This may or may not be the place for this but, the GB community is pretty awesome. So if anyone reads this, I could use a little advice/help.

So I have cerebral palsy which affects my lower body, hips and legs in particular. My hips were not built the way they should've been so I had both femoral heads removed over a course of 5 years. I've had a handful of other surgeries dealing with dealing with my tendons and hamstrings as well. Now I can walk around for short to medium distances and I use a wheelchair for long distance. I'm going to be turning 25 this month and the abridged version is even after all of the surgeries and physical therapy all the shit I had to go through to even "get my feet off the ground" so to speak, my dad still sees me as not trying to better my life.

I've just gotten my driver's permit recently and I'm going back to school soon. I do wanna find a job as well but obviously nothing with heavy physical labor, maybe game stop, i don't know.

I guess my problem is that my dad is blind to the fact that I'm basically in a transitional phase after being sheltered by my disability for so long. It's not like I don't want to drive or go to school. It's just been a long road to get this far. It's not like it's been easy either. 20+ years of "special treatment" you know. It's not like you shake it off. Also dealing with people while I'm in my wheelchair is not pleasant either. I said before that I sometimes use my wheelchair, so I've gotten a few stares when people see me walk. Teachers would be so confused when it comes to where to seat me in a classroom with my wheels. I'd get the "table off to the side treatment". Seriously, it sucks.