- Joined
- May 3, 2018
I'm honestly happy for you that you accepted yourself as you are.By your reasoning, I'm living in total denial, even though I've lived with my disability for literally all of my life, have fully accepted it, able to cope with it, and don't necessarily want to be "cured" at all. (I'm severely/profoundly deaf, who doesn't use any form of hearing aids for reference, and I really dislike the sensation of hearing.) Sure, being fully able-bodied without needing treatment or worrying about accommodations or accessibility would be nice, but my being disabled has always been the norm to me. There isn't a singular "normal" -- there are many different kinds of "normal" for different individuals. No one should be forced to conform to a singular "normal," whatever that is.
You shouldn't assume that every disabled person longs to be "cured." (Or at least not those with relatively milder forms of disabilities.) Nor should you think you speak for them -- you certainly don't for me. I don't claim to speak for them, either; some disabled people want to be cured at any cost, and some are willing to live with their disabilities. And there's nothing inherently wrong with either. Let them live their lives as they desire.
I'm all about the choice (when it's possible), what's get me is how they (the tumblrclown) tend to 100% deny the pain (mental and/or physical) and the difficulties potentially encountered.
Worst, they acknowledge it only for pity points or donations $$$