Today, while shopping, an old man came up to me and told me I should be ashamed for walking around fake limping, and that it's horrible to mock people who actually limp from serious injuries. I wasn't faking, I was born without my right leg and I was getting used to my new prosthetic one. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, an old guy with a cane got up in my face for "mocking" the way he walked. In retrospect, I guess it is pretty offensive for me to have had knee surgery and still be recovering from it. My apologies. FML
Today, I told a guy he should be ashamed of himself for parking in a handicapped space. He hit me with his prosthetic leg. FML
Today, I got punched in the back by elderly woman because she thought I was mocking the way she walked as I passed her. I was walking funny because I have a brace-boot on my foot due to the fact that it got run over. FML
Today, I was so happy to finally get my disabled parking badge but I was not prepared for the abuse from members of the public because I don’t "look disabled." Just this morning a woman refused to believe I have a prosthetic foot, and tried to make me pull up my pant leg to show her. FML
Today, I drove my dad to Walmart to do some shopping. His leg is still in a cast after an accident, so I helped him to the last mobility scooter. A guy whose only disability was clearly Fat-Fuck Syndrome then yelled at us, claiming he needed it more and that my dad was a faker. FML
Today, our company did a photo-session for the website. The photographer was limping, and I immediately asked what's wrong with him. Then I noticed he was on a prosthetic. FML
Today, on my way to school, I was shouted at by an obnoxious businessman for sitting down on the train when a "full fare paying passenger" was standing. I would normally have given him the seat straight away, except I have a broken leg. I showed him my leg and crutches. He still made me get up. FML
Today, I was giving a tour for parents who wanted to send their kids to our school. One of the parents had a kid on crutches with what appeared to be a broken leg, so I asked him how he broke it. He replied, "I was born like this." FML
Today, after parking in the handicapped spot of a lot with my placard, an older couple with their 7-year-old grandchild came up and yelled at me for being a lying asshole and taking the parking spot. When I showed them my prosthetic leg, the kid started crying and guess who got yelled at again. FML
Today, while making small talk with a veteran, I made the mistake of using the phrase "Cost an arm and a leg". He was a double amputee. FML
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that_guy666 3
people are always quick to judge. I'm proud of you OP keep fighting and I wish you the best of luck! it takes a lot of courage. :)
annie_nk 23
Shoulda shown him your prosthetic leg. No need to respect your elders if they don't respect you.
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Comments (167)
BellaBelle_fml 23
I'm so sorry that you had to deal with that. You are an amazingly strong young woman who has overcome being wheel chair bound! I'm so proud of you, and you are true inspiration to me. Stay awesome OP!
Chiikitty6464 2
She probably had a prosthetic leg before the one she has now that she grew out of. Either that or being wheelchair-bound
pinkdragonfly 9
What a ********. I've worked with the elderly for quite awhile. Some of them can just be downright mean
Tuney_Loons 2
You go girl. Hope you made him feel like the small inadequate person that he is so he had to feel like crap. Good luck with the leg, hope it works out well for you :)
TheLittlePug 3
I hope you took off your prosthetic leg and waved it in his face. But seriously, I do hope you explained to him that you weren't fake limping. I can't imagine the look on his face!
PedroTall 0
You can forgive the old guy. He just didn't understand why a good looking person was trying to elicit spathy.
PedroTall 0
Sympathy
kdog333 1
flattery will get you nowhere in this world
timberwolf408 7
should have taken off your prosthetic & hit him with it!
jfotogs 0
Sorry to hear that - I hope you took it off and stuck the foot in his mouth
Shadow_Phantom 26
... Why the hell do people assume "BAWWW UR TRYING TO OFFEND ME!" Are they really that thick? FYL, OP.
cougar41 8
I hope you took your leg off and cracked him over the head with it.
fadingaway 17
To everyone saying she should've taken her prosthesis off to show it to him/hit him with it: It's not that simple. They're obviously all different, but with my dad's he has to put one part on, then pull the sock over, then put the other part on and roll up the silicone sock, all while sitting down.You can't just put it on or take it off like a hat.
jfotogs 0
Thank you captain humorless - you have yet again saved us from the legion of sarcasm... Pretty sure nobody is serious about OP taking it off and using it as a weapon/crutch
emag_eht 18
27- I completely agree with you. However, if she wanted to show it all OP would have to do is raise her pant leg and show a bit of it.
sorrowsangel89 1
I think the point was not really that OP should have hit him over the head with his/her prosthesis but that he/she should have made the guy regret being so ignorant.