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    anyone with grown kids?

    I appreciate the years raising my kids. Dealing with them as adults can be the pits!
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    I'm a great grandma

    My oldest son just became a grandpa. To me that's where the excitement lies. I remember when I became a grandma and how it felt. I remember asking my mom how she felt as a GREAT grandma. She answered that she enjoyed more watching me become a grandma. I get her answer now.
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    I love my 12 guinea pigs.

    I think I got them all on here. lol It started with 1. I could sit and watch them all day, they all have very unique personalities. Some want picked up and cuddles, some scream when I'm petting them. One plays toy piano 10:30 a.m. to let me know it's time for breakfast. I've become...
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    Don't know what I'm doing wrong

    Hi. Not new here, matter of fact, I got my 5 year award. But I've not been on here for 2-3 years. During that time, I've tried to fit into different groups in person and online and just can't quite seem to get there. I either end up feeling invisible or disliked. I try to be careful what I...
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    Just need a small area to live in

    I never really thought about WHY I never wanted a big house and happier with a small home. My little apartment is perfect for me, but I never use the majority of it even. I like to decorate it and rearrange and reorganize, but I have one little area where I spend 90% of my time and that's at...
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    Prospopagnosia, I know

    I went to tractor supply yesterday with my dog. As I was getting my dog out of the car there was a well groomed young man that seemed to be watching and would smile when I looked in his direction. "Nice young man" I kept thinking to myself. About 5 feet away he got in his jeep and left. My...
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    Rainman

    You remember the movie "Rainman"? He supposedly is severe autistic, right? Well, they depict the character as they see him, but what is going on inside Rainman's head and what's happening from his point of view?
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    Imaginary world within the real world

    This is how I think I got by in life. The reason I had no problems during those times in my life I had no friends or while working, especially with people that didn't like me, and so on. I always lived my imaginary life with imaginary friends that I could have conversations with in my head...
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    another sister gripe

    I understood my sisters having a hard time grasping my autism when diagnosed a few years ago. Both were like: nothing's wrong with you, you're just you. Well, true - but that "you" is on the spectrum. I guess my oldest sister decided to handle it by claiming to probably being on the spectrum...
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    Don't want to go on a cruise

    My sisters are going on a cruise and keep trying to get me to go with them and won't stop. It'd be a free trip for me, but no. It leaves from Florida and I've told them I can't drive that far anymore and I can't fly because 1.can't go through security and not willing to be searched AND I can't...
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    Got brave today

    I've been messing with resin alot this past year, so my son got me a 3d resin printer for Christmas. I've been afraid to mess with it, but finally today I set it up and currently working on a test print. Another thing I've been doing is I got an Oculus Quest 2 and use it when I ride my...
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    George Washington would be 290 if he were alive today

    Does anyone else get tired of hearing how old everyone would be if they were still living?
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    Need help with guilt

    I do need some help with getting rid of guilt. When I left Georgia, I agreed to let my ex stay in the house as long as he made the payments and kept it up. The payments were much less than he could have rented, even a small apartment for. 99% of the time the payments were late and it was such...
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    It's been a rough year.

    I hope everyone is well. It's been probably a year since I've been on here. My health has been an issue and I'm so sick of doctors. It started when I was telling my regular doctor that it was my heart that's going to take me out and probably just going to explode one day. She sent me to a...
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    WHY do I always do this???

    I spent weeks planning a little baby shower for my daughter. Well, it was a small sprinkle but we changed it to flurry because we went with a winter theme. :) I filled thank you bags with a cute mask and hand sanitizer, hot cocoa mix and candy cane and chocolate kisses and peppermint...
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    Does distraction really distract you?

    Does distraction distract you? I don't think it does me. I've always been like this but it really stood out to me thanksgiving day. I was going to go upstairs for dinner and join my son, his wife, his three boys and their girlfriends. I had done some research on our ancestry and was going to...
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    Hello and have missed many of ya'll

    I'm not on here anywhere near as much as I used to be. Same with Facebook. I was letting myself get too frustrated over too many things, feeling overwhelmed and so on. I'm sure I'm not the only one here with that problem. I took a break from it all and now I come on here sometimes, but not...
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    aaarghhh home doctor visit

    Never had a doctor come to my house, but it was my insurance that has their doctor go out. I was glad when he called and asked if he could come early (was going to be 6 p.m.) - so it'd be over with and I could quit dreading it. Stress? blood pressure 142/100, heart rate 114. I'd say so. lol...
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    better or worse to be raised by autistic parent

    And on a separate note, not knowing I was on the spectrum and not knowing the possibility of my kid(s) being on the spectrum, I would never have picked out their autistic characteristics because it was more the norm in this family. My kids and I have always been known for being so quiet, not...
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    Do or did you have specific characteristics that caused negative reactions?

    When my daughter was still in school I was completely surprised when a friend of hers told me that all their classmates were afraid of her. While my daughter was visitng this week I asked her why (she is nothing but kind). She said it was her facial expressions, she thought. Like if she was...
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