Posted by Cass on February 12, 2001, at 15:37:38
In reply to On playing well together, posted by Sal on January 31, 2001, at 23:24:56
> Because we learned to stand on our own, and not to let others play with our heads, we sometimes still encounter the same responses from some who learned things as kids about how to play together. Popular groups talk loudly among themselves about us. We are told we are pushing their buttons when we do not immediately recognize and adopt their unique customs. We might be called energy monsters. Someone might speak out to rebut our every word. People feign to not comprehend us. Our input is treated as irrelevant. People loudly agree to ignore us, yet soon are talking among themselves in the terms they learned from us. We are personally criticized if our viewpoint does not concur with a dominant opinion. We are blamed for what people do to us, and the way people feel about us. People presume to know our motives. We are told we are not welcome.
Thank-you Sal, that was a wonderfully articulate description of what life is like when one truly maintains their individuality. It's rough!!!!
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