thinking I might be autistic but learning that the brain damage from CPTSD can mimic autistic symptoms to the point where it's impossible to tell the difference.
A motherโs love is supposed to be the only thing guaranteed in life - it is natureโs default setting and even animals are granted it. When it isnโt provided, people therefore cannot conceptualise it, because itโs supposed to be as natural and normal and expected as breathing air. So theyโd rather accuse you of lying or exaggerating than face something that they canโt even conceive of.
No one can handle the fact that some mothers do not love their children. I have had therapists lose their cool and get extremely activated when I tell them that my mother does not love me.
โgirls w no female friends are a red flagโ no a lot of us just had weird moms okay like sorry the first lady i ever met hated my guts for some reason and it resulted in me being an off-putting brunch companion forgive me
I had a dude take my number off the sales information I had to give while buying a couch WITH MY HUSBAND. Itโs not about a meet cute. Itโs not about shooting a shot. Itโs about control and itโs never not creepy and a purposeful display of breaking boundaries and privacy.
Saw someone say using the word โcinephileโ makes you sound like a pretentious snob. Our fear of being branded elitist is going to cheat us out of having any language at all.