My (25M) girlfriend (25F) doesn't think I can read due to my dyslexia, and I feel hurt.
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It's 2021 for crying out loud! I can do anything I set my mind too. I've read 4 books for school. Not many I know but I did it. It was hard. It took me a while. Maybe double the time that my average, non-dyslexic friends took but I read 4 whole books and I felt proud of myself. <br><br>My girlfriend thinks it's impossible for me to read and that I just copied my reports from Sparknotes. I now it's not impossible because I did it. 4 times. I don't know if she's just trying to be mean or if she's really that ignorant. I know a lot of dyslexic people have very different forms of dyslexia and I would say I have a mild case. I can read a paragraph of text out loud without too much trouble. I'm not trying to sound like a victim but I don't think I should be judged and labeled. I'm sorry if you can't read very well but I can read thank you very much. <br><br>I'm not going to get into all the details but she went to a private school and I went to a public school. That might be why she doesn't understand how difficult dyslexia is to deal with. What makes her think that she can judge me? I know how hard it is to be dyslexic. I know what it's like. I have dyslexia. I know how hard it is to read. I'm not an idiot. I know dyslexia is real and I have it. I don't feel like I deserve to be judged when I know what I can do. I'm sorry if you can't read but I can. I did it and I'm proud. Your disability is not my disability. I can read.
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