David Thompson

So, my friend David Thompson moved in with us...He is a big handicapped guy that was the best man in my Dad's wedding and the best man in mine as well.
It just so happened that it worked out for him to move in with us. I have to say that things are going really well. He fits right in with the family!

I guess my questions come out of our recent experiences, strangely enough even though we have a very open and obvious dynamic with Dave, adults are maintaining a level of discomfort for an extended period of time. All of the younger people and youth that have met him have adjusted within minutes but the adults...well its to the extent that we may be losing friends, even being alienated becuase those who would normally call or invite won't because of their discomfort...

My initial response...those people aren't worth it!

Now don't get me wrong, I get the concept that we all need time to adjust and learn the individual dynamics of people with dissabilities but...!

We have hung out with him in public in the past and not had this much trouble...we have had a doctor react VERY strangely...its a long story, but I guess its just not stuff that I counted on. It wouldn't make a difference anyway, we would take him in either way, had we known or not, but its still frustrating, hurtful and disheartening.

Here he is...with Leigha! He gets along great with the kids!