All is quiet, for now

There is nothing new in my Criplife, to be honest, other than the fact that my lawyer informed me that I may be able to move to a new category of Medicaid without being cut off all together, which would be a blessing indeed. OK, now that I said there was nothing new, I am thinking of things to blog about. For one, the kids at school have been observed by me making fun of my gait. I talked with the Guidance Counselor about how to respond and she recommended that I ask them how they would feel if someone made fun of them. Since that discussion, a couple weeks ago, I haven't seen anyone doing it. I am just waiting though. One of the 7th graders came in with crutches on Thursday after spraining her ankle, and her friend was trying out the crutches. She then asked to try mine, and she prefaced it by saying: "Look I am Miss T." I thought she was going to imitate me, but she didn't. On the one hand, I expected this and am not surprised. Actually, I thought I would see more of it. At the same time there is a part of me that is still a kid inside who wants to belt them and call them names. Do any of us ever lose that little kid enough not to be bothered by being made fun of?