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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are you overly private/secretive about your interests? |
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Posted: 13 Feb 2018, 1:39 pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,073
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| I feel uncomfortable sharing my interests with anyone but my mom and even then I don’t share them all. Like you, I feel like I would be judged. I actually have been the one time I did share my interests with some friends (quite enthusiastically to my retroactive chagrin). After the reaction I recei... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Post something that made you happy today. |
| Veggie Farmer |
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Posted: 13 Feb 2018, 1:26 pm
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Replies: 33,177
Views: 1,353,079
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| My Ameraucana chickens have started laying - the eggs are a lovely shade of blue! |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Do you think other people look like you? |
| Veggie Farmer |
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Posted: 11 Feb 2018, 11:27 pm
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Replies: 34
Views: 841
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| During the nineties, I was repeatedly told I looked like Gillian Anderson. (Heck if I know if I did, I have no facial recognition skills at all. I’ve not recognized my own face when catching a quick glimpse in a mirror.) I’ve come to believe that people think all redheads look alike. During the Grea... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Living life to the fullest |
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Posted: 11 Feb 2018, 11:09 pm
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Replies: 27
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| Perfect timing on the topic. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking on this topic, and watching online talks. Everyone is going to have a different take on this, and the previous posts are each brilliant in their own ways. To me, I started living life to the fullest once I started answering two questions... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Are you overly private/secretive about your interests? |
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Posted: 11 Feb 2018, 10:32 pm
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Replies: 28
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| I feel so much less lonely/odd after reading these posts - thanks for sharing! As a little kid, I would never, ever share my interests even with close friends and family. No one ever learned how much I adored a few TV shows and following politics. I had a vague sense people weren’t supposed to be so... |
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Forum: Adult Autism Issues Topic: Difficulty with living with partner's illness. |
| Veggie Farmer |
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Posted: 09 Feb 2018, 10:04 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 85
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| I’m sorry the household chores landed on you like this! My advice is to make a list of the absolute essentials you need to survive (sanitary living conditions, food supply, bills) and focus on them first. The good news is someone on the internet can teach you anything you need to know. I learned eve... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Professor fails US student over Australia being a Country |
| Veggie Farmer |
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Posted: 09 Feb 2018, 9:02 pm
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Replies: 53
Views: 1,124
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| I’ll reserve judgment until I see the graded assignment, but sadly, I’ve known multiple ed profs who could do something that silly. |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Could you work from home? |
| Veggie Farmer |
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Posted: 09 Feb 2018, 7:47 pm
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Replies: 67
Views: 2,454
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| The question of loneliness comes up often in the farming/homesteading community, since we usually work alone. The best comment I’ve seen was the gentleman who declared he hasn’t been lonely since he placed a potted tomato seedling on his home office desk. He probably does need to get out more. Somet... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Airport forces girl to flush pet Hamster |
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Posted: 09 Feb 2018, 7:21 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 555
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| There was an article in my local paper yesterday about someone trying to take their support peacock on a plane. The airlines have cracked down recently on people abusing the support system to avoid paying transport fees for their pets. I feel for the girl with the hamster, who seemed to me had an an... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: What are your main interests? |
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Posted: 09 Feb 2018, 6:58 pm
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Replies: 16
Views: 746
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| writing and selling science fiction books I love woo-hoo conspiracy videos, for my own enjoyment and as inspiration for future books. Right now I’m researching legends about people finding staircases out in the deep woods. homesteading- I live mostly off-grid in the boondocks. I grow multiple variet... |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Lawyer UP?! !! |
| Veggie Farmer |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2018, 10:03 pm
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Replies: 12
Views: 702
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| I’m glad I could be helpful. Let us know how things go! |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: What did you want to be as a kid |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2018, 6:55 pm
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Replies: 434
Views: 35,011
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| I would have loved to skip the teen years. |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: What did you want to be as a kid |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2018, 6:40 pm
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Replies: 434
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Esmerelda Weatherwax wrote: Happy and loved. I sorta kinda got there, eventually  .
That’s my favorite post I’ve read today! |
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Forum: Parents' Discussion Topic: Lawyer UP?! !! |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2018, 6:38 pm
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Replies: 12
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| I’ll put my teacher hat back on for a little while... If you’re in a large school district, I’d say you’re much better off with an advocate than a lawyer. I know how my district reacted to parents who lawyered up. The Powers That Be just rolled their eyes, shuffled the paperwork over to the legal de... |
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Forum: In-Depth Adult Life Discussion Topic: What did you want to be as a kid |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2018, 5:53 pm
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Replies: 434
Views: 35,011
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| In my teens, I wanted to be a CIA intelligence analyst. |
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Forum: Art, Writing, and Music Topic: Prompt for my fellow writers |
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Posted: 05 Feb 2018, 11:05 am
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Replies: 4
Views: 414
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| “Mexican Standoff” is a highly overused trope in which everyone in the situation has weapons aimed at them so no one can take action. My understanding is that the term originally came from old western books and movies. |
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