I actually had a positive interaction with somebody using the r word the other day after I called him out for it. I’m very open about being autistic. Most people can tell that I’m different socially but I don’t act like a stereotype and sometimes they ask why. I answer. I do this, and the guy I’m talking (30s-40s cis dude) to is talking about how he got an Asperger’s diagnosis as a kid and asked if I knew anything about that. I educate him on disability stuff for 30 minutes, he’s genuinely interested in learning more for himself and the people around him.

Then at one point in the conversation, I’m talking about some fucked up thing done against disabled people and he just goes “Oh man that’s so r******”. Because of the conversation we just had, I didn’t jump right to bad faith. I pretty much just explain some more history behind that word to him, and tell him that when he uses that word he’s talking about himself. We’ve been talking for about a week after that sending each other book recommendations and he’s showing himself to be a good comrade at heart with a lot of brain worms. Not saying this is true of everybody, but there is a very good chance that nobody had called him in on it and explained why it was fucked up to use that word.

I’m someone that’s pretty vocal on this site about people misusing terms like insane, crazy, or sociopath, but also very vocal about giving people who use those words wrong grace. Maybes it’s just where I live, but I see it as perfectly possible to pick these sorts of language “quirks” (for a lack of a better term) as part of cultural osmosis where I am.

I fucking hate mushrooms for the most part, and it’s usually a texture problem, but king oyster mushrooms are amazing

So I got a new job I’ve been busy with this week, but it’s so much better than my old fast food job. An extra 3 dollars an hour plus tips, I’m getting way more hours, and I’m being treated with a lot more respect

I messaged you, it’s very much a manic rant, but I trust you so I hope you’re not too put off by it. I appreciate you a lot.

Yeah, I start my new job at 11 tomorrow. I’m gonna make a new post when I wake up tomorrow and start heading to work

Thank you ❤️

Thank you so much ❣️

Thank you 💕

Yeah, while I was the youngest in sober living, I was also house manager for quite a while because I was the most functional. I was a non-profit canvasser at one point so I’m very personable

I also got lucky with this interview, I detected that he had ADHD and went full autism mode to match his energy and he loved it. I was able to be very honest with him and it worked out great. It was a really enjoyable interview, I genuinely like the guy and I’m excited to work with him.

I have another job interview lined up for tomorrow, while I’m pretty set on the Deli job mentally, I want to keep my options open. The Deli has a lot of small benefits that make it more attractive. I also like its corporate structure

Also since you implied it in your post, I would like to thank you for helping out when you can. I remember all the users who have ever asked for my PayPal. I don’t remember how much you’ve donated over the years, but I appreciate it regardless of amount.

I appreciate you ❤️ just knowing that people care helps. I appreciate the people cheering on the sidelines

Thank you so much

Thank you for your bump ❤️ knowing that people care and I’m not alone helps

Hope you can get your meds!

I understand. You know how I am, between just generally being emotionally mature and doing a lot of 12 step meetings, I expect nothing and appreciate everything. Right now, I’m bracing for nobody to donate a substantial amount and for me to possibly be in homeless shelters for a little bit. But that’s okay. I don’t blame anybody on here. It’s simply not their responsibility as regular working class people.

Someone could tell me that they’re not donating because they’re going to spend their money on Gundam or Legos or some shit like that, and I wouldn’t be upset because we’re working class people here. I am entitled to the money/resources of the ruling class, the working class people are struggling just like me though and I don’t feel any sense of entitlement to their resources/money.

Thank you so much for consistently bumping my posts. It means a lot to me, just knowing I’m not alone and I’m not just screaming into the void. You’re hearing me and you care. I’m not alone in this.

I know I edited the post to thank the person who gave me $5, but I should also be editing the post to thank you. Oftentimes, when asking for big sums of money on here, it feels like screaming into the void. People are more willing to help with the small amounts because it feels like that small amount matters more I think. But people like you consistently bumping my posts, every few hours even, show that people (you) care. It reminds me that I’m not alone.

I will be grateful for everybody that helped, even if I don’t get the money. Knowing that I’m not alone in this journey really helps my mental state

Me and my girlfriend aren’t butting heads on anything too serious, but she is used to having a lot more alone time. Obviously I’ve adjusted my behavior to better suit her needs. Back when I lived in sober living, we would call until about 1-2 in the morning and she’d be up until about 5am spending time alone. So now I go in the bedroom around the end of our usual call time and give her the living room to herself. She had a problem with me going through the living room to the front porch to smoke, interrupting her alone time. So now I’m going in the overgrown backyard without anywhere to sit or cover from the rain to smoke.

As of last night, she was complaining that I was “fidgeting” too much while trying to sleep. What she means by this is me opening a bottle to get a drink, getting up to use the restroom, ect. Honestly, I think it’s her being hypercritical, but hey it’s what I get for loving bipolar/bpd people, I gotta live with that. So now I’m going to offer that when she’s done with her alone time, we can switch spots and I can sleep on the couch in the living room while she gets the bed room.

She has a show today that I’m really excited to support her for. She was supposed to be up 15 minutes ago, but because she had a hard time getting to sleep last night I’m waiting another 15 minutes to wake her up.

Eh, if I’m wanting fancy tobacco, I go for pipe tobacco. It’s a lot cheaper and typically higher quality IMO.

Haven’t had any pipe tobacco in years, maybe if I land any of these jobs I have interviews for next week, I’ll treat myself to some pipe tobacco.

I mean, I really blame American capitalism. Yes, this person made a morally objectionable decision by driving with Lyme disease and still tipsy from the previous night. But American jobs won’t let you call in sick unless you’re dying. And America has no public transit, so cars it is.zz

I think that’s another reason COVID got so bad in America, think of all the people who got called into work even though they had COVID. I remember one time I called into work for a week for COVID and my chef was still trying to get me to come in.

You would wait to sober up? You’re a better alcoholic than me. I thank my higher power every day that when my alcoholism got REALLY bad, I didn’t have a car anymore. Me driving drunk so often was probably the worst thing I did in my addiction. At least at that point, it was just beer, but then again that’s an addict excuse. After I couldn’t drive anymore, I switched to vodka because it’s much cheaper and I knew I could drink as much as I wanted without putting other people in danger.

Thankful to be sober and not driving anymore.

Isn’t Burkina Faso doing some based shit though?