Yeah, I mean... I had friends with disabilities too. And sure, I'd ask my Mom "why do they do this" or "why do they look like that" - one time I actually asked a girl with yellow skin why she was yellow. :/ (It just slipped out of my mouth and I was humiliated at my rudeness even then, but the girl just politely explained that she had health problems and that was good enough for me.)
Similarly, kids have asked why I have hearing aids. I explain that I have bad hearing... they go "oh okay", and go on with their day. Kids are far more accepting than we realize, because to them, everything's just one more thing they didn't know.
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Date: 2009-02-28 03:02 pm (UTC)Similarly, kids have asked why I have hearing aids. I explain that I have bad hearing... they go "oh okay", and go on with their day. Kids are far more accepting than we realize, because to them, everything's just one more thing they didn't know.