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I took Emmy out Christmas shopping yesterday & we went to a cafe. There were 4 teenage girls sitting at a table. When Emily walked past them they recoiled in horror and started laughing and making “oh my god” comments. I don’t know if Emily noticed. Maybe for her the abnormal cruelty from strangers that is so normalised now by social media, and off social media, that she just takes it in her stride. But I noticed and I do wonder. I wonder how so many with obviously less than perfect hearts and thought patterns themselves, rationalise their cruelty as legitimate whilst they focus on superficialities like body shape and facial perfection and ageing - particularly for women. I wonder when did we stop telling our children not to point, make comments or laugh at people who are different to them? Is it since their parents took to sitting on social media & doing so for hours? Is that who we are now? Emily may not fit a mould with her learning disability. She may not feature as a priority for in deed it could be argued she’s a target for MP’s, legislators, bureaucrats, comedians or social media influencers; but Emily would never judge or hate anyone on the colour of their skin, sexuality, sex, disability or age. Emily really does meet the world with open arms. I wish more people did that. Happy Christmas. #LearningDisability