[Viva] need some advice

[Romari]

Wow Stephanie, 

This is a hard one because it is your child that you will be most concerned about. Margarite's advice seems very good. Try to think and react calmly and walk with your head high. See it as an opportunity rather than an attack. Turn it around and try to see it from that person's perspective (ignorance of HIV) (thinking she needs to protect others?) Come from a place of compassion and your truth.

Unfortunately, we have much work to do to undue the harm done with the scare tactics used in the early days of HIV and AIDS.

Hope things settle down soon for you,
Romari

On May 25, 2013, at 10:23 AM, stephanie rawson <stephierawson at gmail.com> wrote:

> hello ladies i am in need of some advice recently i had my privacy violeted when someone in the park dicloused my status (they got this off my facebook) and went around and showedx everyone now normaly this would never be a issue but i work in the park i live in i am the park manger and this reawlly hit home for me they went around and stated taht i have aids so does my beautiful baby girl and they should be cautioned my feelings are deeply hurt i had to disclouse to my boss who is a sweet older chinse chirstan couple now i feel ashmaed and i need some advice from my peers rightr now on what i can do to educate them in a proper way my boss wants me to do this she wants me to gice out universal percuations as well as pamphlets on HIV my negative partner thinks this is riduclous and says to leave it alone my boss also wants me start a facebook page for the park i live in and give updated HIV info i really want to keep my work within the movemnt completey separte but i do nto want to feel shame either anyway if anyoen of you lovely ladies can give me some advic this would be awesome :)
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