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@sf111 I grew up with undiagnosed ADHD. ADHD is an impediment, but that just makes it harder. My parents punished me for not moderating it myself. If I wanted ANY screen time I had to learn how to moderate it myself. Taught me creativity. I remember I would hide during commercials with a stop...

@sf111 I feel like cold turkey is teaching the wrong skills personally. learning moderation, while hard, is much better skill to have.

@youcancallmeguy Am I weird for planning on just giving them a bank account they can check? Gonna see if I can get transactions named specific things.

@brigantine I remember sitting in the kitchen with a knife around 9/10 years old thinking maybe I could cut the fat out and I would have friends since my dad said losing weight would make people like me more(this is factually true by the way, but a shitty thing to say). So yes, children can...

@ron351ne We are setting ours up because it makes mom happy to see it. It’s also attached to our bedroom in a space we don’t use so it all works out.

@cph Not at all! So many things are taken for granted/automatic. I mainly use it because I am on the spectrum and realized that its okay that I don’t know things since I have to consciously build the habit.

@cph I always use the toolbox metaphor for things like this. Why would you expect them to have a tool in the toolbox if they never got the tool.

@frank12 Think about it like this. A car mechanic might have general knowledge, but they don’t gain brand specific knowledge until they have to work on that car brand. As they work with the brand more, they are able to find the issue quicker, and car repairs get quicker and faster. When hey...

@caleb84 I would say word choice is a reflection of them. However being open to the words being true is also important since all they have to work with is our actions, not clouded by internal dialogue. People can rationalize anything to themselves after all.

@hbksfilms It’s kinda an off shoot of the debate tactic of driving people to a specific answer with your questions. So using the example above? “Hah you Ching chong” “What’s a Ching Chong” “You are” “Why am I a Ching Chong” “You know” “How would I know?” “Because of where you are from” “Why...

@courtneyatzn O I am on the left and we got plenty of whiny bitches. I don’t care if you are sexual aroused by people who identify as ravenclaws via buzzfeed quiz. I am married and have zero interest in the details of your sex life. Dudes, chicks, or both is as far as I care. Why I focus on...

@courtneyatzn Sure, I agree. I was responding to the inference that other people can and can’t be offended by. That they are “soft” for being bothered by things that are offensive. Everyone has a different line for what they consider is reasonable or offensive. Will I call someone a whiny...

@courtneyatzn Number 2 is so subjective that I honestly don’t agree with making that decision for someone else. We all value things differently and don’t really have control over what is going to trigger certain things. I have had enough random crying fits(related to mother dying at 52) that I...

@courtneyatzn People have been getting offended for all of history, it’s nothing new. Only difference is now the people offending have consequences for it. I had to learn to take being called a n%#$&* to my face because being offended would do nothing for me. Still was very offended because...

@thecabinetbarn I would start with framing it as clearly the other person is the problem and to work on teaching them to not take it personally. Best tactic I learned was to just respond with one of the who what when where why questions until they get frustrated or have to say something even...

@thongcongnghetcucre Same thing here. We had our first ultrasound early at a little before 6 weeks and they couldn’t find a heart beat(totally reasonable time frame). We were a total wreck until we heard it strong at about 10 weeks. I cried so hard because I had to keep it together for her while...