tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375540653137192477.post4735161693422506956..comments2023-10-19T05:45:36.657-04:00Comments on The Benson Family and Other Stuff: Runnataliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10758393907259378213noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375540653137192477.post-26053506276874864642007-05-25T11:07:00.000-04:002007-05-25T11:07:00.000-04:00Hugs, Natalie! I have noticed that older people r...Hugs, Natalie! I have noticed that older people really don't think before they say things that can be hurtful. It is like they have forgotten what it is like when their children were young and you want so desperately to guard them against the pains of the world. Your reaction is understandable.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07464318343985100834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375540653137192477.post-21517374116615285812007-05-25T07:10:00.000-04:002007-05-25T07:10:00.000-04:00great blog, keep the good work going :)great blog, keep the good work going :)All Blog Spotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10642130105141272599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375540653137192477.post-29278673447949779222007-05-24T23:35:00.000-04:002007-05-24T23:35:00.000-04:00Seconding what Christina said.Natalie, our childre...Seconding what Christina said.<BR/><BR/>Natalie, our children are our hearts. I sometimes hear people make comments about my Wil (with CP) as they watch him walk, play or eat. But what really gets to me is if they stare at him. I just want to yank off his clothes, show those people all of his surgery scars, his leg braces, etc. and then smack 'em in the head. <BR/><BR/>But mostly, people who say things mean well, they just don't understand. I do...{{{HUGS}}}.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5375540653137192477.post-82777968645407376462007-05-24T23:21:00.000-04:002007-05-24T23:21:00.000-04:00(((Hugs!)))I think your reaction is perfectly norm...(((Hugs!)))<BR/><BR/>I think your reaction is perfectly normal! You are the mama bear, protecting your baby! Even if the comment was well-intentioned it still hurts...you want your daughter to be seen for the precious and amazing girl she is, not for some piece of her medical history that doesn't define her. You go, Mama!Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00604713846429464708noreply@blogger.com