Disability & Determination

It isn't being John Malkovich, but it is being me

On Trying to Be Like Everyone Else

February 17, 2022

I thought that as I got older, I started to let go of the idea that I needed to be like everyone else. To try to hide my disability or to “blend in”. While I definitely have let go of a lot of that, I realized in a very specific moment this week that I … More On Trying to Be Like Everyone Else

Notes on Hair Color and Control

April 29, 2017

I’ve been living somewhat of a facade for such a long time, trying to make the world around me and myself believe that I’m just like everyone else, aka not disabled. Trying to wear the right clothes, wearing makeup, imitating my peers, and being generally agreeable so people will like me. Now here I am, in … More Notes on Hair Color and Control