Ya know, the first (and only) person that called my daughter a freak was an adult woman.  I agree with Cherry about Dory. There are some serious cases for the mental health books out there, and this woman is one of them. For an adult woman to call a child with a medical condition a freak she’d have to have mental issues (she does).  Unfortunately this woman is still in my husband’s employ (we own our own business) and is making life uncomfortable for me in particular. I so want to tell this woman where to go with her "freak", but I can’t while she’s employed by my husband. I look forward to the day when he fires her or she quits and becomes fair game for an angry mom....No, her opinion does not matter to me, but yes the fact the she is ignorant and obnoxious enough to call a child a "freak" is grounds for an all out attack the minute the field is cleared. In the meantime life is uncomfortable, she is not allowed on our property (per my instruction) so she must work from her home and it is a very difficult situation. Don’t ask why my husband won’t get rid of her, because I can’t answer...I don’t really know.  She aggravates him too, but he doesn’t want to pay her unemployment. I keep telling him to cut her hours, but he is a very passive person and she is a very aggressive person so I think he avoids conflict with her intentionally and just keeps letting things go. Ah well. I know who the "freak" is and it isn’t my daughter. And yes, I find "freak" to be an offensive word when it is used in relation to someone who cannot help their condition.