Abstract Utopia - I am a Desert.

I may hate people but I still do good things

July 04, 2006
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Well, last year I was in awe of all the people who did Blogathon. I decided I too wanted to do the blogathon this year.

So I signed up.

Now, I'm sure all of my faithful minions out there are thinking: "But Utopia, you hate people, why are you doing something to help the things that you hate?"

Let's just say that while I hate people in general, I do want to help them. I'm not a completely evil person, just mostly evil. Let's call it my way of dealing with karma.

So, I am donating my money to the Georgia Special Olympics. It took me a long time to decide what organization I was going to sponsor for 24 hours of my life.I noticed a lot of people giving money to various animal shelters, Cancer Research, AIDS research and things like that, but not many people think about the mentally challenged.

I think about it a lot.

For those of you who don't know, my little sister is mentally challenged. My parents are currently going through the process of getting her declared legally disabled. This is actually a lot of work. It's one thing to have the doctors all agree, it's quite another to get the state to agree. She isn't autistic or have Downs symdrome, she is just mentally disabled. To say slow would be an understatement. She is 22 years old, but really, she is still 13. She will be 13 for the rest of her life. There are things she doesn't understand and never will. If she is declared legally disabled by the state, then she can get financial help and be put into special programs so eventually she can work.

It has already been decided that if something should happen to my parents, I will get custody of my sister. So, that is why I think about things like this. And that is why I want to sponsor the Special Olympics. I think ahead.

So, for 24 hours I will blog. I will infuse myself with caffiene and rage and raise money for a good cause. I will kick karma in the crotch, then give it an ice cream cone.

So minions, are you willing to help? Prove it!

Posted by Utopia at July 4, 2006 02:07 PM

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I don't know where I am going to find the money from, but I am going to sponsor you if I in any way can. This is a cause which means so much to me. I have a cousin much like your sister. I love her to pieces, but she is like a child. She is 26 now, but has the mind of a child in their early teens. It breaks my heart to see how angry she gets that people can't understand her the way she wants them too. She is certified as officially disabled, but - as you mentioned - it was a struggle. Anything I can do to help people like her, I try to do.
I'll try and work out some way of sponsoring you... and I'll try see if I can drum up support from anyone else in my family. They don't know you,but hey - thats not what counts here.
Good luck!!!

Posted by: Seraphim at July 5, 2006 02:42 AM

I think what you are doing is great. I would love to help however, I can't even afford to buy gas so i am here in spirit and will put somthing on my blog.

Posted by: katkat at July 5, 2006 05:40 PM

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