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Comment by dr kellie on August 4, 2012 at 10:38pm -
Joan, her sister is an Aspie. My brother was, too.
My resonse to the door bell ringers is to go to the door topless. They really run off. I might have to stop when I get older and don't like going topless. I think I have a few more years:)
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Comment by Joan Denoo on August 4, 2012 at 10:32pm -
sk8eycat, I had to look up, "Aspie" and read a couple of articles suggested by Google. Can you, if you want to, describe what Aspie means to you, how you experience it, does stress cause you problems, other than usual. Do you experience unusual giftedness in some area of your life? How has it held you back, and how has it put you forward? I hope these aren't too personal. If so, just tell me to mind my own business.
I like your business card idea, as well.
Someone suggested a response to a religious person, "I respect you too much to not tell you I disagree with your statement."
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Comment by booklover on August 4, 2012 at 9:44pm -
LOVE your idea about the business cards and the saying you want on them. I TOTALLY agree!~ Melinda
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Comment by sk8eycat on August 4, 2012 at 9:24pm -
I quit believing in the supernatural about 50 years ago, and then I noticed commentators on TV (when they still had real people doing the news...mostly) sometimes saying "Well, I don't agree with his beliefs, but I have to respect him for them." And I started asking myself, "WHY?" It was sort of their form of the knee-jerk, "Any religion is better than none" crap. So I came up with this:
OKAY, I RESPECT YOUR RIGHT TO BELIEVE WHATEVER MAKES YOU FEEL IMPORTANT, BUT I DO NOT HAVE TO RESPECT WHAT YOU BELIEVE!
I should print it on business-size cards to hand out to the doorbell-ringers.
(Oh, my nerves! You all KNOW that my sister, who lives with me, is a Jehovah's Witless, AND an Aspie. Such fun!)
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Comment by booklover on August 4, 2012 at 8:44pm
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I am TIRED of keeping my mouth shut about my non-beliefs, while religious people talk about theirs like it's true and everyone agrees with them. I do have friends who know I'm an Atheist, and I do have Atheist friends and family. I'm just getting much more vocal about it. I can't stand it anymore. (Although I wouldn't if I thought it would put me in a dangerous situation.)
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Comment by booklover on August 4, 2012 at 7:44pm
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sk8eycat, you're awesome! :) I'm so glad you have Jerry! Our youngest cat is 3 and Just this year decided she's a lap-cat! I love it. Our oldest cat is a crabby-pants, but our middle cat let's me hold her until I fall asleep. I LOVE animals!
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Comment by Patricia on August 4, 2012 at 4:16pm -
I never drove so not having a car with all the extras doesn't mean much. My husband lost his license after his stroke in 1993 affected his eyesight, so we just walked or bused everywhere. Now I have a mobility scooter to get around with. Medical even paid for it.
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Comment by sk8eycat on August 4, 2012 at 4:14pm
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Oh, Melinda, don't do that to your mouth! It will damage your teeth. He's a self-righteous son of a something (I will NOT insult female dogs!), and not worth it. I just wish the people in the stadium would boo and laugh at him. Show-off.
The real thing that's p*ssing me off about quitting driving is that I really haven't saved all that much money. Okay, no taxes, no gasoline, no insurance, no mantenance, BUT the price of food and meds keeps going up.
And when I quit driving last year I didn't have any cats...now I have two. Good brands of litter are damned expensive; I won't use the clay crap...or even the crystals. I get the brands that are biodegradable. (Wheat or Corn leavings...wonder what the disaster in the midwest is going to do to those products!)I am glad I adopted the old kitteh-men, though. Jerry is becoming a real comfort...just recently he's started sleeping in my arms, and that helps me go to sleep. He's so soft!
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Comment by booklover on August 4, 2012 at 3:38pm
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sk8eycat, sorry about your car! Thanks for posting the post from The Happy Heretic! It was really good. Yeah, Tim Tebow and his Tebowing makes me throw-up a little in my mouth every time I see it/him. blah.~ Melinda
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Comment by sk8eycat on August 4, 2012 at 2:38pm
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The "god did it" sounds too much like "god did it for ME." It's very close to the theme of the last column Judy Hayes wrote titled, "I'm So blessed." The kind of stupid things people say when they pass a test or something. Yeah. I'm blessed, and you're NOT. Arrogant.
http://s129542369.onlinehome.us/thh/2012/05/31/im-so-blessed/
"God loves me and helped me win a gold-plated medal, and he lets 7 million children die of hunger and disease every year."
One of the things that opened my eyes 50 years ago was how self-centered Christians sounded to me when I stopped going to church regularly. I cringed, and hoped I didn't do too much of that kind of god-talk when I was caught up in it.
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