Post by rebecca on Jul 31, 2012 23:11:05 GMT -5
Hello all,
So I’ve been doing some serious lurking here for the last few weeks, and since I’m having a hard time holding back from commenting on some of the threads, I think it might be time to introduce myself.
Although I’ve found this site a few times in the past via google searches (for – what else? – “wheelchairs + fiction”), I’ve had a huge mental block about clicking on it, as if it would be crossing a line between something I could pass off to the hypothetical person checking my browser history as “research,” and something that clearly wasn’t. (Yeah, I know, it was a pretty lame alibi in the first place). I wasn’t expecting much anyway – just another dark and potentially scary corner of the internet. Imagine my surprise when I discovered not only a collection of amazing, well-written (and edited!) stories but a community of self-aware, intelligent, and supportive women (and a smaller number of men) who are somehow able to describe in eerily familiar ways exactly what’s going on in my mind. It’s also amazing to realize that not every disabled guy feels the same about devs (though why would I expect that to be the case? we're all different!)... and I love that this website seems to foster respectful communication between the camps.
I’m in a long-term relationship (with an AB guy) and very happy in it. I’m not here looking for love or hookups, just friendship and a place that’s welcoming of my rather complex fantasy life. Said fantasy life is sort of indiscriminate as to disability: Attractive young gentlemen with SCI and CP feature heavily; speech impediments do too. Got a thing for braces of pretty much all descriptions.
I still feel a little uncertain about my decision to create an account here. I’m not sure whether actively seeking to accept and explore my desires will make me feel more at ease with myself, or will simply encourage my obsessive tendencies (both to daydreaming and self-analysis). I guess we’ll see!
Rebecca1
1 It seems there was once a Rebecca on here back in 2006, which I only realized after setting up my account and finding it linked to a couple of older messages. If this is you, or someone you know who is still actively participating, let me know and I'll change my display name. It ain't my real name in the first place, so I'm not super attached!
So I’ve been doing some serious lurking here for the last few weeks, and since I’m having a hard time holding back from commenting on some of the threads, I think it might be time to introduce myself.
Although I’ve found this site a few times in the past via google searches (for – what else? – “wheelchairs + fiction”), I’ve had a huge mental block about clicking on it, as if it would be crossing a line between something I could pass off to the hypothetical person checking my browser history as “research,” and something that clearly wasn’t. (Yeah, I know, it was a pretty lame alibi in the first place). I wasn’t expecting much anyway – just another dark and potentially scary corner of the internet. Imagine my surprise when I discovered not only a collection of amazing, well-written (and edited!) stories but a community of self-aware, intelligent, and supportive women (and a smaller number of men) who are somehow able to describe in eerily familiar ways exactly what’s going on in my mind. It’s also amazing to realize that not every disabled guy feels the same about devs (though why would I expect that to be the case? we're all different!)... and I love that this website seems to foster respectful communication between the camps.
I’m in a long-term relationship (with an AB guy) and very happy in it. I’m not here looking for love or hookups, just friendship and a place that’s welcoming of my rather complex fantasy life. Said fantasy life is sort of indiscriminate as to disability: Attractive young gentlemen with SCI and CP feature heavily; speech impediments do too. Got a thing for braces of pretty much all descriptions.
I still feel a little uncertain about my decision to create an account here. I’m not sure whether actively seeking to accept and explore my desires will make me feel more at ease with myself, or will simply encourage my obsessive tendencies (both to daydreaming and self-analysis). I guess we’ll see!
Rebecca1
1 It seems there was once a Rebecca on here back in 2006, which I only realized after setting up my account and finding it linked to a couple of older messages. If this is you, or someone you know who is still actively participating, let me know and I'll change my display name. It ain't my real name in the first place, so I'm not super attached!