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Posted: 2/2/2005 8:37:09 AM | Gee Twenty2Libras - Me too? ;-) Dragons love attention 
Just teasing... more or less... just remember, no good deed ever goes unpunished...
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Posted: 2/2/2005 2:12:21 PM | So Twenty2Libras... you are saying you could love me for my mind and the rest would just be icing on the cake? I can deal with that..... Hope you like lots of Icing ;-)
I would be MORE than happy to converse with you on any topic you would care to pursue, anytime...
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Posted: 2/2/2005 4:16:43 PM | hey dragon, you are the double stuff in oreos! yum-yum
but back to the thread: I spent 8 months in a wheelchair once.....gave me a whole new perspective.....and my daughter is epiliptic and one of my sons is bipolar......and the funny thing is, neither i nor any one who knows them consider them handicapped...........
i truly think the worst handicap is a narrow mind | |
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Posted: 2/2/2005 4:17:57 PM | Thanks Ladydilive - I have no issues with dating an otherly abled person.... some are real cute...
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Posted: 7/16/2005 1:00:37 PM | | How old is everyone that has answered? I am in a wheelchair I don't think people 18-25 are as comfortable with the disabilities of others as you are. Its nice to hear. Hope the rest of the world keeps up with you. | |
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Posted: 7/16/2005 4:16:08 PM | catchme, just being disabled doesn't mean that you have to treat the other person like an antique glass ornament. Some of the best sex I even had was with a woman with cerbral palsey.
She was QUITE capable of letting me know her wants and needs. In fact, she could give "openess & honesty" lessons to other women I have known.
Brownberry, your hearing wouldn't deter me at all as long as I don't have to throw rocks at you to get your attention. To any lame-assed guy who DOES have a problem with it, all I can say is "count your blessings that you found out what a shallow person he was early on". I'd opine that his stunted emotional growth is a greater liability than your hearing loss.
BTW, have you seen the movie "Children of a Lesser God" ? If not, maybe you should | |
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Posted: 12/16/2005 12:22:36 AM | I really like your heart some people don't give a damn or ignore people with visible disabilities I had a hockey accident when I was a child which I should be dead but I'm not I just have a brain injury and a semi stroke my right side is semi paralyzed which shit happens in this world
But I wish that more people saw us like you do  | |
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Posted: 9/23/2007 6:25:24 PM | Im a person with a disability, but I feel as long theres mutual respect, and no nags, or control freaks the world be a better place.
It is generally known now that you put the person first before the disability, not disabled person, rather "person with a disability" sounds better dont it?
have a good one  | |
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Posted: 10/3/2007 5:35:08 AM | | Yes, I would consider a relationship with a man with disabilities. Just because a person is disabled does not mean that they don't deserve a loving relationship. | |
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Posted: 12/24/2007 8:56:20 AM | | What I think is that those of us who are disabled, like yours truly stops gripping about being disabled, self pity parties, people will warm up to us. Instead focus in bettering ourselves and our communties. The rest will fallow... | |
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Posted: 9/17/2008 6:15:41 AM | awesome post I just logged in a appriciate alot of the commentary. My own experience is that up until age 39 I was a"normal" So Cal guy. Active, hip in my own mind, buisness owner etc, etc.. I would not date a disabled woman it did not fit my image, this is very embarassing at this point. I have been blessed with the challange of a form of RA called ankloysing spondilitis my spine is attempting to grow into one piece. It has been the greatest turning point in my life. Intially when the doc said that wheelchair was a forgone conclusion I attempted suicide via the bottle didnt work.
Then reached a point where decisions had to be made, discovered that the greatest disability most people have is in the upper 18" of thier body! LOL If your friend is comfortable enough with who he is that you forget "what " he is you have a winner.
Romance and love desire and that hot driving passion that we feel are products of our mind and fantasy. Confident happy the ability to make your partner laugh and feel special they are all products of the mind. I only have to remind myself of the hollow insecure person that I was to realise that if someone is uncomfortable with me, its not me its where thier at and thats ok everyone can grow up if they give themselves a chance. So ask yourself the same questions as you would with a normy does he make you feel special, does your heart beat faster, is it his eyes that you see in the face of your fantasys. try it better to have loved and lost than never... I love a post that makes you think thank you for your time and good fishing V | |
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Posted: 9/17/2008 6:26:17 AM | just4you, so sorry to hear about your situation! wow.
I too was in a relationship with an epileptic, several years ago, who had it since childhood. He told me up front about it. I didn't know much about the condition, but found out as much as I could, because I really liked the guy. He did have grand mal seizures in my presence at least twice, one of which was in the middle of a busy Las Vegas casino. He said he felt tired and dizzy, sat down on a backless chair, then the seizure hit hard and fast. I didn't freak out and knew what to do. I found out he hadn't taken his medication in 3 days, and that this was common, which really upset me; he said he did not like the way it made him feel so he only took it every few days....!!! The doctor gave him some right away. I called his parents and mine from the hospital; they were so comforting and calm, and glad I was there. We left after a few hours and went on to enjoy the rest of our vacation. I did have a great fear of him driving and this happening though.
Also dated a great fellow who is in a wheelchair, who got the injury a few years ago while on an ATV. Still very active in work and play, with a great personality and humor. He even started his own business for the disabled. I had to resist trying to "help" him with his chair or getting in and out of his truck, even though he was very adept at doing everything by himself. | |
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