I do my thing and you do yours. I am not in this world to live up to your expectations, and you are not in this world to live up to mine. You are you and I am I, and if by chance we find each other, then it is beautiful. If not, it can't be helped.
While I’m sure there are people too lazy to spin a fork, keep in mind people like this person who may be suffering from arthritis or a neurological disease or nerve damage or a thousand other conditions that might impair their ability to do things as simple as spin a fork to eat spaghetti.
These are used with people who can’t grip well:
This is for Parkinsons’s:
For people who can’t even bend their joints:
Here’s a product that guides your hand from your plate to your mouth
This one holds a sandwich
Like I get it. I used to see things like the fork and think “that’s fuckin’ lazy” or that product that holds a gallon and you just tip it and pour. But then I started working around the disabled and impaired and found out that these products aren’t meant for lazy people, they’re meant for people who need help.
So maybe next time you see something, instead of thinking “Wow, are people that lazy?” just be grateful that you’re able to do the things you do every day and take for granted, like being able to feed yourself and wipe your own ass because you have enough coordination and bendy joints to do it.
A Boy Named Sue (2000) – IMDB “Theo is a female-to-male transsexual. This film follows his six-year process of becoming a man. Among those affected by his change is his girl friend Lisi who has to deal with what this change means to her.”
Becoming Chaz (2011) – IMDB “A documentary following Chaz (formerly Chastity) Bono’s gender transition. Includes interviews with family members and friends while the transitioning is followed.”
Boy I Am (2006) – IMDB “While female-to-male transgender visibility has recently exploded in this country, conversations about trans issues in the lesbian community often run into resistance from the many queer women who view transitioning as a “trend” or as an anti-feminist act that taps into male privilege. Boy I Am is a feature-length documentary that begins to break down that barrier and promote dialogue about trans issues through a look at the experiences of three young transitioning FTMs in New York City–Nicco, Norie and Keegan–as they go through major junctures in their transitions, as well as through the voices of lesbians, activists and theorists who raise and address the questions that many people have but few openly discuss.“
Gender Rebel (2006) – IMDB “Follow individuals who reject the confines of traditional gender identities and learn about the challenges and obstacles they face in the process. Ryan, formerly identifying as lesbian, now makes the choice to begin his transition from female to male.”
Gendernauts: A Journey Through Shifting (1999) – IMDB “Monika Treut explores the worlds and thoughts of several trans-gendered individuals. As with Treuts first film, Jungfrauenmaschine, Gendernauts, enters a minority sector of San Fransisco culture. The individuals in this film are people whose (genetically) assigned gender does not match their social gender identity. The subject is pinpointed in the film independent of sexual orientation. Leave your conservative hats at the door, this is going to need your special attention.”
First Cut: The Boy Who Was Born As A Girl (2012) “Sixteen-year-old Jon is your typical teenage boy in all respects except one – he was born a girl. Brought up as Natasha for 15 years, Jon can remember feeling male since he was only five years old. He has now been diagnosed with gender dysphoria, a condition that affects over 100 British children every year, and is embarking on an extraordinary journey of transition.”
Just Call Me Kade (2002) – IMDB “The inspiring true story of Kade Farlow Collins 14, FTM (female to male) transgendered, and living with an incredibly understanding family in Tucson Arizona.”
My Transsexual Summer (2012) “A series that follows seven people, both MTF and FTM, who are undertaking a range of gender affirmation procedures as they make the journey to realize their true identities.”
Sexing the Transman (2011) – IMDB “This intriguing documentary explores the sexuality of transmen and the changes they experience as a result of their gender transitions from female to male. Transmen and their partners divulge the most personal secrets of their sex lives in revealing conversations and intimate interviews. Some erotic scenes are shown.”
Shinjuku Boys (1996) – IMDB “This documentary is set in the New Marilyn night club in Tokyo, Japan – where the hosts are transgender men. They can only make their living as hosts in a nightclub with other ‘wannabes’ like them. The young women who come there often have relationships with them but the underlying fear is whether such a relationship can withstand the pressures on a girl to get married and have children. All three boys deal with this in different ways. These three hosts, the Shinjuku Boys, take us into their lives.”
Sir: Just a Normal Guy (2002) – IMDB “Jay Snider is a 30 year old woman transitioning to a man. This film documents that process and includes interviews with him as well as his ex-husband Dave, his queer pal Sean Doig, and Kari his lesbian girlfriend.”
Southern Comfort (2001) – IMDB “Southern Comfort documents the final year in the life of Robert Eads, a female-to-male transsexual. Eads, diagnosed with ovarian cancer, was turned down for treatment by two dozen doctors out of fear that treating such a patient would hurt their reputations. By the time Eads received treatment, the cancer was too advanced to save his life. Filmmaker Kate Davis follows Robert and a group of trans-gendered Southerners in this captivating and truly touching documentary.”
The Brandon Teena Story (1998) – IMDB “This is the documentary which inspired the well-known movie Boys Don’t Cry. It details the multiple murder on Brandon Teena and two others in Nebraska. The story is told through interviews with people who knew Brandon, recorded interrogation and trial transcripts, photographs and file film footage.”
You Don’t Know Dick: Courageous Hearts of Transsexual Men (1997) – IMDB “Lyle, Max, Michael, Steven, Ted, and James: a photographer who lifts weights, a cop, a mechanic, writers, an artist; one is gay, at least three are in serious relationships with women; one was in the seminary; one has three children from a previous marriage. All six were born female, and all are female-to-male (“FTM”) transsexuals. They talk about childhood, deciding to make the change, telling parents and friends and co-workers, testosterone therapy, surgeries, organs, embracing their histories, and how their lives are now.“
I would love to blog about my horse and our progress but the tumblr equestrian community is so damn MEAN and I don’t think I can handle the unwanted critique it will bring.
the virgo mind works overtime attempting to put their thoughts into systemised order and logical framework. they have a lot of nervous energy to burn so they try to stay in constant movement. mistakes they have made across their lifetime burn through their pores and erupt violent reminders at terrible times
•Allow your horse the time to warm up/cool down sufficiently before/after your riding session.
•Include work on a loose, long rein, to allow the horse the chance to stretch and move forward without your restricting hands.
•Take frequent breaks after each exercise to relax after intense activities.
•Reward the horse for its efforts, whether it succeeds at a task or cannot quite get it this time round.
SHAME ON YOU.
I do not care for your excuses, if you cannot ride your horse with compassion and understanding for its wellbeing, find someone who will. A horse will always remember a kind, quiet rider, just as they will remember a cruel, unforgiving rider.
How do you want a horse to remember you?
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