- When I was in maybe second grade, a non-blood related cousin asked if the reason I was so “fat” was because I couldn’t “go out and get exercise?”
- Biodad after not seeing me in a few months, “Wow Bugger, your arms are getting bigger than mine!” I was 14 or so.
- Biodad’s friend, “Is the reason you’re so smart because you can’t go outside and play?” I, heart brokenly, agreed with him by shaking my head ‘yes’ while I lowered my 7 year-old face.
- A doctor I had to visit in the Bay to prove to Medicare I am still, in fact, disabled: “Are any other family members deformed like you?” I held my head high while I laughingly answered, “No, no other family members are deformed like me.”