Hi, I'm Sophia. - And I'm Alexis.
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(both) And welcome to Stump Chats.
Alexis: What do you like about cooking?
I like making messes.
Getting messy.
(pauses) The mess.
(laughter)
I love that I get a good experience with food
and I'm learning
about cooking when I do it.
Alexis: If you had to pick a favourite food,
what would it be?
Well someday's, I say I want oatmeal for breakfast.
And sometimes, I want toast for breakfast.
And sometimes, I want cereal for breakfast.
Cookies! Yeah.
(laughter) My brother would love it.
Brussel sprouts! (laughs) - Yay!
I cannot believe it, you are a nine year old kiddo,
and your favourite food is brussel sprouts.
Yeah.
That's amazing.
Alexis: How can people make cooking more fun
and exciting for kids?
Letting kids do a lot more cooking.
I think that kids have a lot of abilities and skills
that maybe we don't... - Notice.
Yeah.
I love it if like, say I'm cooking with a kid,
and they're like, hey, can we make it rain sugar?
And I'm like, yeah we can.
Alexis: What's your favourite thing about having
a limb difference?
That I'm different from some other people and
I just know it's special and it's cool.
You see someone who's also missing a hand
and all of a sudden you have this natural bond that
nobody else, maybe experiences? - Yeah.
It's like, you know, you kinda share some experience
and it's so nice.
Alexis: But what like, what's your advice for like
or tips for answering questions about your limb differences?
Just be confident and tell the truth about how you got it,
or if you were born with it, just say, I was born with it.
If you weren't, say how you got it.
Be yourself and if you know it,
be yourself and just say it.
Once you say it, they won't come bug you
and they'll think it's really cool.
Cause all my friends are like, what happened to your hand?
I'm like, well I was born with it.
And they're like, that's awesome!
- I was born with mine. - Cool.
- Yeah, me too. - Sweet.
Do you like it when people ask you questions,
or is it annoying,
or do you, is it?
At first, it's kind of...
annoying. - Alexis: Mhmm.
But after a couple questions, you kind of get used to it.
Alexis: What does it feel like when you see other people
on TV or in the media, who also have a limb difference?
I feel like, I wanna watch them.
Cause they're like me and they know like things that,
they've been through are the same.
I think that's pretty cool and like,
they're kind of like me and I'm not the only person
in the world like this.
And....
(pauses) makes me feel pretty cool.
Alexis: Have you ever had a hard time dealing with
anyone's questions or comments about your arm?
Yeah. - Aww, yeah?
When I was like, when there was someone like five or six.
They'll like look at me and they'll be like,
weird! First time.
- Yeah. - Yeah.
And then sometimes, if they're like younger,
some of them will say like,
ahhhh!
And like, run away.
For those experiences, cause those can be
kinda tough sometimes.
- Yeah. - Right?
Like, what's something that you do to kinda get through that,
or what helps, or you know, how do you deal with that?
I'm like, thinking of like, their age.
And I'm like, well yeah, it's probably the first time
they saw it.
And they're kinda you know, like,
think, think of what she's feeling right now.
And she's like, cause she might be scared,
cause she's never seen that before.
Not really.
Some people have called me Yoda and I'm like,
yup, Yoda does have three fingers
and he was born with it, just like me so...
What do you think that people can learn from that?
That some people are different than "normal" people.
But like, yeah, people with normal
feet, with like, all five toes
and all five fingers
on each hand, but...
some people only have three, like me.
Or some people have a stump like you,
or no arms or feet at all.
And... some people can be different.
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