# @thelizzyo on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DORObS8CWld
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/36162652-thelizzyo-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-09-06T17:34:13.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Lizzy O | Motherhood & Lifestyle (@thelizzyo) — https://gondola.cc/thelizzyo

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It’s her hand movements for me 🥹🥹

Being ZuriAndZuma’s mom is the biggest blessing. Momming with a disability comes with its own challenges, but love remains the theme, and I’m grateful I get to pour that love into my children every day.

When a child points and asks “why is someone on a wheelchair,” do you shush them… or do you answer?

Zuri is 7, and yes — she’s asked me why I use a wheelchair. My answer was straightforward and factual: I use it for mobility. Just like glasses help some people see better or a ladder helps you reach high things, a wheelchair helps me move.

Children aren’t rude for asking. They’re curious. And the best thing we can do is answer them with honesty and kindness.

So next time a child asks you, instead of hurrying up away in shame or dismissing them, try this:

1. “I’m not sure, we can ask nicely and maybe they’ll tell us.”
2. “They use a wheelchair because they need it to move around.”

Simple answers. Big impact. That’s how awareness starts. 

#SpinalCordInjuryAwarenessMonth #SCICommunity #DisabilityAwareness #1ReelPerDaySeptember

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scicommunity, disabilityawareness, 1reelperdayseptember, spinalcordinjuryawarenessmonth

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