Today, I got yelled at for having a set of headphones around my neck at all times, because it "makes me seem disinterested." Two things: 1. I have established myself as a very good listener among my peers; 2. I'm autistic, so I need the headphones readily available at all times to cope with loud environments. FML
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Fall
Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, I was sent to the principal's office because I refused to take my earbuds out. Those "earbuds" are my hearing aids. FML
Today, I decided to listen to some music at work, so I plugged in my headphones and turned on Spotify. Only the music decided to play out loud instead. I was called a “disrespectful little bitch who wasn’t raised right” for not using my headphones. FML
Today, my mum dismissed my diagnosed schizophrenia as "too much time with those earphones in". FML
Today, a woman came up to me at a restaurant and asked if her autistic son could borrow my headphones. I agreed, but when they were leaving and I asked for them back, she accused me of trying to steal MY headphones that she BORROWED from me. If not for other people backing me up, I would have lost them. FML
Today, I wore out yet another set of headphones. This is the third one in a year. I need my headphones whenever I go outside because I have sensory processing disorder, and a multitude of hearing disorders that painfully enhance my hearing. Guess I'm stuck at home until I can buy pair number four. FML
Today, my mother told me that I "should have never had children" after I sided with my son when he yelled at her for talking too loudly. I have hyperacusis, and my son has sensory deprivation disorder. My mom knows this, and blames it on her friends who are hard of hearing. Nothing is ever her fault. FML
Today, I wore my new noise-canceling ear buds in a grocery store and nodded along, getting into the groove. When I took them off at checkout, the cashier asked who I was talking to. I realized I’d been quietly singing to myself ASMR-style while making intense eye contact. FML
Today, I realized I don't know which is sadder: the fact I have detailed conversations with myself in my car, or that I bought a Bluetooth earpiece so that I can do it in public without people thinking I'm a complete lunatic. FML
Today, I have to wear earplugs in my own apartment because my neighbor won't turn down his music. My landlord doesn't believe me because "people with disabilities can't be rude." FML
Today, a guy at work pulled me aside to tell me that I probably shouldn't be working a job where I have to interact with customers, because of my autism. I don't have autism. FML
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RichardPencil 32
You should get wireless earbuds for that. The headphones around the neck look makes you seem like an aloof douchebag. It's possible to be intelligent and wear a baseball cap backwards, but you will look like a moron.
Thaylok 17
Asocial. Nothing wrong with that. Anti means against. most of us are not against society, we just don't want to be around the rest of the freaks that call themselves "normal". Claim the Asocial title with pride.
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RichardPencil 32
You should get wireless earbuds for that. The headphones around the neck look makes you seem like an aloof douchebag. It's possible to be intelligent and wear a baseball cap backwards, but you will look like a moron.
Thaylok 17
Asocial. Nothing wrong with that. Anti means against. most of us are not against society, we just don't want to be around the rest of the freaks that call themselves "normal". Claim the Asocial title with pride.
melijoray 4
You mean uninterested. Disinterested means neutral, like a referee.