STAND UP AND BE COUNTED AND STOP THE ATTACKS ON SN PARENTS

[4madboys]

ok NOT an aibu, but this is where it will be seen the most and it NEEDS awareness.

quite frankly, i along with others am appalled at the comments that are being made and left to stand, toward the SN community, they are downright offensive and quite simply appalling.

i am sure (or hope) that the majority on here do NOT agree with them but yet the SN community on mn are not being supported, whether this is because people do not know what to say, or they havent seen these posts i do not know?

BUT IT IS ABOUT TIME THAT THINGS CHANGED, so this a thread where you can stand up and be counted and say that you do not agree with the disregard, blatant trolling and offensive behaviour towards our lovely mn who have or are dealing with sn in their family.

they need this place for support, not the vile behaviour that they are getting.

so please post here and show your support and help make a change for the better.

all it takes is a smile next to your name to show you agree :)

your arse is delightful I'm sure Pag

Yep, sounds like a broken toe to me! They are super ouchy! Can anyone help you out with the school run?

If you tape the broken toe to the one next to it, that should help ease the pain. Oh and I find Vodka cures all ills, ask BOF she'll agree!

Smashing [arse] Pag

Just googled what hate speech is for the other thread. it's actually quite wide so I reckon if we all reported every example we might get somewhere. Dleted due to hate speech legislation is pretty fair no?

Decent and simple explanation here. A bit down the page.

hate speech

Well yes

:) :) :) :) :)

I like em. :)

Hahaha

Think Gloria in Madagascar

[arse]

I will stand up and be counted (but have not yet worked out how to do the smiley button) I am acutely aware from experience that just a few minutes is all it takes to make the transition from everything going well in your life to a completely unexpected and unplanned change in direction. It can happen to any family.

Sorry LeBOF

I stand up for this cause as my eldest son has Dyspraxia/ASD and my heart breaks when I see posters being abused when they are looking or support. I'm taking back my smiley and sharing with you all my huge [arse]

I generally leave my SN stuff in the SN section as for some reason I would much rather be known as the odd woman who swallows lego than an SN mum!

I'd posted a smiley, but happy to change it to an [arse] if it helps. Given that I'm disabled (and now have cancer too) and so is ds and dh and we've had our fair share of crp from some people on mn and off it from time to time in the past. As if we don't already have enough crp to deal with already.

You know what? I do stand up when I'm in the right frame of mind. Which I know sounds a bit like a cop out, but there are honestly some days in which I simply don't have the energy to fight, as I'm exhausted. I'd like to think that those days it will be covered by others, as the days I fight may be days that they are unable to do so.

And I'm going to be the bigger person than those who say dreadful things, as I hope they never ever have to know the worry and fear that we feel daily worrying about how our now 5yo DS will develop and whether or not he will be able to live independently as an adult, get a job, get married, have a family, and do all those things that everyone else takes for granted.. all those fears we have about whether or not some awful person or group of people is going to verbally or physically abuse or assault him simply because he has SNs. It's a horrible fear that I try to push aside regularly, but keeps slipping back into my head. And I wouldn't wish that on anyone. The exhaustion and the constant care I can deal with ... it's difficult, but do-able generally. The fear and worry over the future is another thing entirely.

Everyone on this planet, regardless of wealth, social status, or general health, is just seconds away from becoming disabled.. by virtue of illness, injury, or whatever. It's just a shame that more people don't think about this and act accordingly. It's the whole "there but for the grace of God go I" thing really.

I can get on board with the [arse]

Have not worked out how to add an arse yet

Thanks for this thread and for the support. As the parent of a special needs child I must say that I have found the majority of contributors to be sympathetic and supportive; but there are a few who make out of turn remarks which would never be tolerated if stated about other minorities. My fear is that it may discourage SN parents from contributing and thereby raising awareness and seeking support.

[arse] [arse] [arse] for me, my son and my mother.

(amber, sorry to hear your news xx)

Thanks peachy , hopefully she will sucessful in her school, I think it takes longer for an sn child to adjust to a different environment.

Hell I'll OUT of my [arse] for this, count me in.

here is my arse (!)

my toe reallly hurts and ds4 kept trying to poke it and dd kicked it whilst i was changing her nappy, oh the pain.

am hoping i can get a friend to help with school run and will be taping it together in the morning.

i have bicardi and coke to numb the pain 3)

Amber I didn't know you had cancer I'm sorry. You have my eamil if you need anything, like a sympathetic ear or a rant ftowards someone who will refuse to be ofended. Take care X

'And I wouldn't wish that on anyone. The exhaustion and the constant care I can deal with ... it's difficult, but do-able generally. The fear and worry over the future is another thing entirely.

' true words

And it's different with every child; ds3 is oblivious but childlike at 8, hapy but we know these are his good times now. the world isn;t much cope for manya dults with LD.

OTOH ds1 really feels things- last night he was sobbing becuse his brother who is a year younger at 10 can go out and play out he can't. 'It's not fair' he says; damn right.

Yes Tiggles, I worry about that most days really. What does life have in store for dd, will she be able to do GCSE, further ed, get job, married live independently. All goes through my mind

I've already posted on this thread under another name to show my support and while I don't support thread deletions that express an opinion I do support those that use disablist terms including fuck a variant of rd.

However I've reported a post using that word to MNHQ yesterday and it's still sitting there for all the world to see

I also politely PM'd the person who posted it as a courtesy because I don't think she meant to cause offensive and got a snotty reply back but that's by the by.