This is so beautifully put ❤️ Thank you

I'm wheelchair bound, my wheelchair is definitely not fragile, no wheelchairs are fragile, they're designed to be strong. That being said, I use the term "Wheelchair bound" because I have a pretty strong bond with my chair, so I am incredibly protective of it. It's also very 'tippy' by design, so someone with no experience with my chair would likely flip over backwards at the first push. Not sure I like my wheelchair being called my "legs" though, but that's just me, no offence taken.

Totally NTA. I wouldn't let children play with ANY assistive device - mine or anyone else's! Not a cane, not crutches, not an oxygen pack and certainly not the knee scooter i used for months when i broke my ankle (even if it's totally fun). What if they'd damaged it? Is the BF prepared to carry you home in his strong arms?

I know this makes me sound like an old fuddy-duddy, but my parents taught me not to touch anything that wasn’t mine, unless I asked permission first or it was an emergency (like if the empty wheelchair started rolling away down a hill, I essentially would’ve had blanket permission to chase after it and bring it back). I wish more parents did the same—-since they apparently haven’t done it for the last 40 or so years (too many adults do exactly the same s**t as the kids in this story). TBH, not grabbing s**t that isn’t yours keeps you out of a whole lot of trouble. Believe me.

Yes. This is exponentially worse because it is her mobility equipment, but the behavior would've been terrible no matter what it was. She asked them not to play with her property and the mother told them to just go ahead and do it. Then the BF supported it. It sounds like that family lacks appropriate boundaries and are teaching another generation to be just as bad. They were astoundingly rude, think their behavior is normal, and are mad at her. This is definitely a red flag.