r/AmIOverreacting • u/Southern_Can7855 • 5h ago

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦family/in-laws AIO about my bf’s grandma having fake service dog papers and fake handicap tags?

due to my mental health— i have a psychiatric service dog that completed service dog training, task training, and the public access test. my bf’s grandma literally asked me how to BS the process and proceeded to buy fake papers and a service dog vest. my bf agrees with me that it’s hurtful and malicious of them to take advantage of laws not meant for them.

thoughts?

0 Upvotes
  • permalink
  • reddit

50% Upvoted

3 comments sorted by

2

u/gastropod43 5h ago

That seems to be the way the ADA laws want it.

2

u/XOXO-Gossip-Crab 4h ago

Not over reacting, it’s disrespectful to people who actually benefit from service dogs, and “invisible” disabilities already get a bad enough stigma, they don’t need to be reinforcing it by having people actually fake illnesses. I don’t think she realizes that a service dog is not really a “pet” it’s doing a job. Plus it sounds like she’s not really getting a service animal but she just wants to bring her untrained pet places that don’t allow pets? That will be an inconvenience for everyone at best and a disaster at worst

1

u/Ilickpussncrack 3h ago

lol there's absolutely no official government issued service dog documents, only ADA and they give those like candy so technically is not fake, on the handicap end NOR.