One of the things that really struck me about this letter is - we expect LWs like this to be vague, right? Usually it's all "my kid was Disrespectful" and they won't say what actually happened. But this one does give some details and they make her look even worse! "Oh no, my daughter's doing self-regulation exercises to manage her own emotions and reactions! Oh no, she's openly admitting to distress instead of stifling it like a proper adult! Oh no, she's leaving when I get in her face instead of sticking around to suffer my disappointment!" 🙄
It's like LW expects the audience to be just as vilely ableist as she is, ready and willing to dismiss and dehumanize her daughter as soon as she led with "diagnosed with ADD."
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One of the things that really struck me about this letter is - we expect LWs like this to be vague, right? Usually it's all "my kid was Disrespectful" and they won't say what actually happened. But this one does give some details and they make her look even worse! "Oh no, my daughter's doing self-regulation exercises to manage her own emotions and reactions! Oh no, she's openly admitting to distress instead of stifling it like a proper adult! Oh no, she's leaving when I get in her face instead of sticking around to suffer my disappointment!" 🙄
It's like LW expects the audience to be just as vilely ableist as she is, ready and willing to dismiss and dehumanize her daughter as soon as she led with "diagnosed with ADD."