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"Mom," TJ whined after his physical therapy appointment, "Do I hafta go back to school? There's only an hour left. I'm tired and just want to go home."
"TJ," his mom sighed, "You already missed enough school today. Your PT ran long, and you have that math test today. With all your doctors appointments and stuff, you're starting to fall behind. I can't let it get any worse."
TJ frowned as his mom drove up to the front door of the school. He opened the door, and slipped out with only a slight struggle. As he walked to the door, he bopped the button to electronically open the door. As the door wooshed open, TJ went inside, the cool air of the HVAC system giving him a slight chill beneath his fur.
TJ thought that he had doddled long enough, and hurried to his classroom. He managed to get the door open and slipped inside, just as his teacher was handing out the math tests,
"Drat," TJ thought to himself, as he tried to figure out a way to get a reprieve.
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"TJ," his mom sighed, "You already missed enough school today. Your PT ran long, and you have that math test today. With all your doctors appointments and stuff, you're starting to fall behind. I can't let it get any worse."
TJ frowned as his mom drove up to the front door of the school. He opened the door, and slipped out with only a slight struggle. As he walked to the door, he bopped the button to electronically open the door. As the door wooshed open, TJ went inside, the cool air of the HVAC system giving him a slight chill beneath his fur.
TJ thought that he had doddled long enough, and hurried to his classroom. He managed to get the door open and slipped inside, just as his teacher was handing out the math tests,
"Drat," TJ thought to himself, as he tried to figure out a way to get a reprieve.
TJ © me
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Partial CorgiRucksack © Eastsport
Category Artwork (Digital) / General Furry Art
Species Vulpine (Other)
Size 1024 x 1024px
File Size 345 kB
This image and tale is one I know a lot of folks here can most certainly relate with. Thanks so much for sharing it.
Gosh golly I can't tell you how many times I was late for school or missed school due to eye doctor appointments. It was never fun to have to come back after being poked and prodded. Worse it was a reminder of how different I was and that it wasn't going to get any easier when I got back into that classroom.
It is refreshing to see how you are using TJ here as a positive example of coping with how difficult it can be to grow up with a special need. I'm most touched.
Gosh golly I can't tell you how many times I was late for school or missed school due to eye doctor appointments. It was never fun to have to come back after being poked and prodded. Worse it was a reminder of how different I was and that it wasn't going to get any easier when I got back into that classroom.
It is refreshing to see how you are using TJ here as a positive example of coping with how difficult it can be to grow up with a special need. I'm most touched.
When I was in school, I had a speech impediment. Every Thursday afternoon, I had to go to the Special Ed room for speech therapy with the district's speech and language pathologist. I hated it, mostly because I was missing class, but also, it set me apart (even more so than my impediment). It was a relief to get back to my regular classroom.
I think it was my good fortune that I was a TAG (talented and gifted) student. I was teased more for being a "smart kid" than for my mush mouth, and I think being a "smart kid" saved me from being teased about spending one afternoon a week with the retarded kids. I'm sure that if I was only of average intelligence, that would have been a needle that my peers would have used against me.
I also had a pretty cruddy immune system growing up--between birth and age 10 or 11, I had about thirty ear infections. I often had afternoon appointments, either as a follow-up or to get a new round of antibiotics. Those days, I really just wanted to go home after the appointments. My mom would pick me up from school about noon, and we'd be done at the doctor's before two. Which meant that I had an hour and a half left of school. Oddly enough, I never missed very many full days of school.
I'm glad that my recent changes to TJ have had a positive effect on someone. My motive for altering him was to help me deal with my situation, but if it adds to the positivity of the universe, that's even better.
I think it was my good fortune that I was a TAG (talented and gifted) student. I was teased more for being a "smart kid" than for my mush mouth, and I think being a "smart kid" saved me from being teased about spending one afternoon a week with the retarded kids. I'm sure that if I was only of average intelligence, that would have been a needle that my peers would have used against me.
I also had a pretty cruddy immune system growing up--between birth and age 10 or 11, I had about thirty ear infections. I often had afternoon appointments, either as a follow-up or to get a new round of antibiotics. Those days, I really just wanted to go home after the appointments. My mom would pick me up from school about noon, and we'd be done at the doctor's before two. Which meant that I had an hour and a half left of school. Oddly enough, I never missed very many full days of school.
I'm glad that my recent changes to TJ have had a positive effect on someone. My motive for altering him was to help me deal with my situation, but if it adds to the positivity of the universe, that's even better.
*Nods* Believe me, TJ. You are doing a service to not only yourself in letting your character serve as an outlet for your emotions but also empowering others to know that it is okay to let their guard down.
We are taught so often that showing emotion is a weakness. Showing a special need is also perceived as being a weakness or, in some cases, as a sign of lacking intelligence. But this is completely incorrect.
Yosh has served as my outlet for my struggles since my first day here on FA. I feel the more you relate yourself through TJ the more comfortable you will feel about yourself. Yosh has allowed me to know that I'm okay for who I am and that my real friends are always here to support me. I know TJ can do the same for you. :)
We are taught so often that showing emotion is a weakness. Showing a special need is also perceived as being a weakness or, in some cases, as a sign of lacking intelligence. But this is completely incorrect.
Yosh has served as my outlet for my struggles since my first day here on FA. I feel the more you relate yourself through TJ the more comfortable you will feel about yourself. Yosh has allowed me to know that I'm okay for who I am and that my real friends are always here to support me. I know TJ can do the same for you. :)
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