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shoutingintoether
805 M Little Steps
wayfinder
PathStep 36 Compassion hearts39 Forum posts11 Forum upvotes14 Current upvotes14 Age GroupAdult Last activeJune, 2024 Member sinceMay 14, 2024
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I died a week ago

There's nothing left

It's caught on video

The very last breath

All this fuss over nothing

Reinventing the wheel

All this searching for something that's not real

-- The Wheel, by SOHN



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autism & honesty
Autism Support / by shoutingintoether
Last post
May 24th
...See more i get really, really effed up when people lie even in situations where neurotypicals think it's more polite to lie. i never agree with that, because i don't care about reputation or momentary embarrassment or even momentary hurt. no. i care about respect, and honor, and honesty. if you don't wanna hang out with me, tell me. if you don't love or even like me as much as you think i do you, tell me. if there's something you're ashamed of, tell me. if i make you uncomfortable, tell me. if there's a boundary i'm overstepping without realizing it, tell me. WHATEVER IT IS, I CANNOT JUST "TAKE THE HINT." AND I WOULD RATHER FEEL ANY RANGE OF EMOTIONS NOW THAN HAVE MY REALITY SHATTERED LATER. i vastly prefer to just take people at their word because it makes things far less complicated, usually, and there is little i will judge someone for...except for lying. you could be a self-aware narcissist, i've met one, she was a lovely individual; because she was working on healing, which meant working on recognizing the needs of others in order to have healthier, longer-lasting relationships; and as long as there is communication, reliability, and respect, honor, and honesty, we will be fine. i don't care nearly as much about empathy, sympathy, normalcy, neurotypicality, but by the melting grace of a snowball in Heck, i care very, very much about communication, reliability, respect, honor, and honesty rant over
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