Dyslexics Untie!

[JbaraFan1]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 11:50pm

Dyslexics, untie now!

[Sandy in Sable]

Posted: 3/30/06 at 11:54pm

Maybe it's the fact that I haven't spelt, but I found that very funny.

[vbplayer]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 12:03am

Some other posters may not find this funny.

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 1:28am

Like maybe those that dedicate their lives to teaching kids with learning and developmental disabilities?

[CATSNYrevival]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 1:40am

ha! I read it as unite ...

[~FloweryFriend~]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 2:41am

People who have dyslexia are dyslectics, not dyslexics.

I have mild dyslexia. I am dyslectic.

[JbaraFan1]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 4:12am

Thanks, ~FF~ but Dictionary.com says it can be spelled either way. Not sure if it's a Brit vs. U.S. thing or what, but the dictionary apparently lists both spellings.

A story from my private life, which I don't normally like discussing on public boards (my private life, that is): Of my three children, two were diagnosed autistic when they were small. One, our eldest, died suddenly of an embolism when he was 16. He was nonverbal, self-abusive at times - that grew worse with adolescence, yet overall was a gift and a joy and is missed deeply. Middle kiddo is "normal," college sophmore. Our youngest son, who's the other autistic one, is chronologically 17 but behaves more like a 4 or 5 year old, is primarily nonverbal, a whiz with Legos and jigsaw puzzles, has some superpower that enables him to find misplaced objects around the house (my eyeglasses, for example), is somewhat obsessive/compulsive - but usually in a helpful way (like helping to keep things in their place; if I want to move something that he'll notice, I do it when he's at school, and that tends to be okay with him).

All that to say that I'll be darned if autistic kids don't do the dadblamed funniest things sometimes ... and I've laughed at and with mine when they have.

I'm not saying that because I've had autistic kids that it gives me some special license to joke about any disability. I do, however, believe that there is a huge difference between being deliberately cruel toward any group of people and exercising a sense of humor in life. My hat's off to people who have had to live with dyslexia ... or autism ... or whatever life's dealt them, and I admire the people who work with and for those with all kinds of disabilities, whether as professionals, volunteers, or parents (like my husband and me).

Never meant to offend anybody, sorry if I have.
I'm not sure when we got so "PC" that we can't laugh at ourselves at all. I've seen the phrase in the subject header used elsewhere, among a list of joke slogans, and when I saw the "atheists unite" thread, it reminded me of it. I guess I was making fun of the atheist thread more than anything, so now I guess I have to apologize to the atheists. Athiests, united or no, I apologize.

I hereby also apologize to the people who hate reading longwinded posts, whether they be dyslexic or not. Or atheist or not. Or whatever.

... and to those who hate apologies ... well, not much I can do there, is there? Except to state that no apology in this post is directed toward those who hate apologies... Unless they also belong to one of the groups heretofore apologized to, in which case they can decide for themselves what to do with previously stated apologies.

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 4:38am

Great post. Thank you for sharing all that.

[vbplayer]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 8:44am

Yes, very nice post.

I stated that some posters may not find it funny because I started a post a while ago about Liams spelling. I thought it would be funny and I never meant to offend anyone. As it turned out, someone did get offended and PM'd me to let me know. Innocent posts can turn on you and bite you in the ass sometimes.

[DG]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 9:28am

JbaraFan1 - GREAT post!

BTW: I thought it was very funny

[NYadgal]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 9:31am

Thanks for sharing that, JbaraFan. Wonderful post.

And I am SO very sorry for your loss.

Updated On: 3/31/06 at 09:31 AM

[Mamie]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 9:34am

Barb - I love you even more. You always were - and you remain - one of my all time favorite people.

[~FloweryFriend~]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 9:52am

JbaraFan

For all medical conditions that end in -xia, the state of having one is switched to -ctic. People make the mistake so frequently that it's starting to become more accepted... but it drives me nuts.

[JbaraFan1]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 12:14pm

Thanks, everyone. {{{ Big hugs }}} No parent ever "gets over" the loss of a child, but the pain of the loss does ease with time, and life goes on. It'll be seven years this coming November since our son died. I believe there's a heaven and that's he's there and that we'll see him again someday.

~FF~ ... don't mean to frustrate. I personally like the "dyslexic" spelling because it has a syllable that rhymes with "sex" while "dyslectic" reminds me of "athletic" and I'm just not into sports. (I know what you're thinking, and you don't have to say it. My husband has often told me that my logic is whacked.)

You've pretty much convinced me that you're right though. So much for depending on Dictionary.com, the twerps. For you, with this post, I'm changing the spelling but keeping it in the OP, for old time's sake, so to speak.

Again, thanks for all the kind words. Even after close to 7 years, they still mean more than I can say. xoxo

[Link Larkin Wanabe]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 1:22pm

*insert Liam joke here*

Akiva

[~FloweryFriend~]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 4:16pm

Thanks JF.
The whole Dyslectic/Anorectic/etc. thing is sort of a pet peeve of mine. But I understand why people will continue to use the "alternative" words. I just make it my mission to educate.

[Garland Grrrl]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 4:28pm

hey jbara, thanks for the share. next to the info that you lost your baby, the spelling discussion falls a bit flat for me in terms of education.

Updated On: 3/31/06 at 04:28 PM

[JerseyGirl2]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 7:03pm

JBara, I too am very very sorry for your loss. I work every day with kids with Autism. They never stop surprising me. I was working with a six year old boy at the beach today who has very limited speech. He has 8 words or so to mand for the things he wants and that is basically all. Today he seemed to be mumbling something very quietly while looking skyward. He was staring at a Winnie the Pooh kite that was flying. When I leaned in I realized he was singing "Winnie the Pooh." I almost cried. They are amazing.

[ALWrules]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 7:29pm

Yay for PC barriers being shattered!!!!!

[ohhoney_]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 9:51pm

You say tom-ate-oh i say tom-at-oh.

Barb...a million trillion hugs to you and yours. Your middle child sounds just like my stepbrother. I agree with the laughing with/at aspect of it all. Hey, I was in the hospital for 3 months (anorexic? anoretic? MY CHOICE OKAY THANKS) and I don't know how many jokes I've made/heard others make. Ever see the movie "Drop Dead Gorgeous" ??? Everything has it's place.

So, a dyslexic man walked into a bra.

Updated On: 3/31/06 at 09:51 PM

[Lavieboheme3090]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 10:32pm

We're number !1

[Rathnait62]

Posted: 3/31/06 at 10:54pm

*applauds ohhoney_*

[redhotinnyc2]

Posted: 4/1/06 at 7:18am

I agree that the world is far too much into this whole "PC" business - it is ruining a lot of people's sense of humor.

Having said that - and not to threadjack - but has anyone else seen and loved "Crash"? We just saw it this week and I was really amazed, and it brought the whole PC thing up in my mind again. It is a movie that I highly recommend to anyone who has access to it.

and I LOVED the title of this thread!

[Jon]

Posted: 4/1/06 at 11:45am

"Dyslectic Insomniac Agnostic" = someone who stays up all night wondering whether there really is a Dog.

[ALWrules]

Posted: 4/1/06 at 11:46am

ROFLMAO Jon. Awesome!