Never diagnosed as such, but damn this is familiar.
"...entire systems to treat autistic people as unreliable witnesses to their own lives. And the cost is high."
I was blamed for so many things that I wasn't even a party to, just a convenient victim for liars.
I really dislike what my brain still tells me even after years of therapy.
An acquaintance told me the other night "Thank you for existing."
So *of course* I thought it was some kind of weird insult.
Stupid brain.
They were validating me.
Some day I'll *feel* that for real.
Read this toot, and thought "how nice that they're getting plants for baby spiders, I'm sure they'll appreciate growing into them as homes.'
@[email protected] @[email protected] We have a million baby spider plants now, after a brought home a coulle from a craft sale at the local church! #MakersHour
I saw Flo & Eddie in my first ever concert in Pensacola, Florida. A reunion show that opened up with Leon Redbone and had Gary and the Playboys and the Grass Roots. All were extremely entertaining, but The Turtles were the funniest. Because of one of their hairstyles, I thought they became the magicians Penn & Teller. Ages didn't match up, but back then, no deep internet to check. Also how my brother falsely convinced me Leon Redbone was Frank Zappa in disguise.
Going through old photos and things came across a program for the musical play "Chicago" which we saw as a family in December 2001.
Nana Visitor played Roxy Hart and she was, as always, fantastic.
George Hamilton was the lawyer and while Richard Gere did far better in the movie than I thought he would be, Hamilton's performance was incredible.
No need to talk about it. What will other people think? (What about what their own kids think? Not worthy of consideration. )
If you've experienced the above or find yourself repeating the same patterns--please get some therapy.
It really does help.
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I thought it was just *my* parents and aunts and uncles, but I'm finding out that a particular generation seems to have treated their children the same way.
Aunts and Uncles who treat the cousins marvelously, but are hypercritical with their own children. No matter what bad things happen, it's their child's fault, and when good things happen, their children couldn't have had anything to do with it. And everything is...fine, just fine when other people are around.
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Didn't and don't want children (we are absolutely fine with our taxes going to public education). Didn't really want cats or dogs but they found their way into my life to much grief -- but also lots more joy.
So the past few years as a stable married couple it's been really strange raising a series of adults who've suffered recent past trauma.
You wouldn't think "be on time" and "don't lie without reason" would be hard to teach or learn, but they are.
My wife is very happy with her Christmas present we got today.
Meet Princess Blueberry.
#DogsOfFedi #DogsOfMastodon #ql_zoology_dogs #ct_biography #ct_biography_marriage
If I was good at it, I'd turn parts of the last year and into a country song.
Dog died, cat died, elderly parent medical trauma twice, wife's car just died after talking to her brother whose car just died.
And I *still* have it much better than too many people.
From writer Frederic Brown short story "The Ultimate Wish":
Character says something like, "Without any change in myself, I wish I was the dumbest, most evil man on this planet Earth". Satan screamed.
Cainmark Does Not Comply π²