tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post374227982545099523..comments2024-03-28T05:52:50.399-04:00Comments on Autism with a side of fries : We aren't perfect but we aren't push overs. Eileen Shaklee http://www.blogger.com/profile/04658354442888448425noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-28443645514232439012016-01-28T14:34:21.865-05:002016-01-28T14:34:21.865-05:00Wow some people just like to complain without ever...Wow some people just like to complain without ever asking if there is anything they can assist with...Way to go Mama Fry ..you showed that you are an amazing mom and an advocate for all the children on the spectrum ...<br />I recently was at the post office and a boy ard 9 was flapping his arms making loud sounds and the postal clerk was glaring at the mom whom was trying to pack up a few boxes ...while I was watching I quietly went over to the mom and asked of there was any specific app he liked that I mite have on my phone that would keep him calm while she boxed her mail...?? she just looked at me w tears in her eyes and said no one has ever offered help ..after handing my phone to the kiddo I watched his eyes lite up and he said thank you I really like music ...( the app was the song do you like broccoli yes I do ) and I said in a louder tone than normal I am where you are my son is autistic and sometimes us moms have to stick together..at that point the postal worker said oh i'm sorry I thought he was just a bad kid and you didn't know how to parent him ..and a few cstomers than asked if they could help.....<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16107638497857253957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-43842701512012350492015-09-05T00:07:01.493-04:002015-09-05T00:07:01.493-04:00I am sorry you were treated this way! I well know...I am sorry you were treated this way! I well know that feeling with notes and all. I not only get them with my own sometimes, but also with my classroom from other teachers and staff members. I try to educate family, co-works, administration and friends. It doesn't always work, but I feel I need to. <br /><br />KarenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-80860887938992690682015-08-05T03:55:37.313-04:002015-08-05T03:55:37.313-04:00They were just cowardly losers to put. Note under ...They were just cowardly losers to put. Note under the door. You handled it brilliantly and the place where you were staying sounds great. Don't let the saddos get to you. Let's just hope their next holiday location is next to a noisy all-blokes boozy stag weekend. Justice has a way of coming around like that...Louisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15469340247407868766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-6604999612075636172015-07-13T01:14:57.978-04:002015-07-13T01:14:57.978-04:00Fuck em n feed em fries! Go mama bear!Fuck em n feed em fries! Go mama bear!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06536754766203651115noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-31837986611887904082015-07-11T20:43:42.012-04:002015-07-11T20:43:42.012-04:00Thank you for sharing this, we have four kids on t...Thank you for sharing this, we have four kids on the spectrum and we've dealt with stuff but nothing this bad. I think the one that stands out in my mind was the old man that asked my wife in a doctor's office if she wanted to borrow his cane to beat my daughter...I think my wife was thinking about beating but maybe not our kid...know what I mean...I think you handled it better than we would have...I'm pretty sure after that note we would have tried to walk down that hall as much as possible as loud as possible, singing Journey songs or Barney songs or whatever...yeah hotels are not supossed to be convents and dont' get me started about airplanes...yo heads up did you read anything when you booked that flight that mentioned it would be as quiet as a library and no one would speak once you entered the plane..?? Thanks once again for being honest and allowing us other autism parents to nod our heads and laugh and be reminded that we are not alone...-timAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056934639367928477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-27985103279652457822015-07-11T20:43:11.558-04:002015-07-11T20:43:11.558-04:00Thank you for sharing this, we have four kids on t...Thank you for sharing this, we have four kids on the spectrum and we've dealt with stuff but nothing this bad. I think the one that stands out in my mind was the old man that asked my wife in a doctor's office if she wanted to borrow his cane to beat my daughter...I think my wife was thinking about beating but maybe not our kid...know what I mean...I think you handled it better than we would have...I'm pretty sure after that note we would have tried to walk down that hall as much as possible as loud as possible, singing Journey songs or Barney songs or whatever...yeah hotels are not supossed to be convents and dont' get me started about airplanes...yo heads up did you read anything when you booked that flight that mentioned it would be as quiet as a library and no one would speak once you entered the plane..?? Thanks once again for being honest and allowing us other autism parents to nod our heads and laugh and be reminded that we are not alone...-timAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05056934639367928477noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-9792803257275974502015-07-06T08:50:34.641-04:002015-07-06T08:50:34.641-04:00oh hells to the no they didn't!! I would not ...oh hells to the no they didn't!! I would not have dealt with that well - I tend to be very confrontational where my children are concerned. I would like to know who's kids are not loud and obnoxious on a good day because mine are hyper/overstimulated all the time... gets worse when they are excited.lalalorlorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05916713932507728637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-34320703433450907622015-07-04T15:23:13.222-04:002015-07-04T15:23:13.222-04:00I loved the way you handled this! Some people are...I loved the way you handled this! Some people are just plain ridiculous, I hope the wine helped you move on. Sorry this happened on a vacation!kim mccaffertyhttp://autismmommytherapist.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-60161890591664536742015-07-04T01:27:53.015-04:002015-07-04T01:27:53.015-04:00I love that you handled as you did. You know, he t...I love that you handled as you did. You know, he takes his cues from you, too. And he's better. They could have been day sleepers or been taking a nap. It could have been very old people. Their lose for not talking to you directly. Maybe they came up to talk to you, and you guys were out so they left the nasty note. Hard to say. People can be so cruel.