"Then there's times when I'm able to go to the gym and build up my strength"I was once in a shopping plaza with a gym located next to a pharmacy with handicap parking right in front of both. I saw a young healthy looking woman, with a gym bag, come out of a car (with the tag) in one of those spots and go into the gym."I may look good on the outside, but on the inside I'm struggling."
Thinking maybe she was going to use equipment that has nothing to do with walking, I didn't prejudge. But within a a few minutes, I saw the same woman get on a thread mill facing out the front store windows, where she ran for at least the 10 minutes I waited to watch.
People respect people using handicap spots WHEN their physical handicap limits their ability to walk. Not for VIP parking to use a thread-mill in a gym. As for days when the are 'struggling on the inside' but healthy enough physically to go to a gym and build their strength... Let them build their strength by walking like the rest of us.
Why on earth would she publicize this?
If it happened to me I’d toss the note in the trash——and move on.
Some people LOVE publicity and playing the victim card.
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