Firstly, I think... yes. It's very difficult when you've learnt you're 'an imposition' because of a disability or because of emotional needs or both. I understand this so very much - thanks for this post; it's massively relatable.
Secondly, I think the 'benefits scrounger' narrative that disabled people are so frequently tagged with is a load of rubbish. I think you know that too, but so many of us internalise it and think it's true just because people hear it so much. The political climate in a lot of 'anglo' countries is soaked with it these days too - they're all using those arguments whilst living, breathing people learn to devalue themselves because their countries don't value them.
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Date: 2014-03-10 03:09 am (UTC)Secondly, I think the 'benefits scrounger' narrative that disabled people are so frequently tagged with is a load of rubbish. I think you know that too, but so many of us internalise it and think it's true just because people hear it so much. The political climate in a lot of 'anglo' countries is soaked with it these days too - they're all using those arguments whilst living, breathing people learn to devalue themselves because their countries don't value them.