I get what you're saying Peg, and I hope I didn't come off as rude. I'm very sorry if I did.

It just gets a little much when complete strangers, who I will probably never meet again in my life, ask why I'm in a wheelchair. Probably ironic that I make a post about people judging me, and then I judge them and find the questions and comments they make hurtful. I guess I'm a private person and when people seem very curious I get offended? It's a bit of a knee-jerk reaction to be angry when you feel a little like a carnival animal, with nosy people pestering.

But when someone I consider a friend asks me why I'm in a wheelchair, it's a little different to me, because it's someone I trust, who trusts me, and it's a lot easier to explain. It kind of catches me off guard when someone random will ask me why, or will stare at me, and it doesn't help being shy.

Part of it is not being used to being in a wheelchair, and just wanting to 'blend in' and not stick out like I do now. It's hard to go unnoticed when everyone in a store is staring at you