I've been trying to boil down what irritates me about the combination of: (1) the popularity of certain mental health diagnoses (such as ADHD and autism) in 2024, and (2) the primary importance that people give to these popular diagnoses, by which I mean, how much they talk about having them, even with strangers on the Internet ( Read more... )

Autism is currently defined as a highly variable neurodevelopmental disorder that is generally thought to cover a broad and deep spectrum, manifesting very differently from one person to another. Some have high support needs, may be non-speaking, and experience developmental delays; this is more likely with other co-existing diagnoses. Others have ( Read more... )

one of the most important realizations of the training is that "pleasure" is one of my top five core values

earth is the pleasure planet, folks ( Read more... )

If I were to bet I'd bet that I skip the spanking party and luxuriate in Condo Time to Self All Day ( Read more... )

sometimes, when I find a porn star I really like, he looks extremely different to me depending on his haircut ( Read more... )

That was my comment to a post on the Relationship Anarchy subreddit. The poster wanted to know what terms RA people use to refer to their significant relationships. Of course, my readers know I generally use the term "partner" for convenience, but I suggested that you don't need terms at all, refer to folks by their names ( Read more... )

because I can't help but relive my own life while reading about his ( Read more... )

I can no longer predict the future
But I want to witness it

I need these self-made rituals, my religion of one,

One of the little ones called me "The Normal Uncle" -- which considering the entire sweep of my life, and the number of uncles she has (on both sides), that's quite a claim ( Read more... )