I traveled over here from ff.net. I am one of those annoying people who read but don't comment, but after reading your profile I thought I should drop you a line.
firstly; I am really enjoying the story. Now I know it's on live journal I'll start posting comments there.
secondly; you are so right about the portrayl of disiabilities in popular culture. I was trying to think of exceptions to what you said and all I could come up with is hugh laurie in house (but i've been madly in love with hugh laurie since I saw him in blackadder so maybe I'm baised).
It is partly because it is outside the experience of the general population (myself included). People don't deal well with things they don't know. I had a close family member die recently, I'm reasonably young so it was something that had not happened to most of my friends. A couple of them responded in a very unhelpful ways. I think they just couldn't relate to something like that happening.
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Date: 2010-02-12 09:16 pm (UTC)firstly; I am really enjoying the story. Now I know it's on live journal I'll start posting comments there.
secondly; you are so right about the portrayl of disiabilities in popular culture. I was trying to think of exceptions to what you said and all I could come up with is hugh laurie in house (but i've been madly in love with hugh laurie since I saw him in blackadder so maybe I'm baised).
It is partly because it is outside the experience of the general population (myself included). People don't deal well with things they don't know. I had a close family member die recently, I'm reasonably young so it was something that had not happened to most of my friends. A couple of them responded in a very unhelpful ways. I think they just couldn't relate to something like that happening.