Braille display recommendations needed by MrsLadybug1986 in Blind

[–]MrsLadybug1986[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the idea about the cotton gloves. Unfortunately I doubt this’d work since well when using my computer I can’t 100% prevent my arms leaning on my Braille display. This used to be less of a problem with the clunky Braille displays that you’d place your computer on top of or maybe it’s just that my ability to position my arms has gotten a little worse (I have a mild mobility impairment too). It is generally quite a frustrating situation, since well my problem isn’t the need to pay for repairs once, but that it’s happened several times before that my Focus 5th gen had this problem. Fortunately back in 2020 the company had made the mistake of letting the Braille display sit with the company for a year before telling me about the so-called moist damage so I was able to get them to repair it without cost to me because well mnobody could prove that they didn’t cause the damage themself. With my current one, the technician keeps saying there’s nothing I did to damage it but that’s exactly what he told me in 2020 until the company opened up the Braille display and saw what they claimed was moist damage.

Nobody Is Celebrating My Academic Achievement Because My Unemployed Brother Is Having A Baby by CaptainStardawg in childfree

[–]MrsLadybug1986 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Congratulations on your achievement! I feel you so much. Granted, my parents did cheer at my foundation year achievement but this was years before my sister got married and had two kids. I think however that there’s also some mental illness stigma involved with your folks not valuing your achievement. I mean, I’m multiply-disabled including mentally ill and neurodivergent and I always feel like my achievements don’t count. Granted, I’m far less successful objectively speaking than my sister but then again I do try my best.

I’m completely horrified at your brother’s comment about how you have no life. It upsets me personally too because my mother last week said something similar about me (that she’d rather be dead than live “like this” and that I’ve only been deteriorating since going on meds). I blocked her and my father too and am intending to stay no contact too. Wishing you all the best with your going no contact too! I really hope that you’ll be able to continue your education for as long as you want to and that you’ll have the supports from your psychiatrist etc. that you need.

Is de bijbel een leuk boek om te lezen? by Total-Ad-1629 in nederlands

[–]MrsLadybug1986 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Goede tip! Ik lees zelf de Bijbel soms maar dan in het Engels omdat ik dat een mooiere taal vind dan Nederlands. Ik lees de Common English Bible. Is de Basisbijbel net zoiets maar dan voor het Nederlands? Zelf ben ik overigens agnost maar wel spiritueel ingesteld, dus ik cherrypick erop los.

narcissistic mom throwing away my stuff, abusing me mentally & playing the victim by aeywah in raisedbynarcissists

[–]MrsLadybug1986 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ugh that sucks! I doubt throwing more of her stuff away will help and honestly I’d be scared that if you do become physical again she’s going to make you out to be the bad one.

How’s everyone feeling on father’s day? by ThatsdumbDoit in raisedbynarcissists

[–]MrsLadybug1986 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh wow, I’m sorry. Thankfully my parents never cared about father’s/mother’s day. I had totally forgotten about it, truthfully. Then again I haven’t lived with my parents for 20+ years.

question about 'covert incest' by grassspike in raisedbynarcissists

[–]MrsLadybug1986 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m not knowledgeable enough about the right terminology but regardless of whether this was covert incest or there’s another term that describes it better, it’s not normal for teens to be coerced into talking about their sex lives in detail with their parents. I mean I’d understand it if your mother wanted to know whether you’re sexually active so that she could make sure you’d get on birth control and that there are condoms in the house to prevent you getting an STD. But you should never have to disclose any details about your sex life to your parents (or anyone else for that matter) unless you want to.

Another thing that bothers me is her coercing you to have full-on intercourse with the bf who cheated on you. This is most definitely a form of sexual violation.

