Rants
I wish people weren't so dismissive sometimes when it comes to someone complaining to them.
Due to my Aspergers I get impatient and frustrated and agitated more easily from the behavior of others.
This doesn't always make me meltdown but even just very angry inside and full of pent up rage that I choose to suppress but still affects me later on.
Complaining is one of the ways I can let off some steam but most people don't want negativity and want nothing to do with it.
I find it very hypocritical as a lot of people who are quick to dump their whininess onto you are just as quick to dismiss and say whatever they can to shut you up.
Personally what happened today was this.
I live near the beach and I'm grateful for the outings there, but it always feels like half the time we go everything is easy and smooth sailing, and the other half there is a constant barrage of bad luck and negative events that only delay our time to get there.
It's not so much the waiting that's difficult, it's boring at worst, but the fact I have no form of escape and way to have time alone and have to deal with the other occupants of the car, and negative conditions e.g. hot car/high humidity/sweating/no water. As soon as I do get the to the beach I then finally have the opportunity to get my alone time on my own.
Just today my step-dad's car had a flat battery (there's too many of us to fit in one car) so we had to wait for the friend's we were going to meet at the beach to come pick up my younger sister so that we could all go. This was about 10 minutes in the hot car and I had to deal with a screaming toddler and misbehaving little boy as well.
After finally setting off and getting to the fish and hips shop, the wait was 30 minutes just for both mothers (mine and the other families) to get the chips, of no fault of their own. The kids of both cars were loud and noisy and eventually once they began to get impatient they started to play up and make even louder noise due to fighting with each other.
The drive to the beach itself after this was quite an amount of time, especially being behind a slow car.
All in all I probably spend about 40-50 minutes just sitting in a car dealing with insufferable family members. The exctement and anticipation at going to the beach is all but over and replaxed with just being able to get the f*ck out of the bloody car.
And the second I say anything about it I'm instantly shot down, and given a 'Aww that's life mayte' in a condescending tone by my Step-dad.
I think it's about time I tell my Mum maturely and in a different situation that I do get extremely stressed and frustrated in stuations like this because all the noise and extended time around my siblings just plain pisses me off to no end because they always had to be the most rowdiest, screehchiest, screamiest, yelliest bunch there is regarding what you get for siblings, and a step-dad that always joins in on the childish shenangans being a manchild himself.
I don't care how trivial my complaints may sound to others. That's the damn f*cking pint. I have a harder time dealing with this stuff so people woudn't understand that and I only come across as a whiner when inside I'm filled with the sort of pent up rage when I'm at my worst that.
It's always one or the other extremist end, no in-between.
Either smooth easy drive to a nearby beach wthin 5 minrtes, of 45 minutes sitting in a hot car having to deal with thise sort of crap.
Even the further beaches on the outskirts of town do NOT take 45 minutes to get there, it's just all the delays and f*****g around to find a parking spot and the needless polite socialization once everyone meets up together that really slows everything down.
Yes, we can't always control how things happen, I get it, but the fact everyone has to be so silent about it and just suck it up ALL the time is a bit difficult at times.
Earphones are useless in this department.
Anyway, there are actual studies that say teens have a harder time dealing with stress than adults do.
This is what adults don't seem to understand.
I've noticed this is a very frequent dynamic between a teenager and adult - teen comes across as whiny, angsty and a complainer, and the adult instantly shoots down the teens complaints with 'that's life' 'suck it up' 'that's just the way it is' or even just 'just shut up already' and stuff like that.
It is unempathetic and rude Honestly if I had a teen even if they complain over trivial things I'd at least give it a listen and say something like "It's alright, if you're feeling annoyed or stressed just try to relax. I can see how X is frustrating you." instead of the typical 'adult' phrases ("just suck it up, baby. Shut up, that's just the way this is. Lol it's not like I could have said this in ay less harsher way, don't like t that'is just the way it is now shut your damn mouth kiddo you don't know sh*t about life or the real world you little sh*t you are a whiner and complainer your complaints are meaningless!")
Yeah, I get it. That's 'life' and that's a part of growing up. Adults try to be less vocal about frustration and just 'get on with it' but it's a little unfair some of them apply these standards for themselves to children and teens or young adults as well.
If you're a 40 year old N.T. you've been dealing with this 'adulthood' and 'stress' crap since at least 18, or 22 years.
Of course a 20 year old just recently thrown into adulthood won't be able to keep their mouth shut as good as you can.
