Jealousy of Motability car

Indie_Kid

Many don't see the problems, nor do they care. They're jealous because you supposedly have a free car. You have something they can't have themselves.

nannytone_2

dont let some people on here see that you have days out and a trip to disneyland planned!
they will be incandescent with rage
after all, you should spend every single penny on your boy's disability needs...

they dont seem to realise that everything is a disability need with a disabled child (thats iif they are to be allowed any quality of life)

MABLE

Indie_Kid wrote: »

On the flip side, I've had people treat me as a complete invalid. Heck, I even had someone talk very slowly to me because I told her I'm partially sighted!

I know the feeling. I have the same problem in my local Sainsburys.
If I decide to use the self service tills some well meaning member of staff has to come and interfere and check I am all right and even offers to do it for me.

windmillbubs

I receive HRM and can walk with a crutch, stick or rollator, or occasionally-for a very shirt walk - with none so on the back of my mobility car is a disabled sticker saying 'not all disabilities are visible ' which, if it doesn't work, at least makes me feel better lol. I also have a disabled child sticker on as all 3 of my kids are on asd plus one has had a double amputation of feet.
And yet....still get told we are 'lucky' to have car!!

When we got our first motability car the salesman said 'yes it's lovely for you to have a new car, and it will help, but honestly I'm sure you'd aggree that you'd prefer not to actually NEED to have it, and be without your disabilities. Yes I would!
We have had to justify our disabilities to DLA we shouldn't have to do it to our 'friends' too!!

Tigsteroonie

MrsH20 wrote: »

I would give all the money back in a heartbeat if I could watch my son run around tomorrow but right now it allows us to do things we wouldn't be able to do without it ie the days out we do, the big surprise trip in Disneyland that we have coming up, the numerous amounts of lego sets we buy our son,

nannytone wrote: »

dont let some people on here see that you have days out and a trip to disneyland planned!
they will be incandescent with rage
after all, you should spend every single penny on your boy's disability needs...

:rotfl: We're taking our son to Alton Towers next week :rotfl:

Welcome to the forum, MrsH20 As you say, we'd give up the income and the car in a heartbeat if it would give our children a 'normal' life :A

merlin68

I have a motability car and was planning a trip to Disney land for dd my mother was so horrible about it and has put me of going she said id be done for fraud taking my disabled dd to Disneyland in the motability car.

Mojisola

merlin68 wrote: »

I have a motability car and was planning a trip to Disney land for dd my mother was so horrible about it and has put me of going she said id be done for fraud taking my disabled dd to Disneyland in the motability car.

Why did you listen to her? Didn't you think to check the facts?

merlin68

My mother doesn't think anyone should have anything, I explained that it wasn't fraud and I could use dds dla to fund a trip to Disneyland lol. May as well bang my head against a brick wall. I just get told there's nothing wrong with her. Why are family so horrible lol

ingey.uk

merlin68 wrote: »

My mother doesn't think anyone should have anything, I explained that it wasn't fraud and I could use dds dla to fund a trip to Disneyland lol. May as well bang my head against a brick wall. I just get told there's nothing wrong with her. Why are family so horrible lol

I have been friends with a "group of lads" for over 20 years we all were in the same class at school kept as a group ( Holidays Days and nights out even so em of us have eve shared houses" till recently 2 of the group have become very distant towards me I 'confronted" them at a function we were all attending Nd basically they are jelious I live A life of "Leisure" now then it all came into place one of the men has just been Sacked from his job and his "Wife" is having a baby in January he made a comment about me buying him a Drink with my "Dole money" I replied you have already spent a weeks worth your self tonight Lol they have another 2 Kids and then a voice from behind me said "Mr X" is always spends the baby's nappy money in here

7roland8

MABLE wrote: »

I know the feeling. I have the same problem in my local Sainsburys.
If I decide to use the self service tills some well meaning member of staff has to come and interfere and check I am all right and even offers to do it for me.

Thats probably them just being helpful though.

People used to offer to lift things from high shelves when I would go round on my scooter - I can get off it but I think we ought to accept these offers graciously otherwise people will be scared off from ever offering - which would be sad.