Colored My Hair!

Monday, 9/8/25

👩‍🎤 Good Morning, Love 💗 Whatcha doing today??

👩‍🎤 I am good. Got some solid sleep and started my day with some Zen Swing and Qigong hand exercises. Here we go🤲

👩‍🎤 Yesterday was mostly quiet. Claimed my “no effort of any kind” day off.. Did get out the door at 12:30 to my Granddaughter N’s… we put liquid soap on my ears, etc, to prevent dying those places! We used the blue & red dyes we mixed last year supposed to be purple or maybe it’s blue!?!?!

👩‍🎤 Once my hair was colored we had a wonderful chat about life. I knew of the practice of hiding crippled children, but the term “disappointment room” was new to me. Google said:

👩‍🎤 The historical term for a room where a family member with a physical or mental disability was hidden from public view is a "disappointments room". This practice was a result of societal prejudice and a lack of understanding of disabilities, and it is a known practice, though historians have found limited documentation on specific cases. Historical context for the practice:

👩‍🎤 Medical and charity model: Prior to the 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other movements, disability was viewed through a "medical model." The problem was seen as the person's defect, rather than societal barriers. People with disabilities were often seen as inferior or a burden.

👩‍🎤 "Ugly laws": From the mid-19th to the mid-20th century, some cities had "ugly laws" that made it illegal for people with visible disabilities or disfigurements to appear in public.

👩‍🎤 Family reputation: Wealthy families, in particular, would keep disabled relatives hidden in an attempt to protect their family's social standing and reputation.

👩‍🎤 Institutionalization: For those without the means to hide a family member at home, institutionalization in facilities with poor conditions was a common practice. 

👩‍🎤 It’s hard to acknowledge that I was to some degree part of that societal behavior. Once a counselor said I dealt with life in a “manic/depressive” manner. I thought she was calling me crazy!! I learned how that relates to “bi-polar”… and I learned more than I ever knew about ADD and ADHD. Perhaps it was my societal choice to be oblivious to so much in my world!!

👩‍🎤 Ahhhh, such a topic… Please keep your prayers coming, both for those we know are hurting and those who don’t show it🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

👩‍🎤 I hope we all sleep😴 well tonight. 🐯Tiger, 🦁Pon, 🧸Äri, 🐢Buddy, 🐘Connie, 🐈Missy, 🐈‍⬛ Hissy and 😇 I send loves🫶 and hugs🤗

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