This was longer than i thought. Oh well.
I love spending time with family.
I just think it's natural though for the teenager in any family to have the hardest time dealing with the younger siblings and all the drawbacks that come with them.
It's the kind of stuff that puts you off from ever wanting to be a parent for years. Lol.
Good thing I'm single, one of the very few benefits is the risk of becoming a father is 0.
Most young people aren't fit to deal with their younger siblings for extended periods of time, let alone by parents yet.
Sure, some can babysit younger siblings in limited situations, but not all are cut out for it.
Parents have dealt with their kids for YEARS, they know how to deal with them.
Teens and young adults practically ARE still a 'kid' regarding knowledge and life experience.
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-bought him headphones as a nice gesture
-offered an immediate solution, swapping with me
-offered an alternative, I will return and get you new ones
What a monster I am, how could I have done that to him /sarcasm.
THIS MORNING I wake up to him shouting the house down about how I treated him like s**t, how everyone's always judging him, and how we (but specifically me) can all go f**k ourselves, because we're 'vile and nasty'; this whole diatribe was inspired by the headphones debacle. I thought it was a mild disagreement; he evidently spent all night stewing over it because he's f*****g insane. And it makes me so angry because he's acting all persecuted and judged, when really he's the one that judges everyone else, and he's the one that's deliberately nasty. I was super confused so I just went in to get the headphones off him, and he was so horrible. I don't understand
I was so angry and confused that I just screamed, and I had to go and cause myself some mild physical pain to calm down enough to function. AAAAAAAARGH!! ! !
Im sorry to hear that!
No it isnt your fault at all! Dont think it is in anyway, it sounds like he was looking for an excuse to vent and your kind hearted gesture was just that hence why it makes no sense because you could have given him the sun and he would have still given you the same reaction! I cant really give any personal advice as i can only go by what you have thus far said only to give a wide berth on the fella for a good while! Try not to be confused at yourself as it seems he has issues he needs to address himself. Gaslighting isn't the best way to communicate from your fathers point of view!
Im sorry this isnt more constructive
I just hope you feel a little better soon!
There's a name for that?
Holy s**t.
Hehe, holy crap, I realize you weren't talking to me but just puttin' in my two cents.
Hugs to the racheypie, you are a sweet lady.
Also, Uncle is the awesome too.
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I just think it's natural though for the teenager in any family to have the hardest time dealing with the younger siblings and all the drawbacks that come with them.
It's the kind of stuff that puts you off from ever wanting to be a parent for years. Lol.
Good thing I'm single, one of the very few benefits is the risk of becoming a father is 0.
Most young people aren't fit to deal with their younger siblings for extended periods of time, let alone by parents yet.
Sure, some can babysit younger siblings in limited situations, but not all are cut out for it.
Parents have dealt with their kids for YEARS, they know how to deal with them.
Teens and young adults practically ARE still a 'kid' regarding knowledge and life experience.
I get along really well with my younger sister (don't remember her age, somewhere between 8-10). It's only when I have to get her to actually do work- homework for instance, that trouble starts brewing. When I'm not trying to get her to be productive, I can happily entertain all day. Multiplayer, play-fighting, board games, looking at my bug collection, etcetera. She even really likes the mod I made for Age of Mythology.
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I'm moving to Montana soon, gonna be a dental floss tycoon. I have to make Frank's dream a reality.
I just made a typo in a post, and I literally, literally almost died laughing at it. I have never laughed so hard in my life, and I have lived a long time, and laughed a lot.
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What was it?
My, Best guess is that he said a Profane word instead of frank.
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My whole life is a cruel punishment for being different, maybe being different is what makes me a bad person. Maybe I deserve it, would it happen if I didn't deserve it? Probably not. Every problem I have is almost opposite of what you need to have a good life. Its like I was meant to be screwed, its too prefect to not be by design. Its almost like a divine f**k you of biblical proportion, I hope God doesn't hate me cause its not looking good with the current evidence.
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Well my social communication is s**t today,
Already pissed off three people just by stepping out of my lair of isolation and... I have a meeting with my landlord in 20 minutes. I bet this will go over well. Hopefully I just need to sign a few things and leave, I am going to stare at the wall or floor and do this as quickly as possible with as little words as possible. I must not go into deep explanations, I don't talk because I don't feel well and living here is great kind of thing.
I need to stick to this plan, I don't need to say anything that is not in this plan.
Posting this makes me feel better and less likely to go against the plan ![]()

