yesterday was the 4th outing in a week, and it was a great day for my daughter. she is actively participating in more than she was in the summer time. she kicked some serious ass on the basketball court, took a long walk to the enormous dog park and back, and then ate out in a restaurant. all of those things are big ticket items for stress and input and she was happy, content and active. she has really improved immensely in that regard, and yes what a confident walk she had, not meek or timid.
what is bothering me is a person inside of the dog park, the entire appearance judgement and stigma topic arrived.
my daughter appears somewhat disabled, and mostly like a young teen in age. innocent, nothing abrasive about her at all. gently petting dogs, one dog barked at her. a playful bark, and it's the dog park what else would dog's do? the woman owner made a very big comment, over and over again to her man friend, that her dog was barking because it barks at "certain kinds of people".
"certain kind of people". i heard it and hoped my daughter, who had on a radio headset didn't.
the woman kept saying it and several other dogs were all around, and the other man handed my daughter a dog biscuit to give the barking dog, which the dog took from her and ate happily. nice man to ignore his woman friend's rude and gross commentary. we directed my daughter to move on and we walked away.
i feel my daughter had more of a right to be on that ground that any of them, if you know what i mean.
it makes you want to take that person through a walk in the cemetery a few feet away, make them learn about freedom, and kindness. the woman could learn a lot from someone like my daughter, but some people never want to know. it's an entire cast away from society topic, the forgotten people behind the brick walls across the street. "certain kind of people". yeah, lady you're the kind i avoid too.
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Even if you are under the illusion that we live in enlightened times.
Ignorance never dies, though it may take brief rest-bits before rearing it's ugly head in the light of day.
Prestigious does not die either, though it's focus may change as society shifts from hither here to there. It's color or creed may also vary, and the target may waver; for it too is always lurking in our midst.
I gather it's all part of the human condition and another clear sign of our innate limitations as a species.
This is all the more reason to stand tall, and meet this ever present beast head on when ever it appears.
For this blight upon us can only survive and grow strong within the darkness, alas as when our spot light refuses to shine brightly upon even its faintest shadow.
The world can learn a lot from dogs and "certain kinds of people".
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My experience with dogs and cats is they know who good people are and who bad people are. They go to whom they perceive as good people. The fact that a "strange" dog would let L near it means it knows she is a good person.
I am glad you all had a good day.
I wish people wouldn't anthropomorphize, like that... The woman may have felt uneasy in Lindsay's presence, but why project her shit onto the dog? If she felt uncomfortable, then why didn't she say so, and seek to understand why? People are fucking strange.
There's a very good reason why the dog barked, and seeing as its general demeanour was friendly, it's probably not worth speculating further. Animals know a friend when they meet one, even if humans don't.
Matt
Sigh.
Brings to mind the old joke whose punchline is "In the morning, madam, at least I shall be sober."
WV: "outshe"
In my circle of life I consider people like that OUTSIDERS.
"stupid bitch" is a certain kind of person.
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