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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 372927" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>I would also feel offended. She was asking you to lie - to make people think that your 10 year old's disability was causing problems when it really wasn't. It would also send the message to your son that he can go through life using his disability as a crutch not only for himself but for everyone around him. The 3 yr old will catch on real quick also and go through life saying, "OH, my sibling has a disability that is going to get me what I want - no standing in lines if I take him with."</p><p> </p><p>Doing what your friend suggested would be abusing the services set up to help people with disabilities.</p><p> </p><p>She may have meant well, but it was very inappropriate and unfair to those waiting in line if you got to budge in line under false pretenses.</p><p> </p><p>However, If you went to customer services and explained that your three year old was having difficulties and they agreed to let you go ahead of others I would not mind. However, most three year olds do have trouble standing in long lines (especially if they are tired or hungry) and I don't know that the business would go along with letting all little kids automatically go in front of others who have been waiting awhile.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 372927, member: 5096"] I would also feel offended. She was asking you to lie - to make people think that your 10 year old's disability was causing problems when it really wasn't. It would also send the message to your son that he can go through life using his disability as a crutch not only for himself but for everyone around him. The 3 yr old will catch on real quick also and go through life saying, "OH, my sibling has a disability that is going to get me what I want - no standing in lines if I take him with." Doing what your friend suggested would be abusing the services set up to help people with disabilities. She may have meant well, but it was very inappropriate and unfair to those waiting in line if you got to budge in line under false pretenses. However, If you went to customer services and explained that your three year old was having difficulties and they agreed to let you go ahead of others I would not mind. However, most three year olds do have trouble standing in long lines (especially if they are tired or hungry) and I don't know that the business would go along with letting all little kids automatically go in front of others who have been waiting awhile. [/QUOTE]
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