Boys On My Street Wanted To Drag Race Me And My Wheelchair Between Two Utility Poles
[ Saturday September 3rd 2016 at 9:40 am ]
Yesterday two boys who live on my street (ages 8 and 9) wanted to drag race me between two utility poles. I knew the wheelchair wouldn't win. For me this wasn't about the race. It was about teaching these boys that a wheelchair is a tool and not my identity. It is my hope by spending time with them when one of their peers needs a wheelchair that they won't tease him or her. I've noticed at the pool when I befriended one of the youth the rest accepted me. I am hoping the same type of thing will happen and not treat someone differently because they use a wheelchair.