Just Me

Several years ago, someone emailed me saying that she was happy to find someone else out there in the world who was not only a burn survivor but also deaf. Unfortunately, at the time I received the email, I was hip-deep working on one of my many projects, so it was some time before I was able to respond to her email. And when I finally did, she read me the Riot Act for taking so long to respond to her email. I tried apologizing but, unfortunately, never heard from this person again.   This is not the first time this has happened. It has happened with MANY other people getting upset over my very delayed replies to their messages.   Thankfully, I have friends who are more understanding about my neurodiverse ways, as well as my VERY BUSY life, so they don’t make a federal case out of me taking some time to get back to them. Still, I feel guilty about being unable to respond to messages and then jump right back in to whatever else I was doing.   Take today, for ex...

When it comes to politics, I try to avoid discussing it with other people. I respect other people’s decisions and choices and I won’t cut ties with them based on who they vote for.   But it’s when they start to act on the negative and hateful ideas pushed forward by certain politicians where I draw the line.   Until now, I have not had to do this. I know other Trump-supporters online who have posted things, but they never actively started being racist, homophobic, misogynistic liars towards others in real life. However, with the spate of so much hateful and racist content being posted on social media, it can be a sign that this is someone to avoid.   This is especially true if we work in the same field.   I have zero interest in working with two-faced people. An example is someone who is being hateful, homophobic, transphobic, racist, sexist and ableist to others both on and offline, but sweet and kind to me. Would I want anything to do with such a pe...