gemface

I work in the same industry as #17 and knowing there are project managers out there doing multiple jobs simultaneously has given me so much clarity on why they don't understand technical staff can't get things done on their impossible timelines. *Your* job might be so straightforward… Read More

I actually ended up deciding against the vet school path precisely because I knew this would happen to me if I did

Smartest kids in my class were a guy who was some kind of maths genius and... me lmao. He got a doctorate and writes textbooks for a living, I got a masters and work as a technical writer. We haven't changed the world, but we're doing pretty well for two kids from a poor rural area,… Read More

"Stripes: you're analytical, practical, and focused" god damn, diagnosed autistic at buzzfeed quiz (this is a joke, btw)

Hey. People with ADHD can't 'just' do a thing, they have executive dysfunction. If it was as easy as 'just do it this other way' then nobody would ever struggle with this kind of thing- they don't need a lecture on how filthy you think they are. And actually, a lot of people's 'floordrobe'… Read More

I'm too autistic to do that shit for another person lmao if a man can't use his big boy words then I'm not interested (things like alexithymia are different obvs, you can say "idk what my feelings are doing" and that counts as more clarity- to me at least- than just expecting me… Read More

'soak and wet' reminds me so much of 'lack toast and tolerant' lmao

Yes! And several of them were sons, two of which ended up being kings of England. So much for no more kids huh?

that part was what we call "a joke"

We've heard enough of her opinions by now to know what she thinks, and it's deeply unpleasant. She's burned through any goodwill or benefit of the doubt she ever had from me, thanks.