What's on your mind?

[alsughasoughaiuyfygh]

I don’t know a lot about psychology, but projection is interesting. You can tell a lot about what is in someone’s heart by the way they judge you.

It's also past experience too. Natives in my town have a very bad reputation for being lazy, entitled, alcoholic trouble makers. From personal experience, whenever I walk by a Native guy half the time I am asked for spare change and 9/10 times the ones who ask are intoxicated. Because of stuff like this, not a lot of businesses in my town will hire them and thus put them in a situation where the cycle of alcoholism and crime continues and just fuels their reputation even more. I knew several great Native guys to hang out with and my Native ex-girlfriend was nice enough to let me experience some of their culture. In that regard, I have few regrets about our failed relationship.

It's an unfortunate reality that we judge a whole demographic of people based on a very noticeable minority. I know that autistic people are hated on the internet because of people like Christian Weston Chandler and Adam Lanza and the prejudice is indeed very damaging for those who mean no harm but still have that stigma attached to them through no fault of their own.

I'm sorry to say but as long as we're imperfect we will always assume the worst in a specific kind of person, especially if we had negative experiences with them in the past. It's not always the case as we can be taught to hate by hateful parents or institutions but the point is that Jesus teaches us to forgive for a reason. Living in a society ran by hate never lasts.

 

[Miss Spaulding]

I think part of the problem is the belief that Christianity runs along party lines which doesn't help any.

This is a huge problem. My parents' generation is particularly guilty of this. It's so frustrating.

 

[Miss Spaulding]

OMM:

-If failing at maintaining friendships was an Olympic sport, I would be a gold medalist.

-I was certain my avocado would be ripe enough to eat today. I was wrong.

 

[leothelioness]

OMM:

-If failing at maintaining friendships was an Olympic sport, I would be a gold medalist.

As introverts we are often times not good at maintaining contact with other people as our need to be independent from others and spend time alone is often greater than our need to interact. Unfortunately most don't understand this.

I find that for myself just having acquaintances is what works best. I get the interaction that I sometimes need without the "smothering" (for lack of a better term) quality of a friendship.

 

[Strider1002]

OMM:
-If failing at maintaining friendships was an Olympic sport, I would be a gold medalist.

Who is this stranger?

 

[TheGirlOnFire]

MY sleep is still so out of it! Pushing through!


Ooohhhh I got an interview for Glasgow university, it’s like the second oldest university in Scotland! Getting to interview is HUGE!!!

 

[Citanul]

-If failing at maintaining friendships was an Olympic sport, I would be a gold medalist.

I'm not so sure about that. I think I'd give you some competition for that gold medal.

 

[sunshineforJesus]

Im looking forward to going out to eat and stuff with my friend Megan tommorow.

 

[Strider1002]

I'm not so sure about that. I think I'd give you some competition for that gold medal.

Not me. I’m one of those smothering people you all complain about

 

[Miss Spaulding]

As introverts we are often times not good at maintaining contact with other people as our need to be independent from others and spend time alone is often greater than our need to interact. Unfortunately most don't understand this.

I find that for myself just having acquaintances is what works best. I get the interaction that I sometimes need without the "smothering" (for lack of a better term) quality of a friendship.

Haha. I always told my siblings "I don't make friends. I make very good acquaintances.

I'm not so sure about that. I think I'd give you some competition for that gold medal.

You're on. Let's do this.





Of course...we'll never know who the winner is because, you know, we won't be in touch.

 

[alsughasoughaiuyfygh]

Yeah, it's one of those nights.

 

[Citanul]

You're on. Let's do this.





Of course...we'll never know who the winner is because, you know, we won't be in touch.

And that was the last anyone saw of either of us...

 

[alsughasoughaiuyfygh]

Yeah, it's one of those nights.

 

[Citanul]

Not me. I’m one of those smothering people you all complain about

I don't know how much I'd complain about someone like you. The more interest someone shows in maintaining the friendship the more likely it is that I'm going to put an effort trying to maintain it as best as my social awkwardness will allow - I do realise that's a two way street as that social awkwardness could be perceived as a lack of interest on my part that leads to them losing interest. But if there's someone like you who's showing signs of actively pursuing the friendship then I'm going to far more motivated to reciprocate.

 

[MrMoe]

OMM:

-If failing at maintaining friendships was an Olympic sport, I would be a gold medalist.

Ooh, that reminds me, please unfollow me.

 

[kittysbecute]

As introverts we are often times not good at maintaining contact with other people as our need to be independent from others and spend time alone is often greater than our need to interact. Unfortunately most don't understand this.

I find that for myself just having acquaintances is what works best. I get the interaction that I sometimes need without the "smothering" (for lack of a better term) quality of a friendship.

I guess I’m fortunate to have a best friend who is also an introvert. We’ve been on the phone a number of times and not even talking to each other. We can easily hang out and ignore each other. And yet, we are pretty close friends.
Friendships that last are definitely a blessing. Especially the ones where you can be apart for years and still be friends. But it is true that most friendships require energy for an introvert to maintain. I never realized until now that it was introvertedness that caused me to avoid maintaining some friendships no matter how much I cared for those friends.
But maintaining a friendship requires effort on both parts.

 

[Strider1002]

All I wanna say is: shut up, Ed Sheeran.

 

[Senkaku]

had a play testing event last night and it went so awesome! so close to being ready to publish!

 

[Multifavs]

I know how you guys feel about friendships. I've had three real life friendships myself, along with some online friendships. Almost all of them lasted no more than a few years and ended with the other person dumping me for no apparent reason. After it was too late I suddenly realized that I'd messed up my own friendships by always doing what I wanted to do and never listening to what my friends wanted to do; I had never even noticed I was doing that before. But I've learned my lesson and now I know that friendliness needs to be returned; to love and help my neighbor, as God wants me to.

Even though I'm shy I'm not sure if I'm totally an introvert because I enjoy getting out and I want to make friends. Funny how things change because when I was in school I liked staying home, but now that I'm at home all the time I want to get out more. But then, talking to other people and sometimes just being around them makes me nervous...depends on the people, though. I'm so sorry to hear that some of you have had trouble with friendships as well. You have my support.

Today is my OC Chillers's 7th birthday. She is not in my current stories or anything, though.

 

[.Mikha'el.]

I've had Piano Man stuck in my head all morning. Why does that song have to ramble on for more than five and a half minutes?