Here we go...long-ass thread. I don't know who's listening, but here is my story, publicly, for the first time. It's where developmental and mental health disorders, disability, grief, and trauma, including childhood and religious trauma, among other fun things, intersect. (1/
(+) Current status: This is my TENS unit (electrodes) turned all the way up because my muscles are like cement due to scoliosis. Due to limited finances and autistic burnout, I can’t keep up with any meaningful treatment long enough for it to make a difference. (end)
I barely open this cesspool of an app anymore. Just here to announce that I changed my username (previously @timothydotbacon).
Please find me on other platforms. If I’ve interacted with you in the past, let me know where I can find you! (+)
(+) I am a husband, (girl dad), high school math teacher, musician, AuDHDer, chronic pain sufferer, recovering evangelical who feels safer with heathens, leftist, always looking to connect with anyone like-minded, especially if you’re in Kansas City! (+)
@RevKPB Not that we’re not on the verge of something good, but my gut tells me we’re also about to go through something bad. It’s wrong sometimes, but not often.
@piper4missouri Politically southern, meteorologicallly split (Ozarks is southern, Plains is midwestern). Grew up in SGF, home is KC (currently Cass County 🤮).
Today is my last day of summer, just as I’m maybe recovering from the previous school year. I am sad.
Back to @23andme:
-1/2 brother, unconfirmed, but based on my research so far, their margin of error is almost nonexistent. Decided to reach out, but no response. (+)
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Due to grandparent with lots of siblings, each with lots of kids who each have lots of kids, there are unusual age gaps that make the whole mystery pretty wonky. That’s not even including how secretive they all are in general…(+)
This wins the World Wide Web. Howard the Duck is the earliest memory I have of watching a movie. I re-watched it as a teen and WTF; why would my parents let me watch that *on repeat* when I was only THREE?!?