In the late 90s-00s a good half of the school wore hoodies and pajamas everyday. So it was 50/50 t-shirt n jeans vs hoodiejamas.

I’m with you on the pedo-staches. Ew.

I didn’t adjust well to it because I have an erratic sleep schedule, probably partially from a decade of shift work. I am also not a morning person at all and adjusting to 9-5 (or 8-5 or 8-6:30 which is more common around here) was brutal.

Is the job actually 9-5 for real? Like an 8 hour shift that includes lunch? If so, that’s a pretty sweet gig. Like NOWHERE let’s your lunch be part of your day anymore.

Overall I’m happier at a more consistent job time now. Easier to plan around, no more close-to-open bs.

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Marriage material.

Lol, like I have ever had mental bandwidth. Childhood trauma represent!

Spot on with the “I’d really like to get the depression under control before I let you function at your job.”

Because fixing the unfixable is somehow more important than making sure I keep my job so I can like…eat. And live indoors. And afford the healthcare that is paying them.

Ahhhhhhhhhh

Want!

She’s basically wearing a Gibson girl hairstyle. The pompadour is held up with a ring of something like foam or a hair rat, which is hair in a sort of netted tube sock thing. The rest is just swirled and tucked with extra hair pieces for fullness.

You should refer to her as her nickname, Rory, since they’re both Lorelei.

I would welcome getting to turn down the volume of my sensory issues. It causes more distress than acceptance can fix.

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Good luck emigrating unless you can afford those countries that let you buy residency.

Props to anyone who has successfully moved to another country because eegads that is not an easy or quick process.

But girls are gross! We can’t let our city streets and parks be sissies!

(/s)

I have always been “non-traditional” looking. When I was young and skinny I don’t think I was ugly but certainly not conventionally beautiful. Now that I’m older I am certifiably “meh”.

The expectation to look pretty (for men) is still there even if I don’t meet the criteria for their attention. I still feel the societal pressure, I still feel bad about my appearance when I’m not serving male gaze ideals. It doesn’t just go away even when you’re disqualified from personhood for being ugly.

I’m hoping becoming an old biddy will release me from requirements and I can feel free.

This is partially correct. An actress with ASD joins in the last season.

They also have had ASD consultants (medical people, not people with ASD themselves) for their entire run and emphasize that ASD people are unique. They repeatedly reiterate that the main character is not representative of all people with ASD but they do have quite a few cringe-inducing scenes throughout most of the run.

It’s a soap opera, man. It’s not a great representation of anyone but I give them points for trying.

I wanted to learn outdoor skills so bad. We did learn a bunch of things in Girl Scouts, but a lot of our time was spent preparing for and then selling cookies.

Yeah, here’s the thing about dating another neurodivergent person: their needs may be exactly what your boundaries are. For example, someone who is completely touch averse pairing with someone who is touch seeking and rejection sensitive. And since they’re not trying to be malicious but both of you are more or less intractable because you can only change or compromise on your needs through heavy and painful masking, it can be disastrous.

Also, neurodivergent people can be more ableist than allistic due to how they’ve internalized criticism and taught themselves to mask.

Now this is all situational and a neurotypical person can be the same way, which is why I say it really doesn’t matter if you date a neurodivergent person or a neurotypical person. It’s about finding a partner that can empathize and respects you.