O.K. I will admit it... My name is Karen and I'm a Facebook addict. It's been 30 minutes since my last post and 30 seconds since I checked my notifications.
I am the Administrator of a Confessions Facebook Page.
I have a private Facebook Page that is for parents and those who are in any way connected to the autism community, where you can post statuses without your nosey friends and relatives being all up in your business.
I belong to a private Autism Bloggers group, with a bunch of chatty writers. We share our blogs and statuses to do with life as a writer, and as a parent of someone with autism, as well as those who are actually living on and spectrum. They are a one of the funniest groups of people I have never met. They are also a great group to procrastinate with.
I also belong to a few private groups for people with Aspergers and those who love someone who has Aspergers.
So yeah...Facebook has a habit of taking up a lot of my time.
As a matter of fact, in 2012 when I did this Year in Facebook Statuses App, it revealed that on my personal page alone, I have written enough words for an entire book! Shameful... I know. Just think, If I spent all that time actually writing and publishing a book, maybe I'd be rich by now! This year in review also revealed what I write the most about, politics (because of the election last year), mental health, and alcoholic beverages. Yep ...that's me in a nutshell!
So here is your chance to get to know me via some of my recent and favorite Facebook statuses.
"The people at Target should be shot for asking -did you find everything alright? Of course I found MORE THAN everything alright! That's why this bill is freakin $150.00 dollars!!!
Then they have the nerve to ask if you want to sign up for a credit card? #AreYouNuts?"
"Remember earth shoes? They were kinda ugly...but you feel like your walking on the moon. I love my new comfy, totally unsexy shoes."
"From the Editor of Mamapedia.com where I will be featured next week:
'You are a talented storyteller; one in a million. I think your stream of consciousness style is the best of any I have ever posted.'
My day...my week has been made!"
"If you are single with no children I have some unsolicited advice for you...STaY that WaY as long as you can!"
"Great night with my hubby! Contract extended..."
"Talked to my Dad tonight. I could hear his music all the way from L.A. (and I don't mean through the phone). Me -Dad are you trying to disturb your neighbors? Him -These old mother -efers in this building can't hear!"
"Seeing my doctor again. Maybe she will commit me to a lovely mental health rehab this time. I'm hoping for 30 days."
"Dear God,
Thank you for the sunshine and my time with my God-children and dear friend today. For my husband who I am so in love with ...today. Thank you for peace in this moment."
Call from the groomers-"Mrs. K. Harry is ready to be picked up. Just to let you know we are trying to close early today." In other words B*%#@ come get your dog! Don't forget him this time!"
"There is a certain danger in a drink tasting so good! Ruby red grapefruit juice and Ruby Red Absolute Vodka...and to all a good night."
"Is it bad that I have two different computers open to facebook right now? #IMayHaveAProblem
So what if I have 2 martini glasses and 1 wine glass in my bedroom. Maybe I was having a party up there. It it's a party of one...but I am damn good company!
I am the Administrator of a Confessions Facebook Page.
I have a private Facebook Page that is for parents and those who are in any way connected to the autism community, where you can post statuses without your nosey friends and relatives being all up in your business.
I belong to a private Autism Bloggers group, with a bunch of chatty writers. We share our blogs and statuses to do with life as a writer, and as a parent of someone with autism, as well as those who are actually living on and spectrum. They are a one of the funniest groups of people I have never met. They are also a great group to procrastinate with.
I also belong to a few private groups for people with Aspergers and those who love someone who has Aspergers.
So yeah...Facebook has a habit of taking up a lot of my time.
As a matter of fact, in 2012 when I did this Year in Facebook Statuses App, it revealed that on my personal page alone, I have written enough words for an entire book! Shameful... I know. Just think, If I spent all that time actually writing and publishing a book, maybe I'd be rich by now! This year in review also revealed what I write the most about, politics (because of the election last year), mental health, and alcoholic beverages. Yep ...that's me in a nutshell!
So here is your chance to get to know me via some of my recent and favorite Facebook statuses.
"The people at Target should be shot for asking -did you find everything alright? Of course I found MORE THAN everything alright! That's why this bill is freakin $150.00 dollars!!!
Then they have the nerve to ask if you want to sign up for a credit card? #AreYouNuts?"
"Remember earth shoes? They were kinda ugly...but you feel like your walking on the moon. I love my new comfy, totally unsexy shoes."
"From the Editor of Mamapedia.com where I will be featured next week:
'You are a talented storyteller; one in a million. I think your stream of consciousness style is the best of any I have ever posted.'
My day...my week has been made!"
"If you are single with no children I have some unsolicited advice for you...STaY that WaY as long as you can!"
"Great night with my hubby! Contract extended..."
"Talked to my Dad tonight. I could hear his music all the way from L.A. (and I don't mean through the phone). Me -Dad are you trying to disturb your neighbors? Him -These old mother -efers in this building can't hear!"
