tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426050656197929065.post6954142840808676267..comments2024-03-19T18:36:41.875-04:00Comments on Yes, That Too: ReactingAlyssahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06413844178426365789noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5426050656197929065.post-33411434112586768652012-10-24T15:47:50.880-04:002012-10-24T15:47:50.880-04:00Love this post. I think it's an important that...Love this post. I think it's an important that we practice an assertive attitude with these kinds of conversations. I tend to be too passive-- one time I was telling a lady who was married to a drill instructor of my husband's OCS class about Tourette's Syndrome. I was anxious, and was having Tourette's symptoms. I attempted to explain how Tourette's was a neurological condition that was uncontrollable, and she interjected with, "Oh, you just need to learn to stop doing that. I had a stutter, and I learned to get over it." How do you fight willful ignorance? The answer is, you don't. You find the listeners, and you talk calmly but seriously about what implications their actions may have, about appropriate attitudes when dealing with you and your unique situation, and explain to the best of your ability what it's like to be in your shoes without turning it into a pity party.<br /><br />*Round of applause for Yes, That Too*The Colonelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15886377049900941267noreply@blogger.com