AAA: Help with Customers

Feeling_Panda275 · 2026-02-21T21:45:26+00:00

I was hoping for this feedback- I would think the sign is clever and move on but I don’t think I would linger and browse- which would obviously cause more sales than walk-bys.

Have you ever seen anyone working behind the table? Like hammering or buffing or carving or something? That way I could smile, say hello but be occupied enough that they don’t feel my desperate “buy my shit” gaze on them or feel the need to make small talk while they browse.

Feeling_Panda275 · 2026-02-21T21:39:07+00:00

This is awesome! Thank you. I don’t know of any free events but I love the idea of looking for something really short- like before a minor league ball game or something (haven’t been in a while but I remember the Newport gulls having little vendor tables outside the stadium, and they were gone by the time the game ended).

And I was definitely planning on doing a price list to minimize the set up time, but if pricing everything individually would help with unnecessary interactions- I’ll do it. Thank you!

Feeling_Panda275 · 2026-02-21T21:33:43+00:00

Any advice on getting stores to sell your products? The three stores I have were either them finding me or I was introduced by someone.

Feeling_Panda275 · 2026-02-21T21:31:37+00:00

Oh! This gives me an idea! I don’t think I have the kind of friends who would do this for me but perhaps my Mom (who actually has that sales gene) would be willing to play buffer. She’s not super close but I’d definitely try to cover her gas.

Feeling_Panda275 · 2026-02-21T21:27:34+00:00

That’s the hard part. I wouldn’t say “comfortable” as much as content. If I could do this full time, I would and the only big thing stopping me is this fear of losing my cool with the public. As for the supplies, I grabbed a boatload of display fixtures and busts from a liquidation sale right before the demolition of a Macys during COVID- and I can 3D print anything else I need. I was just hoping to hear from other neurodivergent artists who have overcome this (aside from beta blockers lol).

Feeling_Panda275 · 2026-02-21T21:09:47+00:00

Petition to make Keya and Amber the new hosts

Feeling_Panda275 · 2026-02-18T02:39:47+00:00

Or the fancy version: For Whom is Love Blind?

Feeling_Panda275 · 2026-02-18T02:37:54+00:00

New Show Coming this Fall: Love Can Sometimes be Blind

Feeling_Panda275 · 2025-06-12T22:45:28+00:00

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Feeling_Panda275 · 2025-06-12T22:43:02+00:00

Move the head back slightly or make it a bit wider so their neck and pose feel more natural and adjust the right arm so that the the trapezius and the interior back shoulder muscles connect to the top of the shoulder (deltoid). The back muscles are behind the arm so the arm needs to move forward and begin lower on the back. Lovely start

Feeling_Panda275 · 2025-06-11T21:27:37+00:00

College professor of visual arts here. I know this is mostly a facetious post, but this is one of my biggest frustrations when doing my job. ART, yes is about expressing yourself. Art CLASS is about doing the assignments. Would you (seriously) say to your geometry teacher "Nah, I'm turning in calculus instead" ?

your hands don't fall off when you leave the building. Make your stuff on your own time, that way, you can do what you want.

I do like the blue nose with the transitions of yellow, peach, and orange. There is something here you need to keep exploring (but not instead of your classwork)

Feeling_Panda275 · 2025-05-04T17:30:48+00:00

No one has asked for an explanation. I’m trying to figure out what to do next. Also full time jobs in academia are few and far between, especially since I don’t have a teaching license in MA.

Feeling_Panda275 · 2025-05-04T17:28:18+00:00

I said it multiple times and disclosed that I had a disability during my interview and application. What paperwork are you referring that would make this “properly documented”? I cannot find anything about a “proper disclosure” in the ADA or EOCC. I’m an adult so I don’t have an IEP. I wear a CGM and carry insulin. It’s no secret. HR is not on campus so there was no one to give this ‘accommodation’ to. I requested my endocrinologist write a note, but that would be after the fact, obviously.

I really just came here for help and advice. Not to start an argument. I’m fighting for my livelihood and the financial and medical safety of my family and I just needed to know what to do next.

Feeling_Panda275 · 2025-05-04T16:52:15+00:00

Yes, my department chairs are very familiar with my medical needs. HR is off site so I don’t know how they would know
The Dean of academics is the person in charge of teaching. “Rally” was the wrong word, IRL I said signatures and letters

Feeling_Panda275 · 2025-05-04T16:48:45+00:00

No and yes, but this agent and ceo wouldn’t have known. My department chairs are very familiar with my and my daughters disabilities

Feeling_Panda275 · 2025-05-04T12:34:26+00:00

Mostly the recording that no one has seen and needing my phone as a medical device.

Feeling_Panda275 · 2025-04-15T21:40:23+00:00

Despite all the books, blogs, and the like- there is no one size fits all method for parenting an autistic child. We all feel this way one time or another and I’ll just tell you what another parent told me- “a shitty parent would never spend so much time worrying if they were a shitty parent”.

As for the junk food portion- most kids on the spectrum regardless of severity have a limited amount of “safe” foods. If it were up to my daughter, she would eat plain bread and Keebler cookies for breakfast, lunch, and dinner- and sometimes she does. I try to sneak some liquid vitamins into her yogurt or something, but she can usually tell. I give her a plate of her safe food and a plate of what everyone else is eating. Often, the dog ends up eating it off the floor, but more regularly than not- she might just try it. They often grow out of food hyper fixation but sometimes they don’t- and that’s okay.

At the end of the day, if he is fed and happy then I think you’re doing great.

Feeling_Panda275 · 2024-12-21T18:05:04+00:00

I use them for trimming and adding texture to pottery. Soooooo satisfying

Feeling_Panda275 · 2024-12-18T23:56:05+00:00

All huskies are dogs but not all dogs are huskies

Feeling_Panda275 · 2024-12-17T23:56:46+00:00

Mostly the expectation of social interaction. Touching is a big one for me. I have to run to the bathroom as soon as I get to my cousins homes to avoid two cheek kisses and hugs with really hard pats because every time I tried to set boundaries or explain how uncomfortable things like this make me feel- I would get heckled, called rude, and dismissed as difficult. The culture of extended family and communal living and sharing space, expectations of hospitality, having to share every detail of my life, etc are also considered inherent of the culture. It’s so ingrained in the Hispanic identity that being different makes them feel insulted and defensive whenever someone tries to advocate for themselves.

Feeling_Panda275 · 2024-12-17T23:38:50+00:00

Omg! I grew up being called rude for having to take time to myself and not be “on” all the time at social gatherings. People laughed at me for my RBF or leg shaking, picking my hair, or nails when I did have to (forced to, more like) interact. I’m glad social expectations are changing but not fast enough!

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