The power of the written word!
She reminds me this is a FICTIONAL story (wink, wink) and that all names have been changed to protect - well, who the hell are we trying to protect anyway? Names changed for the sake of propriety!
Tony A Gaskins puts it this way:
The closer you get to excellence in
your life, the more friends you'll
lose.
People love you when you're
average because it makes them
comfortable.
But when you pursue greatness it
makes people uncomfortable.
Be prepared to lose some people
on your journey.
Ryan E Connor (I mean Amy!) puts it this way:
Amy is a 14 year old horse crazy girl. She home schools due to problems at school and to focus on her dream: To become a famous horse trainer. She also belly dances with new friends, that are more like family. Amy is in year 8. She repeated the end of year 4 when she and her family moved from Germany. She has 4 younger brothers.
Amy's Diary:
Regular State School hasn't taught me to be happy. Horses have. And so has dancing with my friends. The only thing school has taught me is how some people are just a big waste of time. 'There comes a point in your life when you realise who really matters, who never did and who always will.
Regular State School hasn't taught me to be happy. Horses have. And so has dancing with my friends. The only thing school has taught me is how some people are just a big waste of time. 'There comes a point in your life when you realise who really matters, who never did and who always will.
Thursday
August 28, 2014
After
I finished school today, I went out and took care of Midnight. I
groomed him, cleaned his paddock and hand grazed him.
As
I was out hand grazing him two ladies walked by leading their ponies
dressed in riding gear.
“Hello
Amy. Did you know Bailey got a C average on her report card last
term? Did you know she got a C- in her recent Science Test? What did
you get?”, The lady in pink NDHD top and cream jodpurs said in a
rather snobby tone.
“I
got a B- on my Science Test and a B average on my report card.”, I
replied casually.
Then
she seemed to notice that I was holding a different horse. Talk about
stupidity. There is a big difference between a bay horse with no
facial markings and a chestnut horse with lots of 'Bling'.
“So,
you got rid of Zorrow then, eh? How much did you sell her for?”,she
was still talking in snooty tone.
”We
didn't sell her. She was never ours.”, I replied, starting to get
annoyed.
”What's
wrong with this horse?”,she was getting snootier.
”There
is nothing wrong with him.”
”Well
if you aren't going to tell me what is wrong with him, tell me who
owns him. He needs a chiropractor, he isn't standing normal.”
”He
is my horse.”, I said proudly. Giving him a pat as he gave me a
kind nudge. And he doesn't need a chiropractor, his feet are just
sore from his shoes. If you don't believe me ask my parents”,
”Our
horses don't get shoes plus the chiropractor visits them every 6
months. You don't deserve a horse like that! You do nothing, your
parents do everything for you! You wouldn't know the meaning of hard
work and deserving a horse like that, even if a dictionary hit you.”,
That
was when I completely lost it.
”Really,
so me being out here everyday taking care of him, grooming him,
feeding him, watering him, cleaning his paddock, rugging him, riding
him isn't hard work?”, I said in the same tone as she was.
”Well,
Bailey does the horses once a week, and you, well, have never fed a
horse in your entire life. She has the interest and you don't.”
”Yeah,
well I feed him everyday. Twice a day. And for your information, I
have the interest and the passion. And you will see, once I become a
famous horse trainer.”,
”Well,
if you don't show how do you expect to become famous, hey? Bailey got
5th place at a recent horse show. I bet you have never
even been in a horse show. Bailey will be competing against Sonia
next year, and you won't because you have to start at the
beginning.”,
”I
actually have. And I placed 2nd,1st and 3rd.
But I don't car about winning. And anyway, Midnight is at a Prelim
Dressage level. Plus, Bailey will only compete against Sonia in her
dreams because Sonia trains and works hard and she goes to shows as
often as she can. Sonia is at a higher riding level than Bailey, and
she always will be if you don't train. You can't expect a horse to
win a show if you barely even ride it once a month.”
”Well,
I guess we won't have to worry about competing against you, since you
can't even get to shows. And you need to work on your manners girl.”
And she walks off. The lady who was walking with her gives me this
sympathetic look and follows.
”I'm
not the one who needs to work on manners. Come on Midnight, let's get
you ready for bed.” I said to Midnight once both ladies were out of
ear-shot.
After
half an hour, they came back and stopped by our driveway and looked in.
