Things you wish you could say

[BigBlueHen53]

I wish I could say, "Hey Jamie! How's it going? Want to sit and chat for a bit?"

My neighbor, Jamie, passed away this afternoon.

I'm sorry, Sally.

 

[Sally PB]

Sorry to hear this. This was the heart attack neighbor, correct? She has had a rough road lately. My sincere condolences to her family, friends, and neighbors who loved her

Thank you. Yes, this is she. They originally gave her 3-6 months. Not thanks to, but in spite of, the care she received, she lived 18 months. Several times in the hospital, some good days, some ok days, a lot of tired days, and the last 2-3 weeks, I think she was ready to go. She told me she was tired of living in her body.

 

[fluffycrow]

I don’t have Covid

 

[LaFleche]

This I will say. "Friends are the family we make for ourselves." Severing contact with a toxic family member was one of the best things I have ever done.

This exactly!

 

[LaFleche]

I don’t have Covid

 

[LaFleche]

I wish I could say, "Hey Jamie! How's it going? Want to sit and chat for a bit?"

My neighbor, Jamie, passed away this afternoon.

Very sorry Sally!

 

[ShrekDawg]

Asperger's is a part of the Autism Spectrum and a person with this disorder can certainly appear lazy, but generally (IME) they are not. They perceive and experience the world differently than the way the rest of us do. Without early intervention they may lack the skills and strategies to comprehend and cope with it effectively.

Very true! And he could also be depressed on top of all that.

 

[Nabiki]

Asperger's is a part of the Autism Spectrum and a person with this disorder can certainly appear lazy, but generally (IME) they are not. They perceive and experience the world differently than the way the rest of us do. Without early intervention they may lack the skills and strategies to comprehend and cope with it effectively.

That's the thing. His parents have known about his asperger's since he was very young. He is capable of learning habits, but they would let him do nothing but sit around watching TV, YouTube and contribute nothing because it was too much effort to teach him.

Believe me, I spend a lot of time listening to him to understand how he thinks. He does think differently, but he is capable of learning. It's just much harder to do now that he's 23 instead of 3. It has become my job to turn him into a functioning adult. In a lot of ways I'm a lot more patient with him than his parents because I will listen to him, I don't cut off his explanations, and I will explain why he needs to do things and I will patiently wait for him to do the task rather than jump in and do it for him when he's slow because he gets distracted by some aspect of it.

Edit: I do care about the kid, so do his parents. They're just busy trying to make a living like the rest of us. I just come here to vent my frustrations.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I wish I could say I wasn’t mad at myself LOL

 

[sourland]

It's 75F, low humidity with a light breeze blowing - perfect day.