tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151218235669995122.post4183998457801312342..comments2023-08-14T03:27:40.920-07:00Comments on Just Being Me...Who Needs "Normalcy" Anyway?: Don't Pray My Autism AwayMorénikehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17360855353262663284noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151218235669995122.post-66117836712076956902016-02-11T13:54:24.156-08:002016-02-11T13:54:24.156-08:00I have on more than one occasion run across well-m... I have on more than one occasion run across well-meaning people who have prayed for my 'deliverance'. While we're at it, let's pray that black people would be 'delivered' from their skin color, because it would make life so much easier for people who don't want to challenge their own perceptions of others...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03540605341794842958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151218235669995122.post-37222850983917515032015-11-16T10:10:49.873-08:002015-11-16T10:10:49.873-08:00That's like saying "I'll pray for you...That's like saying "I'll pray for you to be healed of your choleric temperament." The world needs cholerics, melancholics, sanguines, supines, and phlegmatics to function. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10616282351291824392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8151218235669995122.post-40107954378981877392015-11-14T11:39:16.342-08:002015-11-14T11:39:16.342-08:00One of my friends had a church buddy try to pull t...One of my friends had a church buddy try to pull this exact stint on her. She ended up confronting the friend and told her how awful it made her feel and how she liked being autistic and here is nothing wrong with that. Luckily that friend listened to her and it was okay. But no one should have to deal with ignorance and mal-intent. My love goes out to you and your family.Zoeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01926780296427819124noreply@blogger.com