Thread: Neighbors who don't believe

In the USA it is very difficult to be FINALLY determined to be disabled by the US Govt and receive the monies due to us, that WE have paid in. We do NOT have free medical as some countries do. It is insulting to call ANYONE 'Spongers'. If an MD diagnoses a patient as disabled, then they are disabled and it is not your job or ability or my job or abililty to second guess them and call them a horrible name like 'Spongers'....

Thanks to everyone who has responded - I wish all of you were my neighbors. Johooper - I agree with you. I do think (especially from my own personal experiences) that people "assume" I am scamming / sponging off the system - it just cannot be possible for someone who looks "young" to have a handicap parking sticker...(note sarcasm.. ) I once had an elderly man yell and swear at me from his parked car in a...

Quote: Originally Posted by Karen2722 Then there is another part of me who thinks - who cares - why waste the energy - they are going to believe what they want regardless. Karen[/size] That is the part of your head that is correct. People tend to think the worst. Perhaps it boost's them up somehow? I don't work a regular job anymore and I look like the picture of health. What people don't see is that I work full-time on my...

Hi Karen, if I were you I would just ignore them. Nosy busy bodies that have nothing better to do than pick apart their neighbors lives don't deserve a second thought!! Those of us with MS have so many more important ways to spend out time, such as ---- trying to walk, trying to find the strength to do out daily work, just trying to keep our mind clear to focus on what is really important on a day to day basis!

one thing i always tell myself if i start to worry about what people think: do i respect them? if not i don't worry. i only care about what someone thinks when it is someone i respect!

To look at it from another angle though, as you are off work and am assuming you have a disabled badge (sorry if wrong). Not being sure what the US system for support money for disabled etc, but maybe receiving a benefit (again correct me if wrong). MS as you know is an invisable disease and people who dont know you have wouldnt have a clue most of the time. Maybe they think you are sponging and pulling a fast one. I know I have been guilty of...

There is no law that people must be at work at the office or the factory everyday until they are 65 or 66 and eligible for full Social Security! Many people retire early, work from home, are full-time homemakers, are independently wealthy (we wish!) or have other reasons they are not going off to the office every day. That is no one else's business if it is due to disability or to your choice. You could participate in a fundraiser for MS...

Karen, We are like you - we don't socialize with our neighbors although, I know a few just because our kids have grown up together. There have been a couple of rumors around the neighborhood about us and I am sure there is probably more than I am aware of. We tend to ignore what "appears" to be floating around about us and figure if they are talking about us they are leaving someone else alone I don't care what my...