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I am so angry right now that I can literally taste blood. It's extremely rare for me to get violent toward people but I was SO close. My niece stopped by today and she had the nerve to say that if the girl with down syndrome can get a job at Publix (it's a supermarket/grocery for those unfamiliar with Publix) then why don't I go get a job! I tried to explain that there is a HUGE difference, but she didn't get it... and was SOO condescending! grrr I wanted to snap her scrawny neck! I'm shaking so hard it took me over half an hour to write this and I still taste blood....



(For the record, I think it's a wonderful thing for the girl to be working at Publix and I could not begin to imagine the hurdles she must face.)

Ok, feeling a little better now... I roughed up a few innocent paint cans in the garage and a mop bucket that probably had it coming......

I can relate, especially when you hear about your cousins landing their dream jobs and dream spouses, said in just the right tone you swear you can hear 'what about you, loser?' audibly. Family and AS is a tough gig; I'm high functioning enough that I worked in an informal but structured setting for 6 years, but when I react to sensories and have trouble verbalizing, or when I break character, it becomes 'who does HE think HE is?' And that talking like a person's not even there, big button

I can most defiantly relate.
Brings this to mind

Sweet Pea hugs