Standing Out

[tabithapaige]

I've come to accept it you know, i'm different and thats not going to change. it still hard though you know. like it gets hard when you wanna do something but you can't, or when people treat you different because "oh she's got CF" UGH! SO FRUSTRATING! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0">

 

[tabithapaige]

I've come to accept it you know, i'm different and thats not going to change. it still hard though you know. like it gets hard when you wanna do something but you can't, or when people treat you different because "oh she's got CF" UGH! SO FRUSTRATING! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0">

 

[tabithapaige]

I've come to accept it you know, i'm different and thats not going to change. it still hard though you know. like it gets hard when you wanna do something but you can't, or when people treat you different because "oh she's got CF" UGH! SO FRUSTRATING! <img src="i/expressions/face-icon-small-tongue.gif" border="0">

 

[bohemianvegan]

I have ADHD and maybe some ASD and yeah, I know what it's like to stand out. It's OK, I just have had to learn to be comfortable with myself.

 

[bohemianvegan]

I have ADHD and maybe some ASD and yeah, I know what it's like to stand out. It's OK, I just have had to learn to be comfortable with myself.

 

[bohemianvegan]

I have ADHD and maybe some ASD and yeah, I know what it's like to stand out. It's OK, I just have had to learn to be comfortable with myself.

 

[Trizzanne74]

I think accepting CF as apart of who we are is a hard process but a healthy one. Learning about your disease and it's effects can be devastating. Along with that comes grief. But understanding, accepting, and not being afraid of being different is a very healthy way to go on and holding on to what makes us unique. We can teach so many about not just our disease, but about appreciating life, learning to live it to the fullest, and not taking anything for granted. I know as a teen, I had a hard time with standing out, coughing, and being treated differently. But as I have matured, and now at 28, I really appreciate those things that make me unique. I love the opportunities I have to teach others to appreciate every breath they take. I still am not a fan of those who seem to pity me, because I am not a sad person. I enjoy my life and am not in love with my disease, but am thankful for who it has shaped me to become! I have accepted it and now advocate because I want the world to be a more beautiful place!

 

[Trizzanne74]

I think accepting CF as apart of who we are is a hard process but a healthy one. Learning about your disease and it's effects can be devastating. Along with that comes grief. But understanding, accepting, and not being afraid of being different is a very healthy way to go on and holding on to what makes us unique. We can teach so many about not just our disease, but about appreciating life, learning to live it to the fullest, and not taking anything for granted. I know as a teen, I had a hard time with standing out, coughing, and being treated differently. But as I have matured, and now at 28, I really appreciate those things that make me unique. I love the opportunities I have to teach others to appreciate every breath they take. I still am not a fan of those who seem to pity me, because I am not a sad person. I enjoy my life and am not in love with my disease, but am thankful for who it has shaped me to become! I have accepted it and now advocate because I want the world to be a more beautiful place!

 

[Trizzanne74]

I think accepting CF as apart of who we are is a hard process but a healthy one. Learning about your disease and it's effects can be devastating. Along with that comes grief. But understanding, accepting, and not being afraid of being different is a very healthy way to go on and holding on to what makes us unique. We can teach so many about not just our disease, but about appreciating life, learning to live it to the fullest, and not taking anything for granted. I know as a teen, I had a hard time with standing out, coughing, and being treated differently. But as I have matured, and now at 28, I really appreciate those things that make me unique. I love the opportunities I have to teach others to appreciate every breath they take. I still am not a fan of those who seem to pity me, because I am not a sad person. I enjoy my life and am not in love with my disease, but am thankful for who it has shaped me to become! I have accepted it and now advocate because I want the world to be a more beautiful place!

 

[lexygirl97]

I hate having it....I found out that a guy I really liked at school, said that he would never kiss me because I cough alot and I get sick alot.....if I didn't have cf, I would most likely have a boyfriend. :*-(

 

[lexygirl97]

I hate having it....I found out that a guy I really liked at school, said that he would never kiss me because I cough alot and I get sick alot.....if I didn't have cf, I would most likely have a boyfriend. :*-(

 

[lexygirl97]

I hate having it....I found out that a guy I really liked at school, said that he would never kiss me because I cough alot and I get sick alot.....if I didn't have cf, I would most likely have a boyfriend. :*-(

 

[lexygirl97]

And I get called "shorty" alot and people ALWAYS say "You are so tiny" and whenever I meet someone new, they think I am 11 when I am 13 yrs old!!.....I'm also in chorus so whenever we have a concert, I am put on the botton row cause I'm so short....it really sucks. I just wish people knew how it felt to have cf.

