tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post452300293124471124..comments2024-03-24T10:54:20.657-06:00Comments on Jennifer Ruth Jackson, Poet: When "Normal" is "Risky" (Crip Life)Jennifer Ruth Jacksonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04699005759754946494noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-78877092081072304682020-11-22T20:37:16.197-06:002020-11-22T20:37:16.197-06:00It's the "living like you do" that r...It's the "living like you do" that really got me when I read this post . . .because of course, you're living the way you can, which is all anyone does. That American Individualism comes back to bite us all the time--all of us need others to help us . . . some of us are forced to admit it more often by circumstances. Samantha Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684962313482409801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-34241773627334122412020-11-18T13:26:13.717-06:002020-11-18T13:26:13.717-06:00Apparently, disabled people are supposed to have p...Apparently, disabled people are supposed to have potential helpers lined up around the block. I have two friends and a small handful of family members... period. Some are disabled themselves, some are children, and some have full-time jobs. Jennifer Ruth Jacksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04699005759754946494noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9153239170529797909.post-8705265129262054392020-11-17T14:22:04.556-06:002020-11-17T14:22:04.556-06:00Jeez Louise. "That's the risk you take, l...Jeez Louise. "That's the risk you take, living like you do." I agree that comes across as outrageous. You're hardly choosing to run in and out of traffic with your hair on fire, or asking to be shot out of a cannon. Samantha Bryanthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17684962313482409801noreply@blogger.com