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Never give up and never give in.

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  • Never give up and never give in.

    I had this thread suggested by a friend, a thread where we could all share our moments of pride and accomplishment.

    Here is mine.

    When I was a kid at school, learning disabilities were not discussed. If you had the suggestion you were dyslexic for example people said "Oh she's a good girl, can't be!"

    There was a simple rule of thumb, you were smart or you were thick. If you were smart the teachers fell over themselves to help you, if you were thick, like me, you were ignored.

    When I started posting on here I was terrified, all these highly intelligent people saying things I didn't understand about topics I had never heard of, and started my first ever post "I'm so sorry to bother you!"

    It was then that Celestine suggested I ask about being diagnosed dyslexic, she simply couldn't understand how I could spell antidisestablishmentarianism but struggled with how, who, white and with. Slowly the penny dropped, maybe I wasn't as dumb as I looked (and trust me that is a hard thing to achieve).

    I was confirmed as dyslexic at the age of 29.

    I started to write, just as a past time when my kids were asleep and no one was on chat. One story became another and before I knew it I had my own little fantasy world. My own little motley crew of dragons, elves, gnomes and talking birds. I had found my calling!

    My kids grew and one morning my gorgeous daughter found my manuscript and read it, she demanded then and there that I turned my world in to a book, no ifs buts or maybes!

    6 months later I was holding my first ever novel in my hands.. me!! A thick inner city kid from London, a published author!

    When I admitted there are more where that one came from, I was bought a new laptop and instructed "Keep writing until they are all ready!"

    I long to thrust the book up my old teacher's nose and scream "Read it, read what someone who couldn't keep up in her lessons wrote! Just read the dammed thing!"

    I've realised that I do have knowledge about stuff, ok I am in a very limited field but I can tell when a cyber hug is in order.. or a cyber lecture!

    My point is, the knowledge is in all of us... we just don't realise it ourselves.

    To quote [MENTION=61310]diana[/MENTION]M, there is no such thing as "thick!"

    Let's here about your moment of pride, your "I was told I was thick but look at me now!" moment!
    PLEASE NOTE: I work irregular hours including nights and sleep in shifts. If I have not responded in 48 hours, please ask an admin to Messenger me!

    "If you ever feel alone, remember, I am just the other side of the rainbow, or just south of the North Star. Whichever is closer." - A.J Murphy. 17/3/1974 - 16/03/1997 (RIP babe <3)
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    Re: Never give up and never give in.

    What an incredible post to start the day with.
    Fantastic and truly inspirational.

    An optimist is someone who falls off the Empire State Building, and after 50 floors says, 'So far so good'!
    ~ Anonymous

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    • #3
      Re: Never give up and never give in.

      Thank you [MENTION=31453]PAWS[/MENTION].

      if I can do this, every single person here can! I suppose what I was trying to say was, there is nothing to be ashamed of if you don’t know.

      I admit I am in awe of people who post here, their knowledge astounds me, but you know what, if they didn’t want to teach me they wouldn’t do this!

      Thanks to Diana and Charitynjw I now know what pro bono means an know it’s Latin! I’m learning ��
      PLEASE NOTE: I work irregular hours including nights and sleep in shifts. If I have not responded in 48 hours, please ask an admin to Messenger me!

      "If you ever feel alone, remember, I am just the other side of the rainbow, or just south of the North Star. Whichever is closer." - A.J Murphy. 17/3/1974 - 16/03/1997 (RIP babe <3)

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      • #4
        Re: Never give up and never give in.

        I completely agree SC! Everyone has the knowledge to do something and we need to ensure that we keep on telling them that

        I wouldn't have started knitting if someone hadn't seen I was interested in what they were doing
        I wouldn't have got my degree in Animal Psychology if I hadn't been told the course was perfect for me
        I wouldn't be here on LB if I hadn't had a bailiff knocking on the door for an unwarranted Liability Order from my previous home (it was quashed thanks to help from here)
        I wouldn't have my girly if my mum hadn't introduced me to my OH (and pushed me into meeting him)

        I'm sure we all have regrets ... "I wish I'd done that" "I wish that chance had come at a better time" etc... , but we're here. What's done is done. All any of us can do now is try to make our little world a batter place for everyone we meet! xx
        Debt is like any other trap, easy enough to get into, but hard enough to get out of.

        It doesn't matter where your journey begins, so long as you begin it...

        recte agens confido

        ~~~~~

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        • #5
          Re: Never give up and never give in.

          Totally agree!

          This is why I say this place is a family! Everyone looks out for each other and no one gets forgotten!
          PLEASE NOTE: I work irregular hours including nights and sleep in shifts. If I have not responded in 48 hours, please ask an admin to Messenger me!

          "If you ever feel alone, remember, I am just the other side of the rainbow, or just south of the North Star. Whichever is closer." - A.J Murphy. 17/3/1974 - 16/03/1997 (RIP babe <3)

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