Politically correct or intellectually rude??

[MichelleB]

11. Great feed back!!!

Thanks for all the insight and feed back!! And I guess I never really stopped to think about the word "challenged" in it's entirety. At how demeaning it can actually come off. I work with special needs children of all varieties and in a little corner store for the extra money and to help make ends meet. I'm constantly faced with people of all up bringings and nationalities, faiths and what not. The only thing I'm ever really sure of is everyone is unique and has their own preferences. No one likes to be labeled. And everyone has a sensitivity to something or other. so, as suggested I have found that the nice smile and a "have a nice day" USUALLY fixes all. But then you have your select few who feel the need to keep pushing. I do realize some may have just had a rough day and I'm the unfortunate one to catch the unintentional reprocution of it. But others just don't feel complete until they have managed to make someone mad. For those, I try not to give them the satisfaction of knowing it worked. But sometimes i just can't help myself.