http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/4315/sunday-backtrack-would-you-change-it-if-you-could/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sunday-backtrack-would-you-change-it-if-you-could Strength Training For Body And Mind Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:56:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/4315/sunday-backtrack-would-you-change-it-if-you-could/comment-page-1/#comment-5238 Daisy Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:31:42 +0000 http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/?p=4315#comment-5238 Josh, you didn't make it sound simple. Don't put yourself down. I feel that your blog shows the complexity of living with Tourette's - emphasis on living, not on Tourette's. I think it's easier for me to face hearing loss than deaf kids, but I also think they have a more openminded generation around them. My coworkers tend to wonder if I can really handle all the challenges that teaching throws my way. Well, I have, for 14 years. Josh, you didn’t make it sound simple. Don’t put yourself down. I feel that your blog shows the complexity of living with Tourette’s – emphasis on living, not on Tourette’s. I think it’s easier for me to face hearing loss than deaf kids, but I also think they have a more openminded generation around them. My coworkers tend to wonder if I can really handle all the challenges that teaching throws my way. Well, I have, for 14 years.

]]> http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/4315/sunday-backtrack-would-you-change-it-if-you-could/comment-page-1/#comment-5152 Josh Hanagarne Tue, 17 Nov 2009 03:04:52 +0000 http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/?p=4315#comment-5152 Daisy, I'm sorry if I've made it sound more simple than it is. You're right: it's anything but. If I had been dealing with the symptoms I am now when I was 17, I would have been lost, and they are nowhere near your son's challenges. One of the reasons they are bearable is because I am an adult with a decade of trial and error behind me. Daisy, I’m sorry if I’ve made it sound more simple than it is. You’re right: it’s anything but. If I had been dealing with the symptoms I am now when I was 17, I would have been lost, and they are nowhere near your son’s challenges. One of the reasons they are bearable is because I am an adult with a decade of trial and error behind me.

]]> http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/4315/sunday-backtrack-would-you-change-it-if-you-could/comment-page-1/#comment-5151 Daisy Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:48:44 +0000 http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/?p=4315#comment-5151 "It" is often something that forces us out of our comfort zone and into an active role we might not have chosen otherwise. I didn't let hearing impairment stop me from getting a music degree; I tell people it's quality, not quantity of sound that matters. Really, it's more complex than that. My son is blind and has Asperger's; if he could choose, would he choose to be sighted? Or neurotypical? I know he's suffered through depression frequently in his teens, dealing with being different. At 17, unique is not always good. “It” is often something that forces us out of our comfort zone and into an active role we might not have chosen otherwise. I didn’t let hearing impairment stop me from getting a music degree; I tell people it’s quality, not quantity of sound that matters. Really, it’s more complex than that.
My son is blind and has Asperger’s; if he could choose, would he choose to be sighted? Or neurotypical? I know he’s suffered through depression frequently in his teens, dealing with being different. At 17, unique is not always good.

]]> http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/4315/sunday-backtrack-would-you-change-it-if-you-could/comment-page-1/#comment-5144 Josh Hanagarne Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:08:51 +0000 http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/?p=4315#comment-5144 AnnMaria, thank you for sharing that. You must be an incredibly strong person. What does your daughter compete in? AnnMaria, thank you for sharing that. You must be an incredibly strong person. What does your daughter compete in?

]]> http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/4315/sunday-backtrack-would-you-change-it-if-you-could/comment-page-1/#comment-5143 AnnMaria Mon, 16 Nov 2009 22:06:03 +0000 http://worldsstrongestlibrarian.com/?p=4315#comment-5143 Yes, I would change it. My husband died when my daughters were young. My third child has competed in two Olympics and is en route to 2012. She believes everything happens for a reason and she would not have the drive she was if not for missing her dad at her meets and trying to fill that missing spot. I disagree it is for the best. If he was alive and she never won a medal in her life it would be all right by me. (and I AM her biggest fan) Yes, I would change it. My husband died when my daughters were young. My third child has competed in two Olympics and is en route to 2012. She believes everything happens for a reason and she would not have the drive she was if not for missing her dad at her meets and trying to fill that missing spot. I disagree it is for the best. If he was alive and she never won a medal in her life it would be all right by me. (and I AM her biggest fan)

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