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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Guy here - I went to an all male HS and when I was a freshman I was very small - maybe 5’2” - and I[b] had a severe and very noticeable physical disability.[/b] All freshman got picked on but mine was pretty intense because of the disability. One day in a hallway a bigger upperclassman called me an “f—-ing cripple” which set me off and I hit him as hard as I could and the punch slammed his head into a locker and he collapsed on the floor and had to be taken to a doctor. It helped that I had two older brothers so I knew how to fight. I thought I was going to be suspended but when the principal heard the whole story it was the guy who I hit that got in trouble. After that I still got picked on because I was a freshman but no one ever again picked on me because of my disability. I guess it helps to be a boy. I’m sorry for what you went through but people can be really mean. [/quote]

From your wording - wondering if it is gone, you grew out of it, or it is no longer an issue?  Only if you feel like answering, of course. [/quote]

I’m ok answering it but thanks for asking. It’s been with me forever but dealing with it from birth has been good for me. I just wanted to be like every other boy playing sports but to do that I had to work harder and since I loved to win I worked really hard and played smarter. That determination stayed with me and I really believe that all of my personal and business success is due to having to deal with a birth disability. I wouldn’t change anything! I wouldn’t wish it on anyone but I’ve been blessed to have been surrounded by people (parents, siblings, wife, children) who have been incredibly supportive but who don’t see me as having a disability. [/quote]

NP -  you sound like my Dad who was born disabled but has been incredibly successful in business and sports and everything. My mom jokes that he has an FU attitude when someone tells him that he might not be able to do something. [/quote]

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