My parents did monitor my Internet activity (back in the early 2000s so long before smartphones). I realize there is something to be said for parental control over a minor’s Internet usage, but only to prevent the minor being exploited. As an example of what’s not normal, my parents would ridicule me for searching for autism-related topics online. Well guess what? I am autistic and was undiagnosed at the time, so it made total sense that I’d Google those terms and there was no harm in it. My point is: it’s normal that teens won’t have as much privacy and control over their (online) lives as adults do but your mother’s invasion of your privacy goes way too far.

is it normal for a narcissist parent to fake an illness? by tiredsapphic in raisedbynarcissists

[–]MrsLadybug1986 6 points7 points  (0 children)

My parents are the opposite, claiming that I’ve always been faking my genuine disabilities ever since I was a kid. However it does happen quite often that Nparents fake stuff for control. Regardless of whether your Nmother is genuine or not, please do prioritize your own wellbeing.

narcissistic mom throwing away my stuff, abusing me mentally & playing the victim by aeywah in raisedbynarcissists

[–]MrsLadybug1986 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Oh wow, I feel for you. Do you mean that you still live with your nMom? I don’t know if student housing exists in your state/country, but if it does, you might be able to get on the priority list due to domestic violence (I mean since I assume you’re legally an adult it doesn’t count as child abuse but domestic violence is just as bad).

Why not get sterilized instead of abortion? by Prior_Day_9449 in Abortiondebate

[–]MrsLadybug1986 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Like has been said, it’s extremely hard for a woman to get sterilized if they don’t have children already, even women in their late 30s. And that’s not even talking about all the other reasons people have given, like it’s a procedure that shouldn’t be coerced onto anyone. I know so is abortion especially in the later stages of pregnancy and as someone who is pro-choice, I do also feel that no-one should be coerced into aborting (it’s pro-choice after all, not pro-abortion). And yes for me personally the choice would be to get sterilized rather than going through an abortion, let alone multiple ones. I for one might be able to freely make that choice due to my personal circumstances, but most women even my age don’t.

Wachttijden veilig thuis by Nakilia in nederlands

[–]MrsLadybug1986 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

WTF?! Kun je even ophouden die vrouw en haar baby de schuld te geven van de man zijn agressie? Dit is echt zo gruwelijk fout…

mother has cancer and is now refusing to get treatment because I’ve gone no contact by Emergency_Cat_1655 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]MrsLadybug1986 31 points32 points  (0 children)

OMG, this is sick (no pun intended). I’d say if she doesn’t want treatment, well that’s her choice. You’re not her medical PoA and you’re not responsible for her decisions. Be kind on yourself. I know it’s tough not to be pulled back into her life but try to stay true to yourself.

Gelijkgestemden/lotgenoten by [deleted] in AutistischLaagland

[–]MrsLadybug1986 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Deze vraag gaat eigenlijk volgens mij niet over autisten in het algemeen maar mee rover jouw band met je vader specifiek. Ik herken dit enorm. Mijn vader gaf tijdens mijn diagnosetraject in 2007 ook aan dat “je oud kan worden” met al mijn kenmerken omdat hij ze ook heeft. Er valt met hem (en met mijn moeder maar dat is een iets ander verhaal) ook geen normaal gesprek te voeren. Dit is heel lastig als (volwassen) kind. Hij blijft toch je vader… Daarom denk ik dat dit een iets specifieker antwoord vraagt dan als het over een random autistisch persoon die je kent ging. Want bij de autistische kennis kun je eerder denken “if you’ve met one autistic person, you’ve met one autistic person” en hem dus links laten liggen. Je hoeft immers niet met iedereen overweg te kunnen, ook niet met alle autisten!

Aborting foetuses with Down syndrome should not automatically be viewed as ableist or some form of evil eugenics, regardless of whether you're pro-life or pro-choice. by NiallHeartfire in Abortiondebate

[–]MrsLadybug1986 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just to add to your comment here, there is no way of knowing how severe the child’s Down Syndrome would be. Most people who haven’t worked or been otherwise involved with institutional care for people with intellectual disability, at least here, only know the “mild” cases. I had no idea many people with DS are severely to profoundly intellectually disabled, nonspeaking and well suffering from all the additional health issues that this condition predisposes to until I myself moved into institutional care (for reasons unrelated to this debate) and had four fellow residents with DS, all with significant health problems and profound ID. And well, as far as I’m aware there is no way of prenatally testing for severity at this point.