P.S.- I also found out that my biological father left me when I was really little cause he didnt think I would live past the age of two....I did, and I haven't seen him since he left...*sad*

 

[lexygirl97]

And I get called "shorty" alot and people ALWAYS say "You are so tiny" and whenever I meet someone new, they think I am 11 when I am 13 yrs old!!.....I'm also in chorus so whenever we have a concert, I am put on the botton row cause I'm so short....it really sucks. I just wish people knew how it felt to have cf.

P.S.- I also found out that my biological father left me when I was really little cause he didnt think I would live past the age of two....I did, and I haven't seen him since he left...*sad*

 

[lexygirl97]

And I get called "shorty" alot and people ALWAYS say "You are so tiny" and whenever I meet someone new, they think I am 11 when I am 13 yrs old!!.....I'm also in chorus so whenever we have a concert, I am put on the botton row cause I'm so short....it really sucks. I just wish people knew how it felt to have cf.
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<br />P.S.- I also found out that my biological father left me when I was really little cause he didnt think I would live past the age of two....I did, and I haven't seen him since he left...*sad*

 

[JennyCoulon]

It is okay to be different. I know that it is easy for me to say since I do not have CF but I have two boys that do. My oldest is 11 years old and is just about to finish his first year of Middle School. He has a g-button which he thinks is a big deal and wants to wear a hoodie all of the time to hide it. He has a couple good friends that know that he has CF and that he has to do treatments and take enzymes. A lot of kids at school that have always gone to school with him know he has to go to the office to take meds before lunch and they are okay with that. I know that Mason is trying to fit it and he does a very good job at it. I try and tell him that if people do not accept him for who he is, CF and all then they aren't worth his time. Keep your head up, you will find a "boyfriend" and a "husband" someday and it may very well be someone who you don't even know right now. Remember you are who you are so be proud of yourself even if you are different...

 

[JennyCoulon]

It is okay to be different. I know that it is easy for me to say since I do not have CF but I have two boys that do. My oldest is 11 years old and is just about to finish his first year of Middle School. He has a g-button which he thinks is a big deal and wants to wear a hoodie all of the time to hide it. He has a couple good friends that know that he has CF and that he has to do treatments and take enzymes. A lot of kids at school that have always gone to school with him know he has to go to the office to take meds before lunch and they are okay with that. I know that Mason is trying to fit it and he does a very good job at it. I try and tell him that if people do not accept him for who he is, CF and all then they aren't worth his time. Keep your head up, you will find a "boyfriend" and a "husband" someday and it may very well be someone who you don't even know right now. Remember you are who you are so be proud of yourself even if you are different...

 

[JennyCoulon]

<p>It is okay to be different. I know that it is easy for me to say since I do not have CF but I have two boys that do. My oldest is 11 years old and is just about to finish his first year of Middle School. He has a g-button which he thinks is a big deal and wants to wear a hoodie all of the time to hide it. He has a couple good friends that know that he has CF and that he has to do treatments and take enzymes. A lot of kids at school that have always gone to school with him know he has to go to the office to take meds before lunch and they are okay with that. I know that Mason is trying to fit it and he does a very good job at it. I try and tell him that if people do not accept him for who he is, CF and all then they aren't worth his time. Keep your head up, you will find a "boyfriend" and a "husband" someday and it may very well be someone who you don't even know right now. Remember you are who you are so be proud of yourself even if you are different...

 

[monds1234]

i have cf and i know how this is it took me forever to accpet it i kept denying that i had it saying oh its no big deal i would never tell any one but i am now twenty one and it was only last year that i finaly accepted that i had it and now most people around me now im not shy to say but i will say when you must deal with cf you beome a much stronger person then anybody else and like the post before me i do not like pity either but im a pretty happy person and general and i aprreciate everythign that i have considering theres alot of thing i canot and may never do i accept what i can even when i caugh for 3 to 4 hours in the morning to the point in exhasuted i still go to work with a smile and try to make the most out of my day because it could always get worst and i know highschool is not an easy thing but alot of those people you will prob never see or talk to again so think of that too

 

[monds1234]

i have cf and i know how this is it took me forever to accpet it i kept denying that i had it saying oh its no big deal i would never tell any one but i am now twenty one and it was only last year that i finaly accepted that i had it and now most people around me now im not shy to say but i will say when you must deal with cf you beome a much stronger person then anybody else and like the post before me i do not like pity either but im a pretty happy person and general and i aprreciate everythign that i have considering theres alot of thing i canot and may never do i accept what i can even when i caugh for 3 to 4 hours in the morning to the point in exhasuted i still go to work with a smile and try to make the most out of my day because it could always get worst and i know highschool is not an easy thing but alot of those people you will prob never see or talk to again so think of that too