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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Cat Tree |
| shinylights |
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Posted: 21 Jan 2017, 9:49 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 352
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| You can sometimes buy them already put together. But the ones that you have to put together don't have a lot of parts anyway, so you probably can do it. Usually it's just connecting the parts together. If you get one and get confused, you can PM me with pictures or questions, I'm pretty good at putt... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Please stop with the excess hatred and anger of Trump |
| shinylights |
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Posted: 20 Jan 2017, 8:32 pm
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Replies: 451
Views: 14,378
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| Well, maybe you see it as excessive, but I don't. The man ran on a platform of maintaining white male ableist privilege and reversing all of the progressive laws of recent decades (which provided more equal access or at least provided a legal means of opposing a lack of equal access). For me, this c... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: I'm ashamed to tell guys that I... |
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Posted: 20 Jan 2017, 9:30 am
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Replies: 22
Views: 3,421
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| Well start something as a volunteer or go get a job that you can handle, maybe part time, and maybe a place you can walk to. It doesn't have to be a great job. It will give you a lot of strength if you have an identity outside of your limitations. You'll find strengths in you that you didn't know ab... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Do you hate feeling inferior to women? |
| shinylights |
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Posted: 20 Jan 2017, 9:19 am
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Replies: 42
Views: 2,850
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| Maybe you feel inferior to them because you haven't had any good friendships or working relationships or romantic relationships with any? If all they've done is reject you/not appreciate you, it's easy to feel inferior. (I'm a woman and I feel inferior all the time, to both men and women, usually NT... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: I do not enjoy kissing |
| shinylights |
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Posted: 20 Jan 2017, 9:13 am
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,866
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| I get bored by kissing after a few moments. I do like a little kissing though, very much. But I've only really liked it with one person actually. The others, boring. And the one I liked, not too long, but I liked the beginning of it. I usually feel smothered by it. But sometimes I dream about a shor... |
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Forum: School and College Life Topic: Do/did you like writing research papers? |
| shinylights |
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Posted: 08 Jan 2017, 11:23 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 5,503
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| I loved/love it when I can choose my own topic. I remember hating papers that were on assigned topics, except one on organic gardening, which I happened to find fascinating. |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: I find your lack of ambition disturbing. |
| shinylights |
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Posted: 08 Jan 2017, 10:54 pm
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Replies: 65
Views: 3,932
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| When you rent, your landlord is responsible for all maintenance. All I have to do if I have a plumbing, heater, oven, or anything problem is write an email and the maintenance guy comes to take care of it, at no cost to me. So my bills are prodictable every month, and I don't need to worry about whe... |
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Forum: Women's Discussion Topic: As an autistic woman I feel ... |
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Posted: 07 Jan 2017, 10:55 pm
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Replies: 47
Views: 5,954
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| --confused by almost everything --like I am constantly trying to prove my relevance --lonely --afraid to be in relationships because I have a habit of breaking up with people repeatedly just to prove to myself that they really do like me, but still not believing it because I really, really cannot te... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: which veggies do you like on your sandwich? |
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Posted: 07 Jan 2017, 10:40 pm
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,007
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| I like hummus and peppers (sometimes green, sometimes red) on rye. |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Emotional Buildup |
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Posted: 07 Jan 2017, 5:10 pm
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Replies: 9
Views: 749
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| Emotional Buildup: I used to have emotional buildups as you describe very often. I don't know if it's a meltdown. I don't fully understand the word meltdown as it pertains to adults. Even though I've researched it, I don't really have a vivid understanding of what it means. I've certainly felt as i... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: discomfort with people crying |
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Posted: 07 Jan 2017, 3:16 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,598
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| I used to think I must be such a cold person because I don't know what to do when someone cries. It even happened with my best friend! I thought I must not care about her. It occurs to me now (as of this thread!) that maybe this is part of ASD. Granted, my diagnosis is only a few months old, so mayb... |
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Forum: Social Skills and Making Friends Topic: I feel friendless |
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Posted: 07 Jan 2017, 3:05 pm
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,151
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| I don't think I'd confront the lady who unfriended you. I would just let it go. Your colleagues might hear about it if you confront her, and they will get a one-sided version of the story (her side). It won't help you to build relationships if they get a one-sided negative story about you. It would ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Not caring what people think |
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Posted: 29 Dec 2016, 3:26 pm
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,742
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| I think I care a little less than other people I work with, and it gets me into trouble when I speak up without fear. But I think it's a good way to live. I'd rather be honest, free and true to myself than afraid all the time about where I stand. Having said that, I do care about what some people th... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: Interpreting facial expressions |
| shinylights |
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Posted: 24 Dec 2016, 7:43 pm
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Replies: 6
Views: 451
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| I'm a little clueless too, although I didn't really know until recently. I just thought that everyone in the world was mad at me for something. But it turns out that I guess anger way more often than it actually occurs. I used to guess mostly based on the timing of the words in the sentences that we... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: Really weird question... |
| shinylights |
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Posted: 24 Dec 2016, 7:36 pm
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Replies: 50
Views: 3,252
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| I like beards! Very attractive! A little young for me though maybe... |
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