I assigned myself musician before birth.
Mom's telling the story of the first time I kicked.
It was during a Leda Valladares concert. At one point she grabbed the caja (a percussion instrument from the north of Argentina) and this little unborn fetus kicked for the first time. And then again. And I kept going. In sync with the beat.
VIVZIEPOP HOMESTUCK ANIMATED SERIES STARRING TOBY FOX AS JOHN ?????????? HOLY TUMBLRINO
i go to a parenting class for parents of neurodivergent kids. the other parents are all neurotypical.
holy fuck is it a nightmare
i started by trying to empathize with these parents, to some degree. they truly do not understand how their child's brains are wired. and that feels horrible. to feel that disconnected and dissonant with your own kid is painful.
this empathy got me through the first half hour. the remaining 7.5 hours have been slow torment and me learning to control my facial reactions.
"how do i get my son to make eye contact?" you don't
"how can i get my daughter to not repeat the same things she's already said over and over again?" you don't
"how can I get my son to stop telling me about something i don't find interesting?" you don't
"how do I stop feeling guilty about giving my kid adhd?" holy shit get some fucking therapy