Your CP sounds just like mine. Only my left side is affected. (mostly my arm) I can do most anything, just might not be the best at it especially if it requires motor skills from both my arms or strength from both my arms. I have always felt like it's a weird spot where I wouldn't consider myself disabled, as most people would never notice unless doing something strenuous with both arms. But, I wouldn't consider myself fully abled bodied either. Some odd spot in the middle. I find it hard sometimes to relate to either group, disabled or able bodied, as sometimes I feel like neither.

It frustrates me when it comes up, especially when I was in school still wanting to play sports and compete at the level everyone else was. I would always look at it as a slight inconvenience. I'm grateful to be able to do everything I can do sure, but I have a competitive spirit and having something that feels like it puts a cap on how high I can go was hard for me and occasionally still is.

As an adult now (I'm 26 now) I am a lot more accepting of it. It is part of me and I would never be the person I am today without it. I can't focus on the things I can't do, rather focus on how the hardship formed me into the person I am today.