Some People Want My Son Dead, and Here Is Why You Should Care

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Some People Want My Son Dead, and Here Is Why You Should Care

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/mary-j-moss/some-people-want-my-son-d_b_8027722.html?utm_hp_ref=transgender

The Huffington Post/by Mary J. Moss    08/24/2015

"In the early years of elementary school the kids were afraid of me. I was diagnosed with severe Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis at 9 months old. My crippled appearance scared the other kids. I spent most of my time alone in my wheelchair. The kids thought they could catch my disease and wouldn't sit next to me. I knew they were afraid of what they didn't know, so I decided to let them see the real me. I gained empathy for others in pain, and I perfected my wisecracking humor, and it worked. As my classmates encountered my big heart and laughed at my sarcastic quips they began to like me and their fears dissipated. I began grade school feeling like Boo Radley from To Kill a Mockingbird until my classmates discovered what Atticus taught Scout."