Comments on: Shame

By: Rosemarie

Rosemarie — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:04:48 +0000

I agree, this blog and your artwork make a difference in the world. Even your work in therapy has positive impact on people outside the Pride. It’s not fame, but it’s not nothing, either.

We get lazy eye, usually later in the day or if we forget to take one of our medications. It’s worse if we look upward, so I find myself, in elevators or other forced group settings, keeping my eyes lowered. I’m embarrassed. All the symptoms of Myasthenia Gravis make me feel ashamed, as if I’m choosing to be weak and “lazy.” :-/

By: enola

enola — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 19:00:30 +0000

I always thought you were drawing me I have one eye shaped different than the other. One is more long and narrow - one is more round - it looks bigger. I have a lazy eye too. I squint a lot and now I have lines across my forehead (I choose to blame that on my vision rather than my growing age!). It was a huge source of shame growing up. It could have been corrected when I was in 2nd or 3rd grade but my parents didn’t make me wear the patch the doctor wanted - because they were self=conscious too.

You do matter - your artwork matters. Your blog matters. WHat you say matters. So keep doing what you are doing - because you are making a difference.

By: Beauty

Beauty — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 16:02:27 +0000

I think that’s why I’m writing my memoirs, so I won’t be forgotten. So that what happened to me will have some significance.

I know what you mean about shame, and about loneliness….it may be no consolation, but I do know what you mean.

(I too have one eye bigger than the other.)