I have a non-visible disability that doesn\u2019t allow me to stand for very long. I even have a certificate that proves I am disabled.<\/p>\n
It was the afternoon and the bus was quite full. I was sitting in an aisle seat, cramped between a school kid and a man with a massive backpack, when a pregnant woman (not heavily pregnant from what I could see) stepped onto the bus.<\/p>\n
She took one look around, made a beeline for me, and told me she needed my seat. No polite question, no \u201cplease,\u201d no \u201chello\u201d\u2014just the demand to give up my seat.<\/p>\n
I explained to her that I had a disability, that standing was difficult for me, and that I would rather not be in pain. I froze when, suddenly, that woman began calling me rude and accusing me of trying to harm her and her baby by refusing to get up.<\/p>\n
Another woman eventually offered her seat, but for the rest of the ride I could feel that pregnant woman glaring at me. When I got up at my stop, she made a snide remark about how I was surely faking it and that I could walk just fine.<\/p>\n
I hate when some people feel like the world has to bend to their will just because they\u2019re pregnant\u2014especially when they\u2019re so rude about the whole situation. I would\u2019ve given up my seat without a problem if I wasn\u2019t disabled.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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