christiannerd

[christiannerd]

I experience 4 of these regularly and another 4 some of the time

people think taking things literally is just like

not getting jokes and sarcasm

when in my experience it's more like

thinking you have to fulfill 100% of the exact requirements for something, when everyone else apparently knows it's actually a bit flexible

answering rhetorical questions and everyone thinking you're stupid

SAYING something with a literal meaning and others interpreting it figuratively

following instructions to a T but not knowing how to modify them if something goes wrong

wait that song was talking about WHAT??

doing EXACTLY what someone asked of you and them getting mad that it wasn't what they meant or actually wanted

being terrified of people's empty threats or hyperbole without realizing they didn't actually mean it

memorizing all the connotations of different words so you can use them as precisely as possible, getting frustrated when others are inexact

still not getting jokes and sarcasm

[christiannerd]

Christmas Eve, and Christmas day. I don't restrict it to a morning either. If I could press more than one option I would also press the Chanukka button, as I celebrate both. (Chanukka is not the Jewish Christmas btw, it's an entirely separate Holliday that celebrates an entirely different thing)

Also, protestant, specifically Southern Baptist. (I celebrate Chanukka as well bc I'm ethnically Jewish)

Told my coworkers that I typically celebrate Christmas on Christmas Eve as opposed to Christmas Morning and I am now an honorary Mexican Roman Catholic. Apparently most of Latin America celebrates on Christmas Eve, which I didn't know.

So, a poll for those who partake:

[christiannerd]

I didn’t fully realize the extent to which I am affected by sensory overload until I decided to accommodate myself anyway. Wearing headphones in public keeps my anxiety so much lower.

It’s kinda ironic that the reason I didn’t notice I’m autistic is because I’m autistic. My struggles with interoception made it hard for me to recognize my sensory issues.

[christiannerd]

Friendly reminder that if you used to go to Church or a Christian school as a kid, but did not continue to study or grow your faith as you got older, than - no, you actually don't understand Christianity on the same level as a practicing adult believer.

I'm tired of hearing people dismiss the Christian faith and say 'well, I went to church as a kid, so I know what you believe'. That's the same as saying, 'my parents took my to the aquarium every week as a kid, so I know as much as your average marine biologist'.

If you're going to brag about how much knowledge you have about Christianity anyway, you should at least try not to say it on posts where you get things blatantly wrong about the Bible, the Church or- idk- the core message of the Gospel.

[christiannerd]

I'm not sure what that would entail for me. Maybe something requiring a seminary degree? I'm kind of already headed there, lol

Your Tumblr username decides your profession. How is your first day at work?

[christiannerd]

My boyfriend and I got together shortly before my IBS symptoms started to get worse. He was there for me to comfort me after I had just lost most of a day to my symptoms, when I was having an emotional breakdown wishing I could just be normal. He was there for me when I had to quit my job because of my illness. When we eat together, he's careful to avoid food that'll cause a flareup. When i went to visit his family, he reminded me to pack my meds. When I told him that some of my disabilities are genetic, and that any kids we may one day have would likely inherit them, he said with no hesitation that they'll be lucky to have a mom who already knows what they need. When I accidentally start infodumping (I'm also AuDHD) he just smiles and listens, and when I stop and apologize for rambling, he reassures me and says he enjoys listening to me talk. He's never been bothered by my irregular eye contact, and he's careful about my sensory issues too. Recently, he's been trying to make fidget toys, and he's been giving me the prototypes.

I used to think that being disabled in all the ways I am made me unlovable. My physical disabilities are seen as gross, and my developmental ones are seen as annoying and obnoxious. But somehow this guy came along and he loved me first, and he waited on me while I was being oblivious, and instead of being off put by my disabilities, he's concerned for my wellbeing.

Your disabilities do not make you unlovable. Someone out there will love you for who you are and when you find them it's the most beautiful thing. There are people out there willing to stand by you "in sickness and in health". I'm so thankful to have found one.

anyway if anyone tells you that nobody would want you for being disabled they're a liar and not worth listening to. disabled people can be cute, attractive, and desirable. not "despite" being disabled but just for who they are. it doesn't matter if you have scars, or inconvenient symptoms or some visible difference. everyone is worthy of being loved

[christiannerd]

Also if you learn some basics of website code you can hack around like 50% of paywalls and cookies pop-ups. I probably shouldn't be advocating this, but I do it a lot when I need to read articles for homework. I used to hack around the "you need an account" popup to scroll tumblr before I actually got an account.

please learn how to code

like, if you're bored today, and not doing anything,

learn a little bit of coding please

[christiannerd]

[christiannerd]

🎶O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant O come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem O come and behold Him, born the King of Angels O come, let us adore Him Christ the Lord🎶

Unto us a savior is born, tis Christ the Lord. Merry Christmas everyone ❤���

[christiannerd]

it's so interesting how blankets only have 4 corners until the very moment you try to untangle them because the stupid tag is in your face and suddenly they have an infinite amount of corners. anything is possible except for getting the blanket straightened out. what's that about.

[christiannerd]

[christiannerd]

[christiannerd]

Everyone’s going on about having a ‘traditional, old-fashioned Christmas’, but when I burst into the house covered in green paint and demand a champion strike my head from my shoulders with my own axe so that I may return the blow next year, I’m ‘scaring Grandma’.

[christiannerd]

My mom always served salmon steak over a bed of Israeli couscous, so that was our carb

Culture Shock

[christiannerd]

Star Wars: These are the clones. They're soldiers, warriors, they're bred for war and absolute dangerous killing machines. They're tough and loyal and hard to beat. Theyre-

Fandom: Baby boys? 🥺 Little Babys who need love and care 🥺 ? Brothers with parental instincts that I will protect with my life and soul 🥺 ? Sweet pure innocent boys-

[christiannerd]

[christiannerd]

I hope the hostage deal comes into fruition. Ideally with all 96 hostsges coming home, but even 38 would be better than none.

But man are they going to need so much therapy after. Not only did they survive a massacre, not only did they stay hostages to those who murdered and brutalized their neighbors and friends in front of their eyes, they will be released into a post 10/7 world.

They will have to deal with knowing the world celebrated their capture. They will have to deal with being released only to be faced with the world's hate directed at them simply for daring to live through it.

It's gonna be rough.