It was disappointing when then they said it. In fact, it was surprising.
They said it with good intentions, but it displayed a kind of stereotyping or categorising of a group of people that deserve much more.
The words were these.
‘With your people, it’s two steps forward and three steps back.’
I lost confidence in his ability to understand what I was called to do in the ministry.
Then there was the person who described the people I was supporting as having ‘special needs’. I think she was confusing mental illness with people having an intellectual disability.
I took little guidance from her, either.
There’s some people you don’t want or need in your room.
Have you ever been categorised or labeled?
Maybe you’ve been pressured to change, ‘get better’, be different.
All you ever wanted was someone to walk millimetres beside you and to be a friend.
Don’t walk in front of me… I may not follow
Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
Walk beside me… just be my friend. Albert Camus
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