In the back of my mind.

This has been a very interesting past couple of days.  I wonder why people do or say some of the things they say. Did their parents not teach them manners or is just one of those things people attain making it a habit to say very disrespectuful and hurtful things.  I wonder how they would feel if the role was reverse. Maybe they were treated with disrespect and they say and do those things because they want to fit in and be "cool."  Maybe they are just heartless and just don't care.  I have learned to make negatives into positives throughout life. Some things are just beyond me, I just don't see how people can be so mean. 
I have a daughter with spina bifida (Myelomeningocele is a birth defect in which the backbone and spinal canal do not close before birth. The condition is a type of spina bifida.)

This is her


I get on a forum with other parents of kids with spina bifida and posted a picture of Samantha with her walker. Evidentally I posted it to my profile and left it public and also posted in on the spina bifida group i get on.  It is a great support system.  Unfortunately, somebody, not in this group of people, but in this particular online community(there are other groups), felt the need to post a very disturbing term under my beautiful child's picture.      "Haha Retard."
Isn't that just lovely.  I just love putting up with idiots.  It stabbed thru my heart like a knife just twisting around in my chest.  I probably got flushed because not only was I shocked, but angry.  I thought to myself "Is this for real." "Is someone joking." If so "Not Funny." Most people use the term "retard" for mentally handicap people.  Doesn't that word just bother you, it does me! It just isn't pleasant. 
That word just stings I think because everone knows it is used as a generic insult.  Nobody can help the fact that they have a particular disability whether it is mental or physical.  It is sad that people can be so mean.  Needless to say I emailed the person to let her know she can back off of my kid! She emailed me back and acted she leaves her computer up with that particular community on it and it must have been someone else in the house and that she would never say anything like that to anyone.  She said she didn't know if it was anyone else or what. Acted like she didn't know who it was, what! You don't know who lives in your house and gets on your computer. Figure it out lady, and teach them some manners!!!!! 

Ok, so i got this off my chest and my angry blog out of the way and I am not going to think about it anymore.  I refuse to let rude people drag me down!