midnightdeirdre

As I said, the incident was (obviously) on my mind. When I told my counselor at the time she said, "He's got problems!" And the former teacher told me he "had problems." So I was wondering what "problems" would prompt a boy to make paper glasses and say he was me. But according to all of you, he probably didn't have problems at all, just being a normal and healthy teenage boy. Right. 🙄

Wasn't looking for a fight. Was trying to figure out what kind of problems that a teenager would have that would prompt him to make paper glasses and say he was me. After all, I kept being told he had them. Now everyone is practically implying that his behavior was NORMAL.

No. Just trying to figure out what problems he had, since everyone else kept telling me did. But now I'm being told he didn't. Weird.

I hope so, lol.

So his "problems" were that he was immature. Well then why didn't everyone say to me, "He's got immaturity!"

Yet, all of you are implying the exact opposite; that he didn't have problems, that he was just an immature boy and nothing more. But that's not what I was told about him.

A 17 year old boy cut out paper glasses, put them on, and said he was me. Everyone kept telling me, "He has problems!" So I'm curious what kind of problems would prompt a 17-year old boy to do something a 7-year old would do.

Ok maybe I should make this my avatar:

But I was told he did have problems. I suspect maybe his parents were forcing him to sleep in the basement and/or he was dealing drugs.

I should make this clear: the teacher (I'll call him Mr.Smith) who told me, "He had problems," had left the school. Sam and I had him for math our sophomore year; after that, Mr. Smith left our high school. Junior year was when Sam made the paper glasses; Sam transferred to another high school after junior year. Senior year, Mr. Smith came back and when he asked about Sam, I said with disgust, "He's in rehab!" to which Mr. Smith said, "He had problems."

One of our teachers told me. (Sam also stole $500 cash from one of his other teachers. He gave it back; but that says a lot right there.)

No I didn’t have a crush on him. I did hear that he indeed had problems. I mean what kind of problems would prompt a 17 year old boy to do that?

I'm not sure if this is the right topic for this forum. But here it goes. I got bullied by this boy I'll call Sam in 11th grade. One day I wore a pair of large black glasses, because I had ran out of contacts. Sam made a silly face at me, with his hands over his eyes, mimicking my eyeglasses. The next day: he cut out a pair of brown paper glasses, put them on, and said he was me. (Yes. An 11th grade boy did that.) "He's got problems!" is everyone's reaction when I told them this story. What kind of problems would a 17-year old boy have that would prompt him to do that? I (obviously) never understood that. I know I keep saying this, but I'm autistic and I have this huge memory. Things have happened in my life that I reflect on and I don't understand a lot it. So I post them on here so I can (at least try) to understand them. Thanks for reading/replying/understanding.

Also, I'm sure you've seen the movie Supersize Me. One thing I observed in that film was that Morgan Spurlock was told by the same doctor, "ONLY drink ice water. Do not drink your calories. Only drink water." ⬅️ He was told that about 3 times. The doctor seemed to imply that if he ONLY drank ice water his health would be saved. Suffice to say, I hope you're getting the message. #doNOTdrinkYourCalories #IceWater

You need to watch this video:

I know. I obviously live in my own world. It's a curse and a blessing.

This makes me sad because I've always wished that I was diagnosed at a much earlier age. I became clinically depressed at age 8 and then began stuttering at age 9. Things went downhill from there for awhile.

Case in point, why I said it's bittersweet that she helped make autism a household name.

I wouldn't say she tortured her son. She loved him so much and tried to cure him of his autism, trying everything in her power to do it. I mean, she meant no harm.

lol, this forum now reminded me of this site. Have you all seen it? Anti-Vaccine Body Count - Home (jennymccarthybodycount.com)

I know, I know! She said herself that a week before her son was diagnosed, she saw a TIME magazine about autistic children and thought, "Thank God my son doesn't have autism." <---That right there says that if her own precious little son was not diagnosed, she would have done zilch about autism at all. But the part of her that preaches to stay true to who you are and not be fake for other's approval; a definite plus for her, without a doubt. ❤️

Ok, good point about high-school-sweetheart vs a one-time-fling. Also, Jenny McCarthy really isn't the wacky-silly-girl she pretended to be back in the 90s. She has since said it was all a facade to get attention. And of course it worked. But if you look at footage and photos from the past 15 years, you'll see she appears "normal" and not goofy at all. She stood her ground and stayed true to her real self. I'd say that's worth listening to her on that one.

I haven't emailed him since September 2004. As I said though, my fabulous memory won't let me forget him.

I'd say you hit the nail right on the head with those two points. I'm very romantic, yet I've been pretty unlucky in the love department. I've had a misconception for most of my life about what a "soulmate" truly is. Thankfully I've never married.

I forgot all about him once I made new friends at my new college. I moved on and have been in other relationships. Thing is, I obviously remember him and how he fulfilled my dream of telling me my stuttering was attractive. Currently I am single; I recently joined Match. I also have a guy friend I sometimes talk to at night.