Replacing the much lamented 'On My Mind' profile option, this thread is for musings, jottings, whimsies, preoccupations and the rest of the thesaurus for anyone to jot down anything they please.
I can't remember what the maximum character count was before, can anyone else? But anyway it wasn't very many so let's keep to that.
I get it . I won’t drive through Brooklyn or Queens anymore . They drive crazy there in general .
I think it makes them worse actually gives them a whole who cares additude and not respecting that driving is a privilege.
Being dyslexic, I know my limitations on driving, its others that don't get it ,when they don't understand why I won't drive though Albany. They think I'm being a princess or something.
Don’t get me wrong I don’t mind getting the form filled out . But ……. I think if a family member raises a concern about an 87 year old , DMV should test them .
Meanwhile DMV ( in another state ) did nothing when I voiced concerns about my MIL’s ability to drive safely .
Life is just weird
Too much empathy can be a curse also. But I always understood people that where different, and stick up for the underdog. I think that comes from feeling like I'm different on the inside.
Your children where so fortunate to have you
And so are you. Often people with learning disabilities suffer from low self esteem. You have survived that and a dysfunctional family and are still learning . Well done you!!!
Pam Z - isn't it great being a grandma!!!
As for keep learning, actually like ten years ago I figured out how to learn and honestly I haven't stopped learning different things ever since.
Someone once asked me if I was a nurse, because I knew a lot. I just like to read.
Good for you still learning!!!
Also instead of hiding, pretend I'm like others, I'm much happier letting it all out there.
I've realized there is such little know about dyslexia, so I'm trying to educate a little to. There is so much knowledge about autism, ADHD, and down syndrome, so little about dyslexia.
I just want to scream when people say you read good you can't be. Then they spend time with me and there like OH , I get it!
That's why your flour container says Dread floor, instead of Bread flour , in permanent marker. 😂
Impressed with your open telling of your struggles! I think we often have no idea what others are going through.
Anyways that was my life!
A old GF a few years ago, was laughing with other GFs about how they use to try to teach me to dance. They where giggling about it. I said to them, sure , nice guys pick on the learning disabled and walked away. There jaws hit the floor.
I suspect I have dysgraphia too, which much about coordinations.
Will just say grace is not my middle name! 😂
I have no problem with people laughing with me, because heck yeah it can be funny, but I don't like people laughing at me.
I am intelligent I just see things different than others. It's a Nero divergent issue. I actually read very well, which is one of the reasons dyslexia never got caught in school. The other one was because my mom hid it and didn't want me " labeled" . (Nice! 😖) Just please be patient with me. This has actually helped me a lot.
I'm on dyslexia subreddit also. Now that I'm finally learning to help myself things are a bit easier.
Like at boccie, I asked them all if I could always be the red balls, always being red is helping me not mix up the game and get frustrated teammates.
I guess 60 isn't to old to finally admit I'm learning disabled, instead of hiding it and having such low self-esteem I can't do a forum
Anyways thanks, I honestly had no clue!
The doctor is in an email in this case of saying to another person, as regards Matthew "Wonder how much the moron will take". Well, the moron took enough to kill him and the doctor knew this could be the outcome. To be honest, if he doesn't have, in writing, in Perry's own hand, that this drug must NOT be taken without his supervision and his being there, he could be charged with involuntary manslaughter along with the drug charges.
I can't recall what Jackson's doctor was charged with but do think he was convicted and jailed.
Not like this current "Doctor" will have a whole line of his patients in his waiting room. He catered to addicts. The press conference made it sound like they were at fault to Perry's addiction. Not so. Started when a young lad and bragged about the millions and millions he spent in rehab.
Matthew wanted out of this life badly enough to do this. Now he is out of it. And I hope they throw the book at those who make their money off the miserable lives of miserable people.