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-49795110830326516402015-07-04T00:13:38.112-04:002015-07-04T00:13:38.112-04:00No hate. Just love <3 and I get it.No hate. Just love <3 and I get it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08325039078827853934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-8237387460966195162015-07-03T21:41:33.575-04:002015-07-03T21:41:33.575-04:00wow...some people are idiots...i thought they were...wow...some people are idiots...i thought they were complaining about noise at 4am...but seriously...during the day? and to be gutless like that and leave a note that was obviously worded very rudely? pft...what doosh bagskatrinanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-76121138863792575682015-07-03T15:58:13.695-04:002015-07-03T15:58:13.695-04:00I think you handed it well, very well, I once h...I think you handed it well, very well, I once had a guest at hotel pool complain that my child splashed him as he was reading by the pool side. Not in a chair back from the edge, but at the rim of the pool. I just said its a pool she needs to let off some steam . Wanted to add it isn't a library, but you could read in the lobby or your room idiot.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-20378509774211117812015-07-03T09:21:24.930-04:002015-07-03T09:21:24.930-04:00No hate for Mama Fry, ever! I'm glad you were ...No hate for Mama Fry, ever! I'm glad you were bigger than they were, but I'm sad that you got so upset about the note (though honestly, I would have too). Probably they were trying to get a difficult little one to nap in the afternoon and were feeling tired, frustrated, and obviously completely off their rockers to leave a nasty note. Ellen aka "Ellie"https://www.blogger.com/profile/05021320153312447601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-83677506642809611142015-07-03T09:20:46.584-04:002015-07-03T09:20:46.584-04:00No hate for Mama Fry, ever! I'm glad you were ...No hate for Mama Fry, ever! I'm glad you were bigger than they were, but I'm sad that you got so upset about the note (though honestly, I would have too). Probably they were trying to get a difficult little one to nap in the afternoon and were feeling tired, frustrated, and obviously completely off their rockers to leave a nasty note. Ellen aka "Ellie"https://www.blogger.com/profile/05021320153312447601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-10432132091182299572015-07-03T00:24:50.595-04:002015-07-03T00:24:50.595-04:00Awesome work, mamma! Hope it didn't ruin the ...Awesome work, mamma! Hope it didn't ruin the rest of your vacation and you enjoyed the well-deserved break!AGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17264803951775113713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-3481268038254918522015-07-02T21:53:46.457-04:002015-07-02T21:53:46.457-04:00Im an ABA Therapist, I get to work with amazing ch...Im an ABA Therapist, I get to work with amazing children like your own. It is a true shame that more people don't get to see the fascinating way ASD children process the world around them! People can be so hateful, but what an amazing job throwing knowledge their way instead of more hate!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-56797718727810611002015-07-02T21:46:34.951-04:002015-07-02T21:46:34.951-04:00I think you handled it perfectly.
Our issues with...I think you handled it perfectly.<br /><br />Our issues with noise tend to come later at night, so I respect other's feelings about those lot more. But seriously, at a kid-friendly resort... you gotta expect noise, quirks or no. You have to tolerate other people's kids.<br /><br />I think having Facebook and Twitter and the like around today just encourages way too many people to use their anonymity for evil purposes, even offline. *sigh*Dad Enoughhttp://www.dad-enough.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-33637725332327019132015-07-02T21:40:12.346-04:002015-07-02T21:40:12.346-04:00I love that you were able to use this situation as...I love that you were able to use this situation as an opportunity to advocate and educate online without publishing the note. The world already gives the nasty people too much recognition and too loud a voice.Sarah I.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-51668961712414521902015-07-02T21:23:56.008-04:002015-07-02T21:23:56.008-04:00People are always going to complain if you are goo...People are always going to complain if you are good looking, Check, Your family is happy, Check, and especially if the love in our family is tangible. So sorry you had to experience that on your vacation.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-6757060770225356542015-07-02T21:22:46.724-04:002015-07-02T21:22:46.724-04:00The hotel should not tolerate guests being abusive...The hotel should not tolerate guests being abusive to other guests. If they have a complaint, take it to the hotel and let them handle it. An abusive note is unacceptable behavior. Kick 'em out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-89762356034403386582015-07-02T21:10:44.021-04:002015-07-02T21:10:44.021-04:00I think you should print this out & request th...I think you should print this out & request the front desk to give it to them upon checkout! #fried RainMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00848581476101488233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-46182882884733564362015-07-02T20:40:02.860-04:002015-07-02T20:40:02.860-04:00"Be kind to everyone you meet, for everyone i..."Be kind to everyone you meet, for everyone is fighting their own battle." This quote really changed my life. I know how you feel though. My son has special needs and sometimes he has melt downs in public and it's so embarrasing. A lot of people think you're simply a bad parent, but no one really has control over the situation. I think you handled yours quite well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-28650927855135845922015-07-02T20:15:02.854-04:002015-07-02T20:15:02.854-04:00me toome tooAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-37788642186534128042015-07-02T20:03:45.080-04:002015-07-02T20:03:45.080-04:00You are the coolest. I would want to have responde...You are the coolest. I would want to have responded the same way. I love this. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01170302455884482803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2644538309673050572.post-46495831494729701572015-07-02T19:57:51.341-04:002015-07-02T19:57:51.341-04:00I'm sorry some people are crap, and probably n...I'm sorry some people are crap, and probably nothing I say will bring genuine comfort but please know that most people aren't like this. It's not your job or within your ability to change the world and it's also impossible to think you won't run into these ignoramuses from time to time. Focus on your beautiful family and friends and the strangers who have admiration and empathy for you. ❤️GirlFromAushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13643366725317246416noreply@blogger.com