I Hate How Often Some (typically Abled) People Will Go “well, If You Can’t [get A Specific Support],

I hate how often some (typically abled) people will go “well, if you can’t [get a specific support], then what?” when it comes to disabilities. As if it’s a “gotcha” moment. And then act like you’re exaggerating when you answer that question honestly.

Disabled people often die from a lack of support. A lot of disability aids are not a luxury, but a basic need in order to live.

“Well what happens if—” people die. People hurt themselves. People hurt others. Disabled people don’t magically become abled if our needs aren’t met.

If a bedbound quadriplegic is caught in a housefire, and there’s nobody there to save them, they’ll probably die. They won’t magically become able-bodied out of sheer will.

If a nonspeaking/nonverbal autistic is denied access to alternative methods of communication, they’ll suffer in silence. They won’t spontaneously become capable of speech.

Disabled people are disabled all the time. Our disabilities don’t go away just because they’re inconvenient, or if we’re in danger.

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1 month ago

little kids make me laugh. i was at a party yesterday and a kid was there and she noticed that i have a long straight cut along the length of my thumb and asked about it, so i told her it was a cat scratch, almost healed, didn't hurt. and then she was sorta staring and touching it for a bit and went "you had bone surgery. because there were termites in your bones."

so i played along and went "oh man, i hope they got em all!" and she went "no. they put in more." lmao

4 months ago
Lyra, My Beloved Cat Of 13 Years, Passed Away This Year On Father's Day. She's Been By My Side Through
Lyra, My Beloved Cat Of 13 Years, Passed Away This Year On Father's Day. She's Been By My Side Through
Lyra, My Beloved Cat Of 13 Years, Passed Away This Year On Father's Day. She's Been By My Side Through
Lyra, My Beloved Cat Of 13 Years, Passed Away This Year On Father's Day. She's Been By My Side Through
Lyra, My Beloved Cat Of 13 Years, Passed Away This Year On Father's Day. She's Been By My Side Through
Lyra, My Beloved Cat Of 13 Years, Passed Away This Year On Father's Day. She's Been By My Side Through
Lyra, My Beloved Cat Of 13 Years, Passed Away This Year On Father's Day. She's Been By My Side Through
Lyra, My Beloved Cat Of 13 Years, Passed Away This Year On Father's Day. She's Been By My Side Through
Lyra, My Beloved Cat Of 13 Years, Passed Away This Year On Father's Day. She's Been By My Side Through
Lyra, My Beloved Cat Of 13 Years, Passed Away This Year On Father's Day. She's Been By My Side Through
Lyra, My Beloved Cat Of 13 Years, Passed Away This Year On Father's Day. She's Been By My Side Through
Lyra, My Beloved Cat Of 13 Years, Passed Away This Year On Father's Day. She's Been By My Side Through
Lyra, My Beloved Cat Of 13 Years, Passed Away This Year On Father's Day. She's Been By My Side Through

Lyra, my beloved cat of 13 years, passed away this year on Father's Day. She's been by my side through very difficult times and was my little rock of steady and unrelenting love. I struggled a lot drawing this, and struggled a lot posting it, but I know I would've wanted to read a comic like this that validated my grief for her when I lost her.

Wherever you are, Lyra my little summer star, I love you always! Thank you for being the best thing in my life.

1 month ago

You ever hear that old chestnut about how most people neglect the part of the story of Icarus where he also had to avoid flying too low, lest the spray of the sea soak his feathers and cause him to fall and drown? You ever think about how different the world would be if Icarus died that way instead? If the idiom was to Fly To Close To The Sea? A warning against playing it far too safe, about not stretching your wings and soaring properly? You ever think about how Icarus died because he was happy?

4 years ago

New skill we made last session: Vibe Check.

D20+wisdom - a person, place, or thing either passes or fails. That’s all.

4 years ago

oh shit! I am sad for no reason!!!!!!

2 years ago
3 months ago

hey man. i didn't see you at the ambient red lighting and horse store. you ok man?

4 years ago
Plant Pals

plant pals

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