Hey, people generally take care of themselves, but who's going to protect my innocent canvas? Even a toddler can catch herself falling, but the canvas can't dodge when she comes at it with a plastic screwdriver. Just for example.
And I further state in defense of this that showing concern for people always seems to get blown out of proportion. You express concern for a person and I swear you get into a whole quagmire of implied hidden intents and subtle social mores. I mean, you can get responses ranging from them thinking you didn't show enough concern to them thinking you have intimate feelings for them, no matter which sex they are! Caring is complicated. It may be clear in your head but when you show it, it looks different to everyone, and that goes for NTs, too.
People never seem to acknowledge that when they jump on us for not showing more concern. It's not just Aspies who act strangely, and it's not just Aspies who care too much for objects, of that you can be sure.
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