I became so good at masking because of coming from a environment where my needs weren’t met and my true self wasn’t safe to exist. I was often more concerned about making sure my parents didn’t pop off that I developed an unhealthy way of looking at the world where I put the needs of others above myself - to the point of complete self destruction in front of people who cared about me.

Over the years I finally realised what was going on, but it took being with another person who also has autism and C-PTSD to observe the behaviours in one another and finally take control. In some ways it is a little tragic we both went through so much hardship while having our basic needs ignored from a young age, but in another way I’m so grateful for the miracle of having found a person who perfectly fits my broken parts so we can guide each other through it with understanding and experience.

I regret the times I’ve treated others unfairly because of the pressures of life and not having the resources or wisdom to do things properly. I’m doing my best now to make amends for my past mistakes, heal myself and move into the future with healthy boundaries. I’ve been hurt in ways I can’t even begin to explain, I require a certain amount of medication just to function but I’m still here and I feel optimistic for the future. It’s going to be hard work to rebuild the things I’ve lost, but I’m motivated to do good for myself and for the new family I’m building.

Anyone else getting Old El Paso vibes from the colour scheme?

Yes, but it often works the other way. I’ve gone to school in Asia, Europe and Australia. IME lunch ladies will let some kids tick food up when they lack the funds.

Some kids pay it back, but I know for a fact many come from families who lack the means and they let it slide.

Ironic seeing a country like the USA so obsessed with Jesus being as far from his teachings as you can go.

If you have a budget, I highly recommend getting a Synology NAS. Synology are a Taiwanese company with decent reliable enthusiast and SME software.

They have a bit of a reputation for overcharging for hard drives with their logos on it, but otherwise it can do all the things you need, pretty much turn key solutions for cloud services like mail server, office collaboration suite, cloud drive, team chat and so much more.

We’re all going to hell for joking about this when the actual video comes out.

I came here to say something similar. It’s not merely tech that’s to blame but the kind of tech we have today. Kids are being raised to be consumers of tech and tech services. They don’t have basic fundamentals that millenials had to learn to access porn on dialup.

Much easier to blame the individuals for their choices than to look at the system abusing them.

Great, another article that blames the young and poor for their misbehaving but completely ignores what caused those in the first place. Seems like sound and legitimate science done in good faith…

I’m guessing he grabbed a pussy and pulled it out Mortal Kombat style.

I have been thinking this for some time, why not just have a certified burner phone or tablet and then a free phone as your main?

Realistically most of us have to install shitty insecure apps to survive in this modern world, but that doesn’t mean all our personal data and stuff has to be on the same device.

For the cost of one brand new top model phone, you could probably get a low-mid certified device and a decent Fairphone or equivcalent.

So you’re saying aliens are treating Earth the way wealthy countries treat poorer countries…

Makes more sense to me than the truth that pedophiles are in charge and so greedy for more wealth they’d risk everything they own and the planet with it to gain some intangible number on paper!

Plot twist: Trump outs all the worlds billionaires as aliens. It turns out that’s why there like that.

With a tattoo of Shrek on her forehead…

SEO isn’t hard… Just look at the people who do SEO… Ain’t the sharpest sandwiches in the toolshed there.

Lived in WA most of my life, never had a problem with WA police.

Last time I visited Sydney in 2019 it began to feel like a city from another country and the police presence was a large part of that.

One thing I’ll never shake is the guards stationed outside the AFP building in the CBD with automatic weapons. Only places I’ve ever seen a sight like that are places like Mindanao in the Philippines, where insurgent terrorists are a real threat.

It feels like law enforcement is increasingly willing to incite and provoke violence so they can claim credit for, or otherwise politicise, their response.

Well for your sake I hope you find some choice places you can enjoy and be yourself online <3

If you’re into sharing pics of Furryosa, Pixelfed could be a good one to check out.

This is my second attempt at re-joining Lemmy after experiencing the same brother.

It sucks having to moderate yourself online so hard when you’re passionate, genuinely care and want to share the uncomfortable truths of the world, but the consequence of a 24/7 deluge of negativity when you have a life to live is just not worth it hey.

I’ve been a bit of a hermit online and offline since the pandemic, 2026 is my year to try to strategically begin getting back out there!

All my email addresses are perma-banned for replying to right wingers. I had death threats, people questioning my sanity and calling me slurs. When I tried to respond with even an iota of the same energy - banned. On Reddit, the right wing is king.

Hell yeah bro.

George called me on the Joe Pesci line to say this is fucked up.