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“Shit if that’s what the outside looks like, can you imagine the inside?”

…new idea, I need 2 duckies. They face each other like the guardians in The NeverEnding Story.

Oooh I want one of the cute, soul-harvesting duckies

Yeah. Money set me free. Am I lonely? Yeah, sometimes. But between a soul crushing relationship and financial security, financial security wins every time.

I’ve also read “move to another state” a lot. Which is also much easier said than done, even though there are some very legitimate reasons. Moving from a low cola to a high one is tough.

Sometimes I feel like I talk too much. So I do limit myself.

Me too. I deleted a 10 year old account. I used to love that little corner of the net, even when it was small.

Imgur did this same thing before not too long ago. People posted the gif for several days. I think some accounts were lost.

No, not really.

I mean… I think there are variables that predict our life outcomes, at least the odds of them.

Things like where we are born, who are parents are, our environment all have roles in the experiences we will have throughout our entire lives.

Behavior is somewhat predictable once you study it as a science. So I guess it could seem rather scripted when you figure it like that.

Okay, that’s fair. How about when people ask you for food recipes after comment reply that’s in context? Are bots that good?

It’s like being called an NPC isn’t it

I think my first post here someone asked me to tell them about baking lasagnas, maybe because of the way I type. Is it also sort of an insult to imply someone is a bot?

Not capable at all would be non-verbal. This includes vocal and non-vocal verbal communication such as PECs and sign. Non-vocal is not speaking out loud. Able to speak but not doing so may be called selectively verbal.

Not trying at all could have several outcomes and reasons behavioral and medical and would not be any of these. They may not learn to read so lack literacy or may not learn properly how to speak and lack fluency in their first language.

Edit: upon reading some of your other comments, you may be thinking of delays in receptive and expressive language. Which can have many causes.

We don’t have this kind of policy in my school—this is my job basically . I work with grade level resource and the students with behavior. I have successfully remediated a lot of repeat aggression. As a team we are able to put families into contact with behavioral resources that are school/tax funded. The worst part of the position is honestly just the adults who want them gone. That’s just kicking the can… It can take weeks to bring dysfunctional behavior into under complete control. Sometimes I feel like I’m saving my kids from these awful adults, and not the other way around.

If you engage even one out of ten times, you’re reinforcing it. You can redirect the conversation. Talk to another person, change the subject, completely disengage with them on that specific topic.

You can set expectations privately going in. Set the boundaries. Reiterate them gently but firmly in a general manner. Polite and businesslike when the forbidden topic comes up, cheerful and interested when any other topic comes up. Again, never directly engaging with the forbidden topic.

All this assumes you still want to get along with this person.