[nabs-l] "you are amazing"

[Danielle Sykora]

I agree that this is an interesting topic. For me, it honestly depends
on the situation and the person. I find being called amazing for
simple things, like walking across a room, mildly offensive and quite
irritating although I generally just try to forget about it. If that
person did not have low expectations, they wouldn't be telling me I'm
amazing for accomplishing such simple tasks and I don't enjoy having
to prove to everyone that I can do things all of the time. I usually
respond with something to the effect of "thank you, but it is not
amazing" sometimes followed up by a short explanation or comparison if
I know it will actually have some effect on that particular person.

On 11/15/13, Joe <jsoro620 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Darian,
>
> You are not amazing. Does that help you feel better? LOL I think Tyler's
> response had the right of it. To be honest, I shrug off the compliment,
> deflect it with a compliment about something the person does better than I
> do, and move on. In a world where there are maybe not enough good things
> said about people, I almost think it's nice that people bother to say that
> anyone is amazing at all. As for you sir, no one can motivate people to
> community service like you can, so you just keep on being your amazing self
> and never mind the rest.
>
> Joe
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nabs-l [mailto:nabs-l-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Darian Smith
> Sent: Friday, November 15, 2013 11:42 AM
> To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
> Subject: [nabs-l] "you are amazing"
>
>  Hi all,
>
>   I am sure  that all of us  have had someone tell us  that we are amazing
> at one time or another.
>   Many times we are convinced  this  is because  the person telling us has
> a
> low expectation  of blind  people.
>   When we are convinced  of this, how do we communicate that we are not
> amazing, do this with a positive attitude, and finally do you or do you not
> find yourself being offended by the statement?
>
>   Darian
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