Ms. Que BanhMar 15

I'm laughing so hard at what my Mom just said to me, while asking her if she's still up for sharing her lived experiences from just after we fled Saigon, to two refugee camps, to being sponsored by a Canadian group of church folks to adjusting to life in Canada, in first few years.

Mom said: I remember that you pooped a lot....a lot more than your little brothers. Your Dad called you a toddler shit factory. We'd be rich, if we could have sold your Saigon baby Buddha poop.
What?!? 🤣😂😅 My parents actually discussed this, in depth, before fleeing Saigon.

#AsianMastodon #SouthEastAsians #Vietnam #BoatPeople #AsianDiaspora #Displacement #WarSurvivorsForPeace

Show threadMs. Que BanhMar 15
I told my Mom that I'm making myself a new tshirt that says: Toddler Poop Factory 1975 & putting my parents names on the back with, born by: their names 😂✌️
Mom's like - I will literally kill you, while you're sleeping, if you do that!
Me: No, you won't because you cry when a single bee is dying! You're not that murderous.
Mom: You little shit!
Me: I am your little shit 😀
Show threadMs. Que BanhMar 15
Hey, parents of young, neurodiverse kids! Your ND kid may grow up like me too. It's both a blessing & a curse, depending on how you nurture your child 💗✌️😊
Show threadMs. Que BanhMar 15
My parents nurtured my natural weirdness. I'd probably not still be here - had they listened to folks who told them that having a disabled child is a lifelong curse & to murder me - if they wanted a more bountiful life. My parents would never have killed me. They both loved me, their 1st born child, immensely. My parents saved me from being sacrificed, despite having been the fatty Saigon Buddha baby - once I was struck with polio - my parents found out, the hard way - most people won't support parents of disabled kids.
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I was literally my parents' miracle child. Mom was so stressed out that she had a miscarriage before me & 4 doctors told her that she is unable to give birth to any healthy child again. Those doctors were wrong. My brothers were both born with zero delivery issues & both grew up very strong/healthy. Only I was stricken with polio & then paralyzed for life from polio. I currently live with post polio, scoliosis & osteoporosis - still living life as passionately as possible.

I still support mandatory vaccinations, globally.
You can ask me why & I'll tell you, honestly & openly.

#AsianMastodon #PeopleWithDisabilities

Show threadエラン履恵 • Elán Rie 💉x9Mar 15
@PhoenixSerenity Antivaccination is antilife, period.
So glad you were able to grow up strong and loved with supportive parents 
Show threadMs. Que BanhMar 15
@niji_limbo I was blessed with a weird Dad & he loved me so much - he fought hard to save my life when many people in District 5 community told him to kill me, to save the family. I'm so glad that my parents fought back & refused to murder me!
Show threadエラン履恵 • Elán Rie 💉x9Mar 15
@PhoenixSerenity Me too!
Show threadMs. Que BanhMar 15
@niji_limbo I have living, extended family members in Canada who are willing to pay for people to kill me. Straight up. They've told me that too. They're really rich in money now & think they can threaten me with zero pushback. They're wrong.
Show threadMs. Que BanhMar 15

@niji_limbo Ask one of my sellout younger cousins, who works for #BCNDP - how many times her tires have been slashed? I don't care if you're blood related, if you choose to work for my enemy -> the government - you're up for facing consequences of that cowardly job choice.

#BCpol #CDNpol #CoreValues #NoPasaran

Show threadエラン履恵 • Elán Rie 💉x9Mar 15
@PhoenixSerenity Good grief! That's so much 😭
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@niji_limbo Yeah, it really is. That's why I'm usually very aggressive to people like that. I'm not wanting to give any more push space.
Mar 15 at 5:16amWeb