It has been a while since I last wrote, that is because I am getting ready to go to University and I am stoked. Anyway this post today is about an event that happened a few weeks back with a woman on the bus and what she said to which I am not going to lie, hurt more then having my teeth out but I got through it with my amazing friends.
What happened was that I was waiting for my bus as I usually do on a Wednesday morning on my way to college, when an elderly woman said to me that I could get on the bus before her as she was waiting for the 9:30am. I said "Thank you but I am wait for that one as well" in reply she said this "Why what have you got?" whilst saying this she looked me up and down. I decided to stand tall and say in a polite manner and say "I have Diabetes and Neuropathy of my legs" I was smiling because I am proud of having this.
What happened next was out of my control...
The elderly woman started to shake her head in disgust at me and said in a very angrily tone and said "what is this world coming to if teenagers have to steal and lie." She turned and turned back and said "well even if you have you don't look like it." It was these 10 words that ripped my heart out because it was the thought that if one person thinks what do the rest think of me the lier. I knew I wasn't lieing and I didn't know what to say I just lowered my head and carried on I never said a word to the woman but I wish that I had now.
I put what happened on Facebook and the mass response that I received was amazing my friends had my back and even people who didn't read it heard about it and gave me support. You see with everyone there for me it made me realise that that woman is one person with an opinion that yes other people may have but the people who's opinions that I care about are the people that I care about myself: my friends, my family and my boyfriend. they are the only people that matter to me know.
I want to thank my mum because I rang her after I got off the bus, it was the first time that she said that the next time I see this woman I was to tell my mum and she will say something to her because it is uncalled for.
If you have a story like mine even if you don't have the same condition as me please do tell me, just so you can have a hug from me like I say "a hug can't stop a war but it can stop the tears"
