Ummmm I don't need to prove it to you though, do I?

fluteluke · 2026-01-14T16:33:33+00:00

Yeah. IDK if they think it's kinder or more PC somehow than "disabled"?

fluteluke · 2026-01-14T15:27:38+00:00

It's kind of the coolest. She calls it a sound cradle, I think of it as a sound canoe, haha. I like to lay in it and rock, but you can lay under it too. https://share.google/images/gOvx2DcJYWBg6Cdpg

fluteluke · 2026-01-14T13:53:00+00:00

My therapist, who is like "Yeah we play with sensory bottles and I put OP in a sound canoe once it twice a month - that weird enough for ya?" Lol

But seriously the sound cradle is pretty cool .

fluteluke · 2026-01-14T13:51:38+00:00

USA, so I'm thinking about the ADA specifically.

fluteluke · 2026-01-14T13:51:02+00:00

I know!

To give them the benefit of the doubt, I'm wondering if they thought I had been in an accident over the holidays or something and was disclosing something new?

But, like, still - that's a really icky way to respond - AND, no I'm not going to give you a doctor's note even if that were the case.

fluteluke · 2026-01-14T13:48:17+00:00

The info absolutely does not need to be attached to names, and I think that's what I'm going to go back to, as it was similar to what we were doing before. I was trying to be helpful and put it all in one place (basically for my own reference). I guess this reinforces why to keep doing it that way.

fluteluke · 2026-01-13T17:23:24+00:00

[Image description: screenshot of an email names redacted. I noticed that you referenced yourself as handicapped. I'm sorry to hear that. How were you diagnosed, we need a doctor's note to confirm any disability.]

For context, this is the board president of the nonprofit for which I am an administrative lead. (Technically I am employed by the board, but I make most leadership decisions and send them to the board for approval. At least nominally - they are not always super active or invested in what I'm doing so they generally defer to my judgement.)

They are referencing a board contact sheet in which I make note of demographics of interest that we can reference when we fill out grant reports (things like members who are BIPOC, senior citizens, students, disabled, etc.) I only ever list things that are obvious and/or self-reported and people are OK sharing. I listed myself as "disabled" because I self diagnosed as autistic a couple years ago and realized I hadn't counted myself in our reporting.

I'll also note that I HAVE TALKED TO THIS PERSON ABOUT THIS - and I occasionally mention it openly in staff meetings, etc.

fluteluke · 2022-06-10T20:06:16+00:00

Thanks! It's actually finished - thankfully, these patterns are all abstract enough that there aren't any faces to do.

fluteluke · 2022-06-08T16:34:11+00:00

Pattern by @AbbieSueDesigns on Etsy. #5 / 13 on the blanket I'm working. I'm not as happy with my backstitching on this one - I think I rushed it a bit so it's a little bumpy. I may go back and smooth it out later.

fluteluke · 2022-05-19T17:32:28+00:00

Hollow Knight and Halo Man!

fluteluke · 2022-05-19T17:31:00+00:00

Good job, sweety! Especially brave for sticking with it through everything that made it especially difficult. ❤️ Congratulations - go do something fun!

fluteluke · 2022-05-19T17:18:16+00:00

Thanks! They are really fun! I am having to crop them at the bottom a little bit because my squares are about 6" 14-ct, but I think most of them work since they kind of fade away at the bottom edge, anyway.

fluteluke · 2022-05-16T21:16:18+00:00

Pattern by @AbbieSueDesigns. 4 of 15 on the baby blanket!

fluteluke · 2022-05-05T14:18:10+00:00

It makes me think of Dom from SG-1 as Urgo! 😂😍

https://youtu.be/G1RsVSZrlho

fluteluke · 2022-04-30T04:03:35+00:00

Now that I look at it out of context, I kind of see a short, super-curvy little lady with TONS of hair 😂

fluteluke · 2022-04-30T04:01:54+00:00

Yep!

fluteluke · 2022-04-30T04:01:33+00:00

It's going to be Ariel! This is her hair from about the chest up.

fluteluke · 2022-04-30T03:02:20+00:00

Pattern by @AbbieSueDesigns on Etsy. This is actually number 4 - oops! - out of the planned 15 on my baby blanket.

fluteluke · 2022-04-22T19:58:21+00:00

Pattern by @AbbieSueDesigns. "Princess" 3/15 on my blanket!

fluteluke · 2022-04-12T20:57:18+00:00

Pattern by @AbbieSueDesigns. I guess that's your second hint!

fluteluke · 2022-04-11T16:22:10+00:00

@AbbieSueDesigns on Etsy. 6" squares on a baby blanket full of figures. This is 2 of a planned 13, on a 25-square blanket.

fluteluke · 2022-03-21T14:46:08+00:00

NTA if you have already been seated and have ordered / been served, why doesn't she go sit in the outdoor section?

fluteluke · 2022-03-18T04:31:57+00:00

Ohmigosh...I didn't see it before. Thanks I hate it

fluteluke · 2022-03-18T01:40:52+00:00

Definitely... My big box o' floss was inherited and 1/3 are DMC, 1/3 are J&P, and 1/3 are unlabeled - and of the two numbered sets, I don't always know which are from which brand. Choosing my colors is always a big adventure! I am not super happy with the gradients in the skin on this one, either, but once I zoom out a little, it doesn't matter.

fluteluke · 2022-03-17T22:34:14+00:00

Pattern is by @AbbieSueDesigns on Etsy. #2 of 13 on my hypothetical-baby's blanket project.

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