There’s an important difference and distinction between the objective medical fact of my being an amputee and the subjective societal opinion of whether or not I’m disabled.
AIMEE MULLINSUps and downs are a constant in life, and I’ve been belted into that roller coaster a thousand times.
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Truthfully, the only real and consistent disability I’ve had to confront is the world ever thinking that I could be described by those definitions.
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I don’t know what it’s like to be an arm amputee, or have even one flesh-and-bone leg, or to have cerebral palsy.
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I had a paper round and every night I would put the dinner on before Mum came home from work. I was capable because I had to be.
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If it’s putting on a great dance record and rocking out in your apartment, do it. If kissing someone for 10 minutes makes you feel confident, do it.
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Success isn’t winning every time. A lot of different factors go into every race, and you can’t control all of them.
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The legs that I have made are far more perfect than the ones nature would have given me – my mother’s side of the family have awful legs.
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A lot of my life is about will – having the will to prove what my body can do.
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If you watch any John Hughes film of the eighties, that was my childhood experience.
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I’ve said this before, but I believe more than ever that confidence is sexier than any body part.
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Sure, I’d love to have children some day. But world domination comes first.
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Adversity isn’t an obstacle that we need to get around in order to resume living our life. It’s part of our life.
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It’s an objective fact that I am a double amputee, but it’s very subjective opinion as to whether that makes me disabled.
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Life is about making your own happiness – and living by your own rules.
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I like that Pilates compromises the mind and body. It’s not just about being able to run around the block a few times.
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Beauty is not skin-deep; it can be a means of self-affirmation, a true indicator of personality and confidence.
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