I am probably too forward when it comes to my back problems and other disorders. I am always willing to help someone understand what I was born with and what life is like with a disorder that you can't always help.

As for being picked on....I have had tons of that. I have yet to figure out how to deal with that.

I mainly had the hurtful comments. I was called hunchback all through school. It really bother me. Now I am more than willing to tell people about scoliosis, and how to check for it. I did alot of reports in school, and speeches on scoliosis, and people began to understand what I was dealing with. Young people are scared of things they no nothing about, so there only defence is to be mean, it's up to you to educate them.

i used to be rude when people made fun of me but now i am more open to talking about it, people are usually just curious .

u no what i say...i say god gave me it for a reason...becuase he knows i could cope with it cause im stronger then you...dats what i belive i ussed 2 get upset an hate telln neone...no one can understand u but u can explain an im sure dey will understand

I actually had this prob. I was told that I walked funny by 3 diff. women. I just lashed out! Apologises were made, but one just recently who realized after what was truly wrong unbeknown to me at the time of the incident realized she should have kept her mouth shut. You just have to open up and be honest and tell them this is what I walk the way I do the shock upon their face and humility is enough for satisfication for you b/c they feel stupid for judging someone w/o knowing. Doll, it's a curel world and people are going to make fun and poke fun, but usually upon understanding it takes a whole knew meaning to thinking before you speak. God Bless.

*** apologies*** sorry bad sp. today! :)

If someone flat out makes fun of me I tell them to go and @#$% them selfs. Some people are ignorent. But if they ask about it I just tell them. But what realy makes me mad are the people that pretend they can't see that something is wrong. If i had never been asked about it then might beleave them. People are not as evolved as they like to think they are.