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Sat Oct 04, 2008 6:38 pm  |
What! That's just craziness. I'm so sorry she made you feel like that. It wasn't just rude of your friend but extremely immature. Fancy putting you in that position - of wanting you to burn yourself - because she felt uncomfortable about an umbrella.
I understand why you cried. I just want to give you a hug.
I know this isn't the same, but I know a lot of wheelchair-users (I'm one myself) and it's not unusual that a healthy or able-bodied friend will actually refuse to be seen out in public with them or me. It's incredibly frustrating and annoying.
The ironic thing about what happened to you though is that umbrellas are really fashionable nowadays too!
(Personally I'm holding out for the day where wheelchairs will be the MUST HAVE accessory and I will be the belle of the ball. Someone will ask me, "So, why are you in a wheelchair?" and I will reply, for a change, "Oh, no reason. It just really pulls my outfit together, you know?"  ) |
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Sat Oct 04, 2008 6:43 pm |
| Lara1 wrote: |
Thank you everyone for your replies! People on this forum are great supporters! 
Here is my update to the situation...for last two days my friend didn't come to work...and nobody seems to know what is going on.
This is my summer job and I am working at this place for last three weeks after exams. Today we had a little meeting and my supervisor asked me if I know where she is. Supervisor warned me to be careful with her. She explained that my friend is very nice, but sometimes she is out of the line with co-workers.
I don't know her very well to call her my friend she is more acquaintance. She never said where she live or even if she had a boy friend. All I have is her cell number.
I don't think I will continue our starting friendship with her after she yelled at me in the public place, but I worry about her. She doesn't answering her phone and didn't come to work. May be she needs help. May be she has some personal problems... I will try to find out what is going on. At work she gave to a supervisor a phone number that is disconnected. I remember when I asked her about her family she didn't answered she just changed conversation.
All this is really strange and remind me about documentary I saw on TV about abused women and secretive behaviour.
I know that may be I should stop even think about her and forget it like a bad dream, but I have to know what is it going on with her. |
You're a really caring person, you know that? I hope she isn't being abused... if she is, it would be really hard to find out about it. Keep us posted. |
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Amainde
 
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Wed Jun 23, 2010 11:50 am |
I am an red-headed, very freckled Irish- American living in the torrid climate of West Texas. That means very close to Mexico, which means entirely too close to the equator for my health.
It is absolutely essential for people with complexions like mine to protect our skin. I had my first skin lesions removed at the young age of 19, two more by the age of 23 (both on my face) and one other on my hip.
I wear sunscreen and carry my umbrella. If feel like I'm burning, I whip that umbrella out and I don't care if all the stupid people think I'm nuts. I don't want any more of my face sliced off, thank you.
Anyone who would want you to do something that's bad for you is NOT your friend and anyone who would make fun of someone who has a limtation needs to learn some manners and/or get a life. |
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Sat Jun 26, 2010 7:21 pm |
| GirlieGirl wrote: |
I'm so sorry your friend was mean to you. It was really uncalled for to treat you that way. Honestly, I think she has some other issues (could she be upset with you about some thing else?) to cause her to act this way, it just seems silly to me to act that extreme over an umbrella.
I do not think you are weird. They sell sun umbellas for this purpose. I would surely use one if I happen to have one and was ouside like you were.
I have a full face sun-visor (looks like a welding mask). I wear it often when I walk my dog or do yard work. I probably look weird to some but I dont care. |
I agree also, that was really mean and uncalled for.
Some people make a fuss over stupid things.
I remember I worked with this girl in an office and she told me she thought it was embarassing to go to the store/deli next door by yourself to buy a sandwich.
Really!
I don't remember what my response to that was,but I'm pretty sure I tried to ignore that girl afterwards.
I would not want to be friends with someone who is that snippy over small things.
Kind of sounds like the kind of person that finds anything different "embarassing".
Also, I do know they sell beach or sun umbrellas and at festivals I see people under canopys all the time.
I don't see too many people using umbrellas around here, but there is more people covered up with tribal clothing.
Like completely covered from head to toe in cloths (the place I live in 3/4 of the population is African or Muslim or Arab).
So, I do not think an umbrella is too odd. |
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Fri Sep 03, 2010 6:48 pm |
How ludicrous! Women have been doing this throughout history! Especially in the Victorian age.
To bring it up to modern times, I'm sure I've seen an episode of Sex and the City with Carrie using a parasol- and it wasn't raining. |
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Fri Sep 03, 2010 10:15 pm |
| Umbrellas to protect from sun are used at the beach all the time. What's the diff? really. |
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Sun Sep 12, 2010 7:17 pm |
| No you are smart to use an umbrella,you are protecting your face. I will many times wear a large lifeguards straw hat if I go to the nursery.I think its weird for people to soak in the sun with no sunglasses or hat now thats weird and dangerous. |
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