You're just showing that you are not a trusted adult.

You're also giving all of your kids so much internalized ableism that only two of us have recently realized we need to unpack.

There is no age requirement to be disabled.

There is no age requirement to hurt.

or is having pains related to how his Noonan Syndrome affects his body.

Saying someone is too young to hurt, or that they just need to stretch and pray or that they are just "lacking nutrients" Isn't going to fix anything.

All it will do is teach them to hide their pain until it gets worse.

And yeah, sure. Maybe he does need to be stretching more. But I wish she would take our physical pains and complaints seriously.

For fucks sake, at least dont be dismissive and tell us that we are too young to be in pain.

For all you know, maybe he did pull a muscle,

and why I am only now in the process of finding a specialist to get a proper POTS and hEDS diagnosis, despite having symptoms of then both since puberty and having already been diagnosed with a comorbid disability.

🎭 just told one of my younger siblings "youre too young to be pulling muscles" when he complained about pain. This mindset of hers is why we didnt know my other brother had scoliosis until he was in high school,

and why I am only now in the process of finding a specialist to get a proper POTS and hEDS diagnosis, despite having symptoms of then both since puberty and having already been diagnosed with a comorbid disability.