Stupid Rant

[CrossCuT]

I dont always make big long personal posts, but when I do, they go in the lame board! 

 

Also, for those who dont like listening to petty gossip/ranting, you might want to leave.

 

 

Anyhow. I have this cousin (who I am not very close to similarly to all of my other cousins)...she is ok...a little bit on the crazy side though. Im not sure exactly how to describe her but if I may, I would say that she is someone who lives her life in a state of constant irony.

She is one of those people who updates her facebook with 10 page long rants about how she hates "drama". Or she will make a 10 page facebook status update on how she isnt passive aggressive yet proceeds to be passive aggressive.  :pinch:

She has even ranted about how she thought her husband called her fat one time and got so mad that she was going to leave the house for the night...that conversation ended with back and forth  messages between her and her mother who tried to tell her "he is a good man! Get yourself back in that house!"

 

A lot of the updates are cringe worthy, however in the depths of my evil dark heart, I enjoyed reading them for amusement purposes.

One thing however that realllllyyy started to irritate me was when status updates regarding her 3 year old son started to pop up.

Granted, I dont have kids, so I wont presume to know how to raise children or understand how they work..but I have worked with children for the majority of my teen/adult life so I feel like I can at least have SOMEWHAT of a rough understanding.

I guess her son (in her mind) was not developing his speech quick enough. She was worried about it as any good mother would be, however she proceeded to decide herself that he was autistic. 

From then on (for the past year, nearly) her facebook has been riddled with cute little quotes and posts about "Loving the autistic child in your life"

She has even gone so far as to make fb status updates beginning with "That awkward moment when you bring your autistic child to the park...." and then discuss the horrible experience she had.

Maybe Im way off the deep end in my annoyance, but it did bother me. My youngest brother didnt develop his speech very well and had to go to a speech therapist for quite a few years in kindergarten and early middle school. He is NOT autistic. 

I just find it upsetting that (without actually knowing) she has decided for herself that her son is Autistic and is treating him as such.

 

She even petitioned the county she lived in to put up an "Impaired child in area" sign on her street.  :unsure:

 

The best part came a couple months ago when she got him tested for autism. The test couldnt have come back more negative. All I wanted to do at that point was post a meme that said "The awkward moment when you tell everyone your kid is Autistic when he actually isnt..."

However...I have noticed that she is still calling him something like "My kid with Autistic-Like symptoms" on her fb page. So I dunno.

 

I should stop caring and probably block her from my news feed. Its only making my blood pressure go up.

[Amppax]

Have you discussed this with her? Is discussing it with her in private even a viable option?

[CrossCuT]

Lol no! She doesnt like drama. She probably wouldnt even respond. She has made posts about that as well. When she deals with people who cause drama she just deletes them.

[Amppax]

Lol no! She doesnt like drama. She probably wouldnt even respond. She has made posts about that as well. When she deals with people who cause drama she just deletes them.

 

Then I wouldn't bother wasting your time with it.  Just pray for her, and her son.  

[CrossCuT]

Right, thanks for taking the time reading.

[BG45]

I'd go with what Amp said and pray for her, if she's just going to delete you or something.  Just...gah!  If the test says negative, it's probably negative.  And I had to go to a speech therapist in elementary school and I'm working on a PhD and speak in public all the time without a problem.

 

Obviously, I don't have kids, but my personal opinion is that she could be harming the kid's development.