"Seeing my doctor again. Maybe she will commit me to a lovely mental health rehab this time. I'm hoping for 30 days."
"Dear God,
Thank you for the sunshine and my time with my God-children and dear friend today. For my husband who I am so in love with ...today. Thank you for peace in this moment."
Call from the groomers-"Mrs. K. Harry is ready to be picked up. Just to let you know we are trying to close early today." In other words B*%#@ come get your dog! Don't forget him this time!"
"There is a certain danger in a drink tasting so good! Ruby red grapefruit juice and Ruby Red Absolute Vodka...and to all a good night."
"Is it bad that I have two different computers open to facebook right now? #IMayHaveAProblem
"I think coffee is a bit like crack. There is nothing like that first sip. You spend the rest of the morning trying to get that feeling back...but it never happens...until the next day. #Andthereyouhaveit #answersoflifebyKaren"
"I have some awesome friends all over the U.S. & around the world. Some I have met through blogging but our connection is so beyond this medium. I'm feeling the love tonight. #YouGetMe #YouSeeMe #SoBlessed"
"I can be the sweetest person you'll ever meet, but if you mess with my kid, I can quickly turn into a bitch you wish you'd never met. Cole's math teacher is about to meet the other side of my personality. Don't worry...I will smile and be pleasant the whole time I am turning her world around. She's about to get a real education."So what if I have 2 martini glasses and 1 wine glass in my bedroom. Maybe I was having a party up there. It it's a party of one...but I am damn good company!
Then of course there are also countless photos of my kids, my dog and my drinks!
I could go on all day! But I do have a life to live...well sort of. I gotta get back to my Facebook!
In the comments below...leave me one of your craziest facebook statuses...or the one of mine you most identify with.
In the comments below...leave me one of your craziest facebook statuses...or the one of mine you most identify with.
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Adelaide Dupont · 285 weeks ago
And for those of us who knew and appreciated these points in high school to a greater or lesser extent - always good to have a refresher and feel them through the current and future generations who we survived to be able to see.
I especially appreciated points 5, 7 and 10.
And young women not settling or settling down yet is a good thing.
"It's never too late to live our dreams" - but it may be too early for some of them!
And 8 of course.
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Maira L. Coral · 216 weeks ago
I was looking for information for my Multi-Genre Disability Research Project from my Early Childhood Special Education class on the web, when suddenly I came across your blog. I started reading this out of curiosity and I want to tell you that as you said yourself, you will not be Amanda Gorman, but you managed to make me shed some tears, perhaps because I felt totally identified with your words, especially in the part that you speak of your son. My son also has Asperger's syndrome, he is 19 years old and he is in the second semester of College. Also like yours, he takes classes from home, likewise my eldest daughter is also taking college classes from her room. At the same time, that I work as a preschool teacher from my kitchen through a computer, my husband sleeps in the room during the day because he works at night. Also in the afternoons I myself take virtual school classes. I am a 51-year-old Latin woman who began to learn the English language as adult, so maybe you find some deficiencies in my writing, however, I was very moved by how proud you express yourself about your son. Referent your mother, I liked the humorous tone that you give when your talk about her, so I did not want to miss this opportunity and stopped my assignments for a moment to let you know that your words do make a difference, since they reach the heart of at least those who have opportunity to read you. I want confess you that is the most long I have written to someone I don't know, because your words inspired me, thank you...
Gavin Bollard · 209 weeks ago
Thanks for this post. I've been very distracted of late and so this was how I found out about our friend Kate. Kate's struggles were very real but they were so constant and so wide-ranging that it was difficult for people around her to address them. I think it's going to take a while longer for me to process all this.
I learned so much from Kate because she was always quick to point out the many injustices in the world. In her glory days, she was very much a crusader and she cared for everyone. Over the years, as her situation took its toll, I came to realise that it was the fact that she couldn't be put in a single specific category, that made the system fail her. She needed help that they weren't set up to provide.
She needed more care and she needed to be less alone. I'm so sorry that this has happened.
For a long while we were corresponding almost every day but a couple of months ago, I realised that she had become so stressed that nearly every interaction I had with her was starting to trigger her. I backed away to give her a bit more space. She only had a little time that she could stand to be online and there were too many things that she wanted to do in that time. I thought that by taking a step back, she could reach out to more people who might be geographically closer and able to assist.
Kate was a beautiful soul and she will be sorely missed by all of us.
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Spoil your cat · 122 weeks ago
Many of these living arrangement aren't good, and many of the people who run those places really don't have the residents' best interest at heart. Those places are like old age homes and foster homes, where you sometimes hear horror stories. They're hard to trust. But then there are good ones, of course.
The best thing for an autistic adult is either to go on living at home or working and renting an apartment and living independently, but that isn't always an option.
Duncan · 112 weeks ago