Navigating The Neighbourhood Of Narrow-Mindedness
One of the side-effects of having a crazy little thing called Moebius syndrome is that you are very noticeable everywhere you go - all the time, the whole time. People notice you in restaurants, on the street, in shopping centres, on the beaches. I like to think to myself that it's a bit like being Tom Cruise in a way. He also gets noticed in restaurants, on the street, in shopping centres, on the beach. The problem is though - and this may be the difference between myself and Tom Cruise, (apart from the great job, lots of money, beautiful ex wives and weird religion) - is that just after they notice you some people give you a weird disapproving look. Whenever I receive such a look it feels to me as if the sender of said look has just seen the worst sight of their lives and are highly rattled to be reminded that there are such things and people in the world capable of upsetting their day. I've become a master at spotting those looks in my life as I see them so often. I'm ev...