Big, fat rant

[Pikamuse]

Total bullsh!t; that's what it is. For months now, I was under the impression that I'd get to go to my state's local anime convention with my friends. Then I get a phone call from one of my friends saying that the others had learned of my epilepsy and were worried that I'd have a seizure while at the convention. So I was asked, or rather told, not to go.

I'd had been saving up money for months for this. I withheld the urge to spend my money on certain video games that I had been wanting for some time. And now I get told I can't go 'cause they're "worried about my safety and health". I told my friend that I'd be fine and not to worry. She refused to believe me and tried to tell me that the convention would be too stressful for me and that I shouldn't go.

I can handle the stress. I've been wanting to go for a long time; it'd mean so much to me to go. But no, I'm told that I can't and that it's "for my own good". What the hell does that even mean? "For my own good." I can't just stay at home and act like I'm afraid to go anywhere 'cause I might have a seizure. If I did that then I won't get anywhere in life.

Even my Mom thinks this is all total bullsh!t. So what if there are tons of people? So what is the floors are concrete covered by a thin layer of carpet? So what if there's tons of stairs and escalators and only a few elevators? I will be fine. Why don't they believe me? Don't they think that I would know whether or not I'd be fine since I'm the one who's had epilepsy for almost NINE YEARS now?

Complete and total bullsh!t.

[Kingpin]

well, in my oppinion i'd say.......GO ANYWAY, don't let no one stand in the way of what you want to do. Look at me I have Athsma and I went for crosscountry (on a side note my lungs nearly exploded from the two mile run but thats beside the point,) or you could go there in secret and scare the royal crap out of your friends, i've done that more then once, but all in all go, its your life, your world and no I ain't quoting Marios Day Off (A flash movie where mario is evil or somethin like that...I don't have a life.....)

[Akago]

As Kingpin said, go anyways. Call them and tell them while you appreciate their worry, you will be fine, and simply tell them that if they don't believe you it's tough cookies on their part because you're going to go either way. If they can't accept that, inform then that once again it's tough cookies and they don't have to be around you. Also tell them that if they were true friends, they wouldn't try to hold you back from living your life and would simply be ready to help if something bad does happen. It's not as if Epilepsy is something you'll grow out of or it will go away. They need to understand that it's something that you will likely always need to deal with. It's not 'for your own good' not to go just because something bad might happen. It's the same as someone completely healthy and normal not going to out their front door because something bad might happen. It's complete and total, as you said, bullnuts.

Edit: Isn't referring to the nuts of a bull considered more vulgar then referring to it's sh!t?

[Pikamuse]

Well, I'm going. I've had a little talk with my friends, and they've said I can go. BUT, I have to sign a contract, sort of a liability contract, along with everyone else in the group. Apparently almost everyone in the group who is going has some sort of medical problem.(Yet I was the only one asked/told not to go.)

I've looked over the first draft of the contract, and I think I'll sign it. Of course, I didn't see an amendment about not being annoying on the ride to the convention or during the convention. So, maybe I'll take revenge for being singled out and maybe I won't. It's nice that they care about me and worry about my well-being, but there's such a thing as worrying too much, you know?

Anyway, except a thread come the first of June telling of what all happened at the anime convention.


EDIT: Nevermind. Once again I've been told that I'm not going. This time because of my attitude AND because of my medical condition. I can't help it if I have a bit of an attitude problem; I have mood swings and manic depression. Both caused by the epilepsy.(They must have been caused by the epilepsy; I never had those problems before I was diagnosed with epilepsy.) So I am not going.

On the upside I was promised that lots of pictures would be taken and that something nice would be brought back for me. Guess I'll use the money I saved for the convention to buy video games. So it's not a total loss. I'll finally get a copy of Sonic Chronicles now since I don't have to hoard away money for something else. Yay for silver linings.