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We LOATHE iT wheN our mom StARts yapping abOut her BUS job wItH tHe sPECiAl ed KIDs—lIKE, UH, 🚍👀—There’s a SINKINg pit feelinG wE gET LIkE somethIng’s ROTTEN there 😬💥. She’s ALL “ChILdRen tHIS, cHildRen THAT” but hEY whAT sHE’S acTually talkinG aBOUT Is LITERALLY a 19-yeAR-Old, ANd man, We Can’t StANd how fOLkS talK tO KIDs lIKE tHEY’Re pETS eITHer 🙄🐾, sErIously, Ableism’s wRIttEN aLL oVer iT.

"He's gOnNa Be oN my bus tiLL he’S 22"—Oh, gReaT, tRAPpEd iN the SYSTEM uNtil hE’s AN ADuLT TwicE oVER? thAT’s hoRRIFic, nOThINg’s woRse thAn BEing forCED into SCHOol eVen WHEN yOU'RE suPPOSED to BE FREE!!! 🥴🔓 (YEah yeAh, ThErE’S colLEGE, bUT thiS Ain't It. thEy're HiGh sCHoolERs she SAYS). EvERy TiME ShE StArTS, it’s lIKe wE waNnA SCREAM stoP, sTOP!!! 🛑🗯️ BuT HoW dO wE saY thAt WiTHout HER gETTINg aLL oFFended?

ANd Ugh, makes us WONder IF she TalkS aBOut US tHe sAMe Way to OthERS—NASTY tHOUGHTS 🥴👎. It’s ALl cOVered In aBLeISM, agEISM, THE WHOLE UGLY PACKAGE 🎁🚫! WorKIn’ in tHe SchoOl sYstEm, thERe’S NO ESCAPE fROM thaT kINdA JUdgmENt, iT JUSt sticks. 😑🚪