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Ignorant comments
lilly81
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On Friday a friend of mine said 'your lucky your son's Autistic and you don't have to work. I know you look after him but you bought him in to the world'
That has really peed me off! :mad:
That has really peed me off! :mad:
Debt free date 23rd march 2009 🥳Autism is my super power 🏳️🌈 🌈✨
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and this was a 'friend' I'd kick her into touch to be honest, how crass especially if she has children of her own.
Im not surprised youre upset.make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
and we will never, ever return.0 -
Thats not a friend.Total debt 27-11-10 £0! No credit cards & no loans.:j
Mortgage paid in full:beer:0 -
Friends like that, who needs enemies!
Ask her to spend several hours with you child and maybe she will change her mind! As for not being able to work, that must leave you at a further financial disadvantage.0 -
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Ask her to look after him for a few days and then ask if she feels lucky?The greater danger, for most of us, lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark0
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Try not to let it get to you, some people are clueless about caring for someone xxI’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Old style MoneySaving boards.
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Barneysmom wrote: »Try not to let it get to you, some people are clueless about caring for someone xx
That's okay of it was very occasional and by someone who you don't even know. But remarks like these are doled out on a regular basis to parents of children who have disabilities and added to that by someone who is supposed to be a friend. :eek:The greater danger, for most of us, lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark0 -
I know, I've had it myself.
4 months into hubby's cancer treatment and sis-in-law phoned up and said 'Love you bab, I'm here for you' I said thanks, put the phone down thinking 'No you're bluudy not'
She's not even phoned since then to see how we are.I’m a Forum Ambassador and I support the Forum Team on the Old style MoneySaving boards.
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ignorant people say ignorant things!
i get comments but i dont care.
if the comment was made by someone who knew me, and who's opinion i valued, then perhaps it would be different!0 -
People make ignorant/nasty comments all the time. Best to ignore, and try not to let it bother you. Easier said than done though.0
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