The Dino-Aspie Ex-Café (for Those 40+... or feeling creaky)

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Hi, I am definitely creaky. I am glad to see I am not the only one that is here on this board that has been doing this a while and I have enjoyed the positivity I've seen in this thread. Even through the troubles. Sorry to butt in. Just really glad to see some light.

Hi! This used to be a swinging place, but then a lot of the regulars sort of vanished. I hope we can build it up again!

Some of us are just dealing with a lot of crap in meatspace, I guess. Hope I can be a more regular habitue of cyberspace soon, now that we've got a couple of things ironed out around here!

We haven't vanished. Can't you see us in the corner, having nodded off over our muffins?

Glad to hear you got the ironing done, DeaconBlues.

Oh, there you are! You must have been behind that potted plant.

Glad to meet new people.

You may find a few of us hiding behind the potted plant or in the kitchen..... Lemon will be hiding under a table and Nan is probably in the kitchen with Zanmarie's cabana boy. Now that Zan has been gone for so long though, he may have left. Postie was in charge of muffins.... be careful if you have one because we're never sure which ones are the Evil muffins. It seems many of us have gone and gotten all wrapped in life outside the hallowed wall of our little cafe.

It's nice to have new people pop in.

Hartz, my life has leveled to a point that I can once again water the potted plant, feed the fish in the herring pond, dust the ceiling fan and wash Lau and Chuck's tiled floor. My 4 kids are now mostly grown; 20, 18, 17 and angelgirl is TEN! It's somewhat sad how time can by so fast, especially for Aspies when we get lost in the outside world.

Nan, Chuck broke a vertebrae in his back. He hasn't come online if he's home but I'll ask his neighbor if he's come home. It may be a good thing for him to stay where he is. His family can make sure he doesn't decide to lumberjacking, sinkhole spelunking or anything of that matter.
I'm very happy to hear that you've moved or are moving out that neighborhood and area. Are you in an are where they see less wildfires? The world is a weird enough place without being in the thick of it.
I finally moved out of my moldy house in May. The house is in a better neighborhood and is 55 years newer. It's the same size but seems bigger somehow and the kids all have their own spaces.
Soccerdude moved out to live with a friend in October but is moving back home next week. It's will be different to have the ADHDer back among the Aspies. His presence fills the house and noise level goes way up. He discovered that maybe mom's rules and sharing a space with people who care about his welfare is far better than living with people who really have no reason to care what happens to him. I miss him and we'll adjust, He's graduated from high school this year, which most people said he couldn't or wouldn't do and is now doing what he needs to do to start his pursuit of a psychology degree. He wants to work with children and teens on the Autism spectrum and their siblings...... surprise, surprise and who better than a kid who's lived his life that way. Throw in an Aspie mom to boot and I'm sure he could teach a class or 2.

Funnykid is transitioning out of high school next year and, in spite of his severe non-verbal learning disability is going to graduate with his friends and we're already starting his transition to college. He wants to be a sports writer and statistician. Who woulda' thunk it?? He's amazed everyone with his sheer determination to overcome his autism. And he still drives me crazy and we butt heads on a regular basis but I love him. It's not his fault he's just like his mom.

Brainboy only made it through a year and half of Uni when he decided to withdraw. At the moment he is occupying space in his room. His social anxiety was exacerbated by the sheer number of people at the university here. And walking into a business to even apply seems to be beyond his ability at this point in time. I'm not sure what to do with a 20 year old who is still dependent on me in so many ways but also an adult. Nan, when you come back, any ideas would be most helpful. I know how he feels which is making it hard for me to give that push he needs. Ahhh.... the joys of raising children.

Among my sister's seven kids, only the one who can't read is the one who got a college degree. He shmoozed a lot with the professors (I never did, I didn't know you could) and had his textbooks scanned into a computer and the computer would read them aloud.

Amazing how time flies! I couldn't believe that your kids had gotten so much older, blessedmom! My daughter is expecting her second child, and I am engaged to be married.

I am SO happy for you! I was wondering how life was going for you! Are you enjoying having a grandchild? I do hope you get to see them often. And engaged??
That's exciting!

My grandchild lives too far away for me to see her, and it is a constant source of sadness for me. But I do find it nice to be a grandma!

I'm glad you enjoy it, Hartz and it would be nice if they weren't so far away. Thanks to my chosen career path my kids swear they're never having kids. I guess they've seen way too much itty bitty behaviour from my dayhome children. And I'm glad. I'm not ready to be a grandmother. It's different when you get paid to change the diapers and play with little ones and then send them home.

Lurking..... bumpity bump

I'm delinquent, or I'm a delinquent, or I've been late...which might mean, I'm pregnant, but I'm not, I don't think, and if I am, I won't worry about it, I'll donate. And if that made sense, you know me.

Sur nuff and yes I does <------ linkage and yes I does remember the night it came out...yes it was night and very foggy