I
pretended to not see them. They watched as I fed, rugged and watered
my own horse. She has to pay her daughter to feed the horses, she
doesn't do it out of free will.
I
am sick of people telling me that I don't deserve a horse or that I
am doing something wrong. I was taught never to hit a horse with a
whip, that only makes situations worse. I trained the last horse I
had, with weekly lessons on how to re-school this horse. Now, Zorrow
is a safer horse. It was time to move onto a bigger challenge and my
own horse. I will train Midnight to be an All-rounder. I will teach
him to jump, western and tricks. And tackless, of course.
I
have been riding for a long time. And I have been working really
hard. There are people out there who don't deserve horses. Especially
the person who said I didn't deserve a horse like Midnight. That is
the second time I have heard that.
Stop
correcting me on things I already know. Stop telling me I don't deserve a
horse because the fact is... You are the people who don't deserve a
horse. You are the ones who don't really know the meaning of hard
work and deserving.
Note from Amy's mother: I couldn't be prouder of you honey. There are times to be polite and there are times to stick up for yourself. Good for you for refusing to be bullied by a jealous adult.
The more you grow into your own, the more other people are going to be intimidated by you. (It doesn't help that you have the figure of a Greek goddess and the confidence to match!) They will tell you you are just fine and should be in regular school and that your parents are just coddling you and catering to you and treating you like a princess and giving you things that you don't deserve.
Take it as a compliment. You are just fine.
And I am taking it as a compliment as well.
Thank you, Green-Eyed Monster, for reminding me what a wonderful job my family is doing!!!
There is no such thing as "asperger's". Psychiatry itself is a bogus science. The following articles and essays explain this:
ReplyDelete12 Part essay that exposes psychiatry as a bogus science
http://antipsychiatry.org/
Inventor of ADHD: “ADHD is a fictitious disease”
www.currentconcerns.ch/index.php?id=1608
Co-Founder of DSM admits there is no way to scientifically prove that mentall illness is real
www.cchrint.org/psychiatric-disorders/psychiatrists-on-lack-of-any-medical-or-scientific-tests/
One year old babies and younger being put on psychiatric drugs
http://www.infowars.com/babies-on-psychiatric-drugs-crime-with-no-punishment/
Psychiatric Drugs Shorten Life Span by 15 years on average
www.stopshrinks.org/reading_room/antipsych/psych_drugs_shorten_life.html
Psychiatry is based on lies and falsehoods
http://jonrappoport.wordpress.com/2013/05/07/the-lying-liars-who-lie-about-psychiatry/
Psychiatry is a fake science
http://jonrappoport.wordpress.com/2012/09/05/more-evidence-psychiatry-is-a-fake-science/
http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/ciencia/ciencia_industrypsychiatry26.htm
Every human emotion is now a "mental illness"
http://www.bibliotecapleyades.net/ciencia/ciencia_industrypsychiatry27.htm
Ten Myths about Psychiatric Drugs
http://www.metzelf.info/information/myths.html
Studies show psychiatric drugs have no benefits and are dangerous
http://childhealthsafety.wordpress.com/2011/08/17/three-new-studies-show-%E2%80%9Cpsychiatric-drugs-provide-no-benefit-and-are-dangerous%E2%80%9D/
Psychiatry is now giving 3 year old children drugs
http://www.anh-usa.org/medicaid-psychiatric-drugs/
Psychiatric drugs make you sicker
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/cross-check/2012/03/05/are-psychiatric-medications-making-us-sicker/
A few free eBooks talking about how psychiatry is a massive hoax
http://www.psychiatric-help.org/PSYCHIATRIC-HELP/default.asp
A list of THOUSANDS of psychiatrists who have committed crimes against their patients
http://www.psychcrime.org/database/
I have a healthy scepticism on over diagnoses and unnecessary medication as well although I would hesitate to call psychiatry a hoax. You are right though, Asperger's Syndrome no longer exists. It has been officially reclassified as High Functioning Autism in the DSM IV. It is highly controversial since it is a spectrum of behaviours (and hence was considered a syndrome and not a disease) but is officially recognised as a disability in Australia. One thing it is not, however, is a mental illness. I don't like to think of it as a disability either but rather a different way of thinking and processing. Everyone is entitled to an opinion and I respect a well researched one. Most parents who home school for any reason are used to a lot of resistance from the general population. This is okay. It's a free country!
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