One armed girl living in a two armed world

2/20/2015 4 Comments

One armed girl living in a two armed world

For those with one arm or a "difference" you know what I am talking about when I say no matter where you go people will always stare. As a child i ignored it and did not notice as much, but as I grow older the more I notice it. It can sometimes be very annoying but I never say anything because I believe it is a good thing for people to see someone with a difference so that if they ever see someone like me again they will not question it. So the real question is what should you do when someone is staring?
1. You can give them a nice smile and just flaunt your difference because it is beautiful.
2. If they do not stop nicely go up to them and ask if they want to know more about it.
3. Just ignore the stares.

Something I never realized was how different I actually do look from others around me. I cannot see this in my everyday life because I am so use to the fact that I have one arm, but when i see pictures of myself or a video I see what others around me see and it allows me to understand why they stare. What we need to understand is that making a funny face to the people who stare at us or giving them a bad look will not solve anything but it will make people judge you even more.

Always Remember: Our differences make us who we are today and each person is beautiful so flaunt your differences. For people who are missing an arm like me, don't hide your little arm in public, roll up your sleeve and allow people to see how truly beautiful you are inside and out. Love your little arm!

Quote of the day:
~ Being DIFFERENT is one of the most beautiful things on earth. ~

4 Comments

Duncan Sawyer

2/22/2015 06:43:15 pm

One thing I noticed was that when we were young, that rather than ask my sister about her arm ( identical to yours), that children would ask me questions about my sister, and at stage I was often unsure how to answer. It was a case of satisfying their curiosity but not knowing what Karen would wish me to tell them, as it was easy to get on the wrong side of Karen when we were children. If I had actually known where things stood on the subject I wouldn't have been so worried about saying the wrong thing.
PS : I always thought one armed was a slightly odd description, as it dismisses the usefulness of the abbreviated arm that deserves a lot more credit than the one armed description gives it. If you love your little arm you don't want it treated like the embarrassing relative in the family who must never be mentioned.
Best wishes Sarah, hope

Bobby Stauter

3/2/2015 02:04:24 am

I have a two year old daughter with a small arm on her right side. I've been pretty big so far on letting her figure out how to do things on her own Is there any advice you can give me to help with her growing up with the world how it is?

Sonia

9/8/2015 11:02:13 am

Hi, Bobby, I hope you don't mind me replying to your question. I have a son with a little arm above elbow, and he just turned 13. He can do everything, play video games with both arms, He loved Lego's ( I don't know how he gets those tiny pieces apart) swimming, bike riding , water ski's, sports. Your daughter will amaze you! When he was little, Velcro shoes were our friend, now that he's older those elastic curly shoelaces save a lot of time. Seriously, that's all I've got to tell you because you will be amazed our kids can do anything and everything any other kid can do.

Sarah Stump

9/9/2015 09:08:30 am

Let her know that she can do anything she puts her mind to. There are always going to be people who stare but just let her know that they are just curious and it's good for them to see her difference. Let her know that no one in the world is perfect. And if she can't figure something out try to find ways to help her but allow her to also figure it out on her own. The biggest thing is to let her know that it's okay to break down sometimes and question her difference but let her know that she is stronger than the odds and can accomplish anything with hard work and determination.

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