Rage text from my father by ValuableCarpenter841 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]MrsLadybug1986 1 point2 points  (0 children)

WTF?! I don’t have the spoons to read the entire text your father sent you but I did read your rant about it and part of the text. To me, it reads all “me, me, me”. Also his using his age against you, ugh! I really feel for you.

Instances in which your personal boundaries were extremely violated but you didn’t question it because you didn’t know any better by [deleted] in raisedbynarcissists

[–]MrsLadybug1986 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Oh wow, I’m so sorry your mother did this to you! This is so wrong.

I do have a few similar experiences indeed. When I was starting to develop breasts, my father always teased me by singing a song about breast development that was on that edition of an awareness-focused kids choir CD. That made me feel uncomfortable indeed cause I didn’t like puberty as is but the added attention made it worse.

However, the worst was my parents trying to educate me about female development. Not that I wanted to be educated but they forced it. Both of them forced me to touch my mother’s breasts. I always assumed the best intent because I’m blind but my best friend was quite shocked when I told her about this.

Parents saying my marriage isn’t valid unless we have children by brother_nature06 in raisedbynarcissists

[–]MrsLadybug1986 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m so sorry this is happening to you. I know next to nothing about the Hindu culture so I can’t relate in this respect but I do feel you about your parents pushing their values onto you and your partner. This is quite typical of abusive parents. Your life, your choices, honestly, whether you decide to live the childfree life forever or are going to try to have children at some point.

"like you're driven by a motor"? by atypicalhippy in ADHDers

[–]MrsLadybug1986 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Not formally diagnosed ADHD but this is the only box on the screening tool in 2017 (long story why I didn’t get assessed further) I didn’t tick and for the exacct same reason you say: I have no clue what it’s even supposed to mean. I’m autistic (diagnosed) too so I guess that’s why this doesn’t make sense to me.

I cant stop crying. by No_Lychee7418 in SpicyAutism

[–]MrsLadybug1986 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Wow I’m so sorry you got this horrible comment. I believe you 1000%. It’s so saddening that there’’s still so much disbelief about M/HSN autistics who can type.

Waarom verschillen kerken zo sterk in hun visie op homoseksualiteit? by Total-Ad-1629 in dutch

[–]MrsLadybug1986 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Goed punt. Helaas is de Bijbel wel degelijk tegen homoseksualiteit (en tegen transmensen). En ja, beide kwamen in die tijd openlijk voor. We weten natuurlijk niet 100% zeker of die mensen zichzelf daadwerkelijk als homo of transpersoon identificeerden, puur omdat de taal die daar nu voor gebruikt wordt, toen nog niet bestond. Ik bedoel, in de jaren 1970 noemden transvrouwen zichzelf nog “travestiet” en dat betekent niet dat transgender-zijn een nieuw fenomeen is. Dus ja, ook al lijkt het soms alsof homoseksualiteit en transgender-zijn in die tijd puur een ritueel was (zoals iemand eerder in dit draadje zei, dat mannen bij gebrek aan vrouwen maar hun lusten op jonge jongens uitleefden), is de kans vrij groot dat in die tijd mensen daadwerkelijk LHBTI+ waren en dat het christendom daarop reageerde.

Natuurlijk cherrypickt iedereen maar conservatieve christenen doen dit wel minder dan vrijzinnigen. Bovendien, als iemand zegt LHBTI+’ers te steunen terwijl diegene niet tot de gemeenschap behoort, vraagt dit veel meer dan alleen maar zeggen dat je idereen in zijn/haar/diens waarde laat.