I’m not mad at school any more.
I’m too fucking tired.
Getting ready to possibly have to sue my kid’s school district because the state implemented a cell phone ban and the district refuses to address the fact that he has a documented history of autistic meltdowns where he goes into full on Flight mode and has made it out of the building on multiple occasions. He kept getting suspended because he’d barrel through any adult that got in his way until he finally calmed down. At like 8 years old mind you, he’s 14 now. “Oh we’ll just set up a BIP.” Oh you mean that thing your staff and faculty IGNORED for fucking years because there was never any mention of any of the fucking outbursts you’d call me about regarding him hitting someone because they refused to leave him alone and you did nothing about when he told you? That BIP?
We didn’t even want to get him a fucking phone in the first place! That’s the compromise we made with the district years ago because they kept losing my fucking kid, refused to okay any other kind of tracker, and adding him to our plan with a cheapo smartphone was the the only one they’d okay that we could afford.
Sorry for the rant. I get really angry when I think about the way my brother and I were screwed over by the public school system and watching it repeat itself in New and Exciting ways with my own kids.
Thats me but was diagnosed and sent to a prison of a school for being bullied and running away. Hope that bully grew up to die in a ditch.
Wow wtf that’s suspiciously accurate
buuuuuuut
Modern school is designed to stamp out creativity, compassion, maturity, courage, and critical thinking. It is designed to produce a worker class that is easier to suppress, bully, intimidate, and fool. It accomplishes that goal with ruthless efficiency. Don’t trust me, check out John Gatto, NYC teacher of the year. https://www.cantrip.org/gatto.html
That was a delightful little link. For a moment I was alive in the nineties.
The arrival linked was also very interesting.
It’s going bad, thanks!
I’m not bi?
Ok, pansexual. Same difference 🤷♂️
I mystified as to how bisexuality fits into all this.
Neurodivert folk seem to have an easier time not blindly going along with social norms simply because that is how everyone else behaves.
I was gifted Harry Potter 1 on my first school day and had read it through by the next morning. Fast forward to now: I haven‘t read an actual book in 2 years, too burned out by ADHD. Fuck me I guess!
Edit: also, fuck the school system.
I don’t know if it’ll work for you, but I often can’t read for long periods anymore either. Audiobooks aren’t enough stimulation on their own, but if I find a combo that uses just enough of my brain, I can make it through quite a bit.
For me personally, I play Mario Kart on a muted TV often while listening to books.
That‘s a good method, yes. I mostly listen to podcasts discussing books, which to me is the perfect level of stimulation. Might also try to listen to and read the same book simultaneously.
Not bi, and I was never in the gifted program.
But I found out I’m neurodivergent at 39, and it explains so much.
I hope everyone is doing well. Seems that my story echos many of yours.
I’m not angry at the school system because my schools were well funded and well managed but otherwise
Oh I am LIVID. FUCK the current state of US public education and FUCK cars (angrily and not with sex) too, while we’re at it.
Related: ||I’d strip you naked in the corner of a Wendy’s (with consent ofc ||(my point is yes I swing many ways))
Uncanny and comforting that so many people had the experience we did.
I don’t know if I should feel better or worse knowing that I’m a whole ass archetype.
The school system yes but also the problem is much deeper, as capitalism is a hell system that grinds away at human joy, stifles personal growth, and recontextualizes all genuine passion towards evil. In this essay I will-
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It’s odd that so many people want to respectfully say they arent bi 😂
It’s because it’s the only thing that doesn’t hit home, the rest is a given
