#torso boy problems

More stories from the front lines of being the Torso Boy. I am not your teachable moment! #TorsoBoy #Ableism

Usually, I never encounter issues in public so soon after writing about the insufferable behavior of people but there really is a first time for everything. The last time I wrote, I mentioned how parents didn’t take charge of their children’s misbehavior along with a few strong, choice words on the topic. As much as I’d love to believe that someone took some advice, preferably my own, I highly…

Might not be the best thing to read if you're squeamish. Then again, my life isn't for the feint of heart. #TorsoBoy #VocRehab #Medical

Well, it’s not exactly what I wanted but I think I’m going to be capping off the end of this year up to my eyebrows in every such kind of busy. Yet with everything I’ve said I need to do, nothing has gotten done from that list. Instead, I’ve been keeping up with my health and starting to sort out all the things I need for going back to school and getting them done. Though while the list seems…

It baffles me how people forget #TANSTAAFL. So let me remind you. Yes, I get benefits but they are far from free! #TorsoBoy #Ableism

If I had a penny for every time people say that I have things easy, I’d be paying taxes on the income. Though it is true that if I play my cards right I can attend college at the government’s expense and maybe I could get a free car one day. Yes, I get the parking right up in front of the store and sometimes I get to go first in line. Hell, my friends get perks for taking me with them to events.…

It's all about that Bass and Treble

Sometimes the worst feeling we can experience is our own discomfort. I mean, who would want that anyway? It’s been mentioned countless time that I encounter some of the strangest and sometimes the rudest people. So I’ve usually uncomfortable in public though I’m trying to work through that. It’s usually a process of constant reminders that there is nothing to be embarrassed or ashamed about.…

I’d like to think I’m rather hard to offend. Then again, I’d like to think the world is filled with kind, intelligent people. That doesn’t make it so. I’m aware that I’m rather cynical when it comes to the world at large, but I’ve had my fair share of experience to prove that people can be unbelievably rude. It can be uncomfortable some days trying to live a normal life when it’s almost a sure…