In the picture it does say I'm Special. But the message I want people to understand is when you say special, most people then instantly assume Special Ed, Or mentally retarded. Thats the mind set we have these days. A set of words that we use to have that were positive now turned negative.
I was talking on the phone to my Grandparents a while ago, (My grampa's 95 and my grama is in her late 80's) and they asked what I did for my sisters birthday, and I said that I bought her flowers and a box of chocolates. They thought it was soo sweet of me and told me that I was a special kid. Well, obviously I thought wow thanks... But then considered they meant that I was like not just normal, I was a different kind of person, One of a kind that there is no one else like me. What I mean to say is that people are so stuck in this mindset about taking things negatively it makes me mad sometimes.
SPECIAL:
1) Surpassing what is common or usual
2) Distinct among others of a kind
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6 comments:
Gary,
You're special
Definition #1 that is.
WELCOME TO THE BLOGGING WORLD! (my mom told me that there was two "G"'s in BLOGING and i was like, not in my world...lol...anywayl, welcome...lol
-j
WELL. You told me to comment. So, here's my comment. You spelled Saturday wrong.
Hey Gary, it's good to see you bloggin'. Look forward to keeping up on your blog as well as eighteen others! I have you saved in my "favorites" list.
"Mama Tank"
There is a deeper question than even the one you proposed, Gary...why is being mentally retarded, or any other kind of disability, and being compared to it such a negative thing? They are people too...
We'll I thought it might be self explanatory... but being disabled is a negative thing is it not? No one wants to be disabled do they?
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