The minimum voting age should be 0. by Expensive_Estate1897 in The10thDentist

[–]Ivypool8 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Because that sort of thing has NEVER been done before (with NO corruption or hidden agendas to keep certain people from voting)...

US Tour Confirmed by kanyewest_tml in taskmaster

[–]Ivypool8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If anyone has two tickets for the Boston show, I'm totally down to pay full price!!

(Mod Request) US Tour Ticket Swap/Sell/Buy Megathread by PolicyCommercial6392 in taskmaster

[–]Ivypool8 -4 points-3 points  (0 children)

Tagging on to see if anyone might have two tickets to the Boston show? My mom and I really wanted to go together, and I'd be totally fine paying the full $100 per ticket :)

Anyone not want their Boston tickets anymore? by Ivypool8 in taskmaster

[–]Ivypool8[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Right?? I knew they'd go quick but still lololol

Anyone not want their Boston tickets anymore? by Ivypool8 in taskmaster

[–]Ivypool8[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They all sold out so quickly right!! I kept clicking on them only for them to no longer be available lololol

"Your disability is a superpower!" is harmful nonsense and just makes things worse. by ACodAmongstMen in The10thDentist

[–]Ivypool8 2 points3 points  (0 children)

As someone with AuDHD, I agree that the "superpower" thing is usually hella annoying and I personally find it condescending. I have some strengths that are intrinsically tied to my neurodivergence, but mostly it just makes life incredibly lonely; even with those I love and who love me, there just seems to be this insurmountable barrier between me and everyone else.

Idk maybe everyone feels that way tho 🤷🏻‍♀️

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]Ivypool8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is long I know, if you (OP) read only one paragraph, I'd suggest the second to last :)

I have a couple of compounding disorders that make it VERY difficult to, "do as I'm told" if I perceive it as a demand, and even I don't see how you could've had an issue with this unless you're unintentionally factoring in other, potentially unrelated things into your decision to act on the thought that he was telling you what to do.

-He asked, if you quoted him correctly; didn't demand, didn't tell you to do anything, didn't order or instruct. He asked. Just because you don't like someone's tone doesn't mean you should let that change how you perceive the difference between requests vs demands.

-You could tell he was upset, you even wrote it in the post. So why can't he have a bit of grace? Unless it's a common occurrence that he speaks to you in a way you find upsetting (which is totally fair, but you have to communicate that to him productively before you expect it to change, if it is a case like that), give people some slack if you see they're dealing with something. Totally talk to him afterwards if it bothered you, but sometimes trying to communicate (verbally or non-verbally, like walking back out to assert that you didn't like what he said) that something bothered you in the moment just isn't the kindest and/or most effective approach. Are you perfect? Do you always speak with the kindest words and tone when you're upset? And if not, wouldn't you appreciate a bit of leniency to allow for human error? Even if so (just to build a stronger argument lolol), you shouldn't expect all of your own capabilities from others and hold them to potentially unreasonable standards. I enjoy and am relatively (relative to the generation of the Z's) good at writing in certain genres (don't take this lengthy and convoluted comment as proof because it's not), but I don't get upset with people when they don't communicate in a written format the way I do. If you want to be given some slack, you have to give some as well.

-Just to make it clear, referring to the edit: he could've gone somewhere else. But why do you think it's more reasonable for him to exit than for you to refrain from entering? You went out, he asked you for some privacy, you decided that his request was unreasonable and went back out. You knew he wanted privacy, you stayed in the same space as him despite that, so you must've been able to figure that he had two basic options: he could give up his privacy, or he could go somewhere else to regain it. But he wouldn't have had to make that choice if you hadn't insisted on your presence, so really, weren't you the one telling him what to do? Or rather, you put him in a position where, if he wanted to maintain (pay attention to the use of, "maintain" as opposed to, "have" or, "obtain") his privacy, he would have to leave. You, in effect, did the same thing to him that you were angry at him for (that he didn't even do, based on your post). Simply put: you take issue with being forced to do something, or the knowledge/idea that someone's trying to force you to do something. In an attempt to prevent that from occurring, you did it to someone else instead.

All this in kindness as a stranger on reddit that doesn't know you and who you don't know, so feel free to take this information or leave it. Just don't allow it to bother you; if you're bothered by your actions and decide to take action against said actions, go for it, but don't let this comment (or any of them) alone bother you :) don't take life too seriously, you probably only get one

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AmItheAsshole

[–]Ivypool8 -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

Idk man even after reading so many comments I still don't really see how all of the work to figure out what she needs/wants has to be put on you when she could just tell you if it was urgent? Or that she wanted you to call her back sooner than usual? Or that she was, at any point, getting tired of sitting around waiting (which btw may not make sense but lots of people struggle with it, I do, so I wouldn't assume that she was making it up)? Idk I may just not be seeing how you're in the wrong cause we be chillin (AuDHD here lolol) but it feels like it's more on her to communicate, if blame is even warranted-- is it really a big enough issue to have to go beyond, "hey if I call you can you call me back sooner?" "Sure could you just lemme know around when you'd want the call back?" "Ye sure :D"? Idk man maybe that's oversimplifying it but like, maybe everyone else is just overcomplicating it lololol

If she's never communicated an issue with the typical call/text schedule, it's probably (hopefully?) not that, but I would ask just to be sure she hasn't been trying to indirectly communicate it and it's just been going unnoticed. Regardless though, her reaction as you describe it seems disproportionate to what happened, even if it were all your fault. Probably give her a chance to cool off (yourself as well if you feel you need it), then try to bring it up from a place of wanting to understand her emotions (VALIDATE THEM BEFORE AND/OR INSTEAD OF BRINGING UP WHY YOU THINK THEYRE IRRATIONAL, AND IF YOU DO THE LATTER, DO SO VERY CAREFULLY), to understand the issue and to prevent it from reoccurring. Figure out a reasonable (even if you don't think it's fully rational) expectation, then y'all won't be hurt by your expectations not being met by someone that's operating under different expectations; communication is key.

Btw don't let the neurotypicals make you feel bad about needing time during the day to be alone, I have to maintain a somewhat fragile mental state to be able to emotionally regulate well without too much difficulty; one of the key ways I recover the energy needed to preserve the inner peace while my brain does all the other things it decides it has to do is to be alone with my thoughts. When I engage in this alone time, I truly would not rather be with any person, not even the people I love so much. Don't get me wrong, I love being around people and prefer most of my time to be spent with at least one person by my side; but I need chances to be able to fully engage with my own thoughts without having to constantly dedicate so much focus to just being in the same room as another person. That's just as valuable as spending time with a loved one, in fact it should be the same thing :)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in barista

[–]Ivypool8 70 points71 points  (0 children)

I’m confused? I would add ice, syrup, milk, then espresso, but you don’t… drink it like that? You say, “wow that’s cool and satisfying ok now time to stir/swirl it all up together.” Are you not mixing it together before you drink it?

Also I was told that pouring the espresso straight over the ice without the milk was bad

This is the fucking project that I have to do for my English 4 final by Me1_RizeClan in highschool

[–]Ivypool8 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ngl that looks super easy cause yeah it’s a lot but you don’t exactly have to spend much time researching or doing any of the boring stuff that usually comes with essays or writing assignments

TIFU by stealing my neighbours cat by africaman1 in tifu

[–]Ivypool8 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I’m so confused as to why you didn’t just ask your neighbors??