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Showing posts with label Chronic Miscommunication. Show all posts
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When No One Reads, I File Police Reports.

 🖋 SWANK Dispatch | 14 December 2024

I’M NOT EMAILING FOR FUN. I’M EMAILING BECAUSE YOU WON’T LISTEN.

Filed From: Flat 22, 2 Periwinkle Gardens, London W2
Author: Polly Chromatic

Filed Under: Disability Adjustments, Ignored Emails, Legal Non-Advice, Emotional Labour, Chronic Miscommunication, Speaking Limitations, Self-Representation

To: Kirsty Hornal
CC: Sarah Newman, Laura Savage, Simon O'Meara, Dr Philip Reid
BCC: Nannette Nicholson and the Archive of Being Ignored While Disabled

📣 THE REQUEST THEY KEEP MISUNDERSTANDING:

“I just want to find a way to communicate more efficiently with you.”
“I can’t talk for more than a few minutes at a time.”
“Long explanations must be written.”
“I’m emailing to give you information—not to overwhelm you.”

You don’t have to respond to each email.
You just have to read them.

🧠 WHAT THEY DON’T UNDERSTAND:

  • I am not okay.

  • Speaking causes illness.

  • I prioritise my children’s needs over yours.

  • I’m not “being difficult.” I’m being strategic in order to survive.

I’m not asking you to like me.
I’m asking you to process information in a non-abusive way.

🗃️ RE: WHY I FILE POLICE REPORTS:

“I started making police reports for everyone because my lawyers weren’t advising me.”
“They won’t read my emails.”
“I made my own decision until the police gave me better advice.”

When professionals refuse to communicate with disabled people,
they push us into crisis.
When lawyers stop responding,
we become our own advocates.
And when systems gaslight silence,
we document everything—including them.

📎 LET THIS BE UNDERSTOOD:

I’m not “oversharing.”
I’m surviving the absence of care.
If you cannot comprehend written communication,
you are not qualified to assess my parenting, my wellness, or my decisions.

Polly Chromatic
Transmitting information. Withdrawing consent.
📍 Flat 22, 2 Periwinkle Gardens, London W2
🌐 www.swankarchive.com

Labels: snobby, communication breakdown, ignored emails, lawyer refusal, legal negligence, speaking limitation, Kirsty Hornal, Sarah Newman, Simon O'Meara, police reports, disability adjustment failure, chronic advocacy, Polly documents, mother as witness

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