PM
> >Subject: Re: living w/ my family
> >
> >
> > > Another point... after I COMPLETED a masters degree in Education... my
> > > father acted like he was the one who had achieved this.  When I did
> > > accomplish good things, he always took the credit for it- cuz he paid
> >for
> > > it... money is/was THE LOVE of his life!
> > >
> > >
> > > >From: Rayna Lamb <[log in to unmask]>
> > > >Reply-To: "St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List"
> > > ><[log in to unmask]>
> > > >To: [log in to unmask]
> > > >Subject: Re: living w/ my family
> > > >Date: Wed, 25 Apr 2001 00:21:39 +0800
> > > >
> > > >Mike,
> > > >
> > > >You read my mind, I was just thinking that today.  I know that in my
> > > >family the men were the centre of the universe, and everything
> > > >revolved around them.  But even though my family had me convinced
from
> > > >an early age that I was inferior and worthless because of the CP and
> > > >because I was - sorry am -  intelligent (I know, it's bizzare, but
> > > >they seriously thought having a good mind was a character flaw - I
got
> > > >told I was a `know it all", and they used to walk out of the room
> > > >whenever I started talking about things I was interested in, by the
> > > >time I got up and followed them I would forget what I was saying),
> > > >they never managed to convince me that I am inferior because I'm
> > > >female.  The idea of it just gives me the giggles!  BTW I no longer
> > > >think I'm inferior because of the disability.
> > > >
> > > >Rayna
> > > >
> > > >On Tue, Apr 24, 2001 at 10:48:27AM -0400, Michael H. Collis wrote:
> > > >     After reading what you all had to go through with your families
> >Jenn
> > > >and Rayna, it
> > > >     really makes me wonder what would have happened had you been
born
> >the
> > > >opposite sex?
> > > >     Typically, there's lower value placed on females than males in
> > > >patriochal
> > > >     societuies, and when the female is disabled, there's even less
of
> >a
> > > >value.  I am
> > > >     truly sorry, Sisters, about your families...  I wish your
families
> > > >were as
> > > >     supportive as mine have been.
> > >
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