[IL-Talk] Treated Like a 2 year old

[Robert Hansen]

So really they're being rude and I agree on that. Very disrespectful I
might add. And you know we got to just stand up and if it's using tactics
they don't like well so be it. Like that Alice Cooper song says, no more Mr
Nice Guy.

Robert Hansen
hansen.robert70 at gmail.com


On Tue, Oct 4, 2022, 1:26 PM Patti S Chang via IL-Talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
wrote:

> I generally just say, "you can talk to me please."
> In fact my husband has even recently told people to talk to me. But, I have
> to say this kind of thing is just common curtesy. It is not like teaching
> someone how to guide us. It is rude to talk around someone as though they
> do
> not exist.
>
>
> Patti Chang
> 2nd Vice President
> National Federation of the Blind of Illinois
> https://www.nfbofillinois.org
> Pronouns: she, her, hers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: IL-Talk <il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Deborah Kent Stein
> via IL-Talk
> Sent: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 12:47 PM
> To: 'NFB of Illinois Mailing List' <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Deborah Kent Stein <dkent5817 at att.net>
> Subject: Re: [IL-Talk] Treated Like a 2 year old
>
>
>
> We spend a great deal of energy trying to educate people, and of course
> this
> is important; but for our own mental health it's crucial for us to find
> ways
> to react in these situations so that we stay in control and aren't undone
> by
> the stress. What coping strategies are we using? What seems to work best?
>
> If a wait person asks the person I'm with, "What would she like to order?"
> I
> answer myself and explain what I want. Sometimes the person I'm with might
> say, "Ask her," which always helps. Wait staff count on making eye contact
> with people as they go around the table taking orders, and without it they
> are at a loss.
>
> Debbie
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: IL-Talk [mailto:il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Patti S
> Chang
> via IL-Talk
> Sent: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 12:23 PM
> To: 'NFB of Illinois Mailing List' <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Patti S Chang <pattischang at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [IL-Talk] Treated Like a 2 year old
>
> I just posted on FB last week that I was tired of being treated like I was
> two. Between the dehumanizing habit of talking about us and grabbing us
> without permission, it is a wonder we don't spend more time just plain
> angry.
>
>
>
> Patti Chang
> 2nd Vice President
> National Federation of the Blind of Illinois https://www.nfbofillinois.org
> Pronouns: she, her, hers
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: IL-Talk <il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Denise Avant via
> IL-Talk
> Sent: Tuesday, October 4, 2022 9:19 AM
> To: 'NFB of Illinois Mailing List' <il-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: davant1958 at gmail.com
> Subject: [IL-Talk] Treated Like a 2 year old
>
> Hello all,
>
> I was out with my Achilles guide for my three mile walk along the lake
> front. Every time I go out, there is a lady speeding by on a bike and she
> always calls out greetings to people. Anyway, after many weeks, she stops
> my
> guide and me and standing right in front of me, looks at my guide and says
> "What's her name?"
>
> Amazing!
>
>
>
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