Yes and often. When people see the stunts Sam and I do in some of our videos they can be very shocked or concerned. The internet has pulled out their pitchforks more than once for a video they thought was too dangerous.

One viewer called the police, then called me to give me a piece of his mind. I have to remember they are doing this from a place of love and concern. What they don’t think about is what the alternative might be. They would have nothing to complain about if Sam was in an assisted living center, watching daytime television, while a pressure sore developed that could eventually kill him.

Having a disability doesn’t mean he should miss out on life, or adventures, or getting a little banged up once in a while just like a normal dude. 

I’ve always treated Sam like a normal dude. When I saw him in the hallway at school I’d punch him in the shoulder and call him a douchebag just like all my other friends because that’s how boys in Jr. High say, “I love you.”

When other students or teachers saw this and told me to be nice, Sam would tell them to, “Shut up.”

The outraged internet sees his disability. I see my friend.