17 Jun 2013, 3:20 pm
17 Jun 2013, 7:04 pm
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I only have one friend, and he's frequently rude to me and calls me an idiot. I'm very awkward at parties and dances and I guess am just kind of a social nitwit. This is lots of people though, autistic or not.
I added the underline. I wanted to respond to this especially to the underlined part.
That is no friend.
It sounds, only from reading your posts, and I don't want you to be overly influenced by my opinion or anything, but, it sounds as if you feel down on yourself. I hate to see that in anyone especially one so young. Life is bright and shining before you.
It sounds that you are very intelligent; that is a benefit in life.
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I talk chemistry and politics with two 40 and 50 year old men that I go to church with.
I can understand why you would feel sad if those are your only friends but wanted to address this as well, from an overall lifelong viewpoint, so to speak.
I am a firm believer that every lid has a pot (and vice versa) and where there is a feather there is a flock. During the teen years (as it was not so many eons ago that I have forgotten what it is like) it's so important to feel one fits in, to most if not all teens. But, as your pool of acquaintances becomes wider as life goes on, you may find it easier to find like minded people. Age shouldn't matter other than dating. I always had friends of all ages. Even as a child. Usually the adults had more interesting things to say than the other kids did.
In other words, as you age, you will have more choices in friends and the superficial things tend to become less important (such as age group, appearance, fashion, etc. things that can be stressful during teen years to keep up with.)
Being home schooled you haven't had as much chance to be with your (age) peers. But social skills can get better also.
Real friends like you as you.
18 Jun 2013, 1:08 am
