Campin_Cat wrote:
I think I know the feeling when you found-out. It was a LIGHT feeling----like, the weight of the world had been lifted from your shoulders. Maybe, like you found that missing puzzle piece?
My feeling????? After being aware you were a "second class" citizen for 69 years the old feelings of fear and distrust and anger are still in there. Finding out about my A.S. was the first time I knew it wasn't ME personally that the others taunted or avoided but the A.S. I displayed and evidenced. This made a large difference in how I view others but old feelings don't seem to just evaporate, they color what you do and think if you're not aware of what's going on.
I'm working on it.
I'm sure you are!! You'll get there!! You couldn't have been ALL bad, you've been married over 50 years!! The first step was realizing that it wasn't YOU they taunted and avoided, but the AS. I think that, right there, is a HUGE step!!And:
Campin_Cat wrote:
I'm sorry I won't be. Too many questions for me. I don't want to be a statistic.
I hope this doesn't get moved to the "Say something rude...." thread. Sorry again.
Naw, you're not being rude!! I totally understand about the too many questions, and there's no need to apologize!! I just thought it was really important to have someone your age in the mix----especially since you only just found-out a couple of years, ago. Totally NOT a problem, though!! Take care!!