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 Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion   Topic: Do you enjoy poetry?

beeker
 Post subject: Re: Do you enjoy poetry?
Posted: 30 May 2017, 7:02 am 

Replies: 27
Views: 2,527
One of my favourites. It has been stuck in my head since my son was born a month ago. Good Bones By Maggie Smith Life is short, though I keep this from my children. Life is short, and I’ve shortened mine in a thousand delicious, ill-advised ways, a thousand deliciously ill-advised ways I’ll keep fro...

 Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports   Topic: NBA Basketball

beeker
 Post subject: Re: NBA Basketball
Posted: 19 May 2017, 6:05 am 

Replies: 15
Views: 848
Go Celtics!


(it'll probably be 4-0 in the East Finals though. 4-1 at best!)

 Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion   Topic: Do you enjoy poetry?

beeker
 Post subject: Re: Do you enjoy poetry?
Posted: 30 Mar 2017, 4:18 am 

Replies: 27
Views: 2,527
My favourite is Dog Days by Derek Mahon 'When you stop to consider The days spent dreaming of a future And say then, that was my life.' For the days are long - From the first milk van To the last shout in the night, An eternity. But the weeks go by Like birds; and the years, the years Fly past anti-...

 Forum: Health, Fitness, and Sports   Topic: Swimming

beeker
 Post subject: Re: Swimming
Posted: 30 Mar 2017, 4:10 am 

Replies: 20
Views: 2,814
I used to swim a lot as a teenager, but hadn't for 20+ years until recently. I started again to try to lose some weight about a year ago and I love it. In the beginning I struggled to finish a length of the pool but with practice I now swim 1km 4 times a week. I feel great afterwards and I hate miss...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: New aspie here, need advice

beeker
Posted: 30 Mar 2017, 3:37 am 

Replies: 9
Views: 536
For some parents admitting that their child has Autism can be very tough as they can see it as a personal failing or somehow their fault. Her ridiculing you is a defense mechanism.

 Forum: Work and finding a Job   Topic: Teaching and why I hate it!

beeker
Posted: 28 Sep 2016, 9:56 am 

Replies: 9
Views: 815
I've worked as a teacher in the UK for the last 13 years and I understand exactly what you mean. I find that the teachers can be just as immature as the pupils sometimes. I don't know if it's a result of being around teenagers and childish behaviour all day, or if there's just a particular immature ...

 Forum: General Autism Discussion   Topic: Aspergers is not an excuse.

beeker
Posted: 21 Sep 2016, 6:05 am 

Replies: 159
Views: 8,807
Ashbashbeard, good for you!

As another Irish person living and working in the UK away from family and friends, I say well done and keep up the good work. It's not easy.

 Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion   Topic: I'm HFA and really terrified at the thought of having kids

beeker
Posted: 14 Sep 2016, 6:32 am 

Replies: 31
Views: 3,307
Thanks for this thread guys. I'm an aspie male and my wife is currently pregnant. It's the finality of it all that worries me. There's no opt out after a few weeks if you realise it's not for you. You're a parent for the rest of your life whether you like it or not. I would be very happy not to have...
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