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I don't like chocolate so I don't have any benifit from this day. Just got to suffer through I suppose. Maybe there will be nice discount from something I want for it.

4 hours ago, Colorfullblobs said:

doggo 

Cute Dogo!

7 hours ago, Moeir said:

I was encouraged (ish) by myself and the ATC discord to join so like 

 

ello

Welcome!

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Labels are used to to help us understand our experiences and relate to others by finding similar labels. If you don't want those labels even if it may fit then don't. It is all up to you and how you feel about using it.

Nooooooo. My first restart, 160 to beat I suppose.

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13 hours ago, roboticanary said:

i think there is a setting somewhere which merges responses to the same topic if they are done within a certain timeframe, so if i reply, then reply again within a few minutes the comments merge.

I dont think i can have this as sometimes on but off for quotes but once i find where it got to i should be able to see what i can do with it.

I don't mind it being on. Just need to put some stuff like -------- between messages just in case. Was mainly curious why it was done this as I don't see it done on most of the other forums I'm on

7 hours ago, Colorfullblobs said:

Is anyone here rn?

sorry no I was sleeping

I am not sure if this is the right place to ask this but couldn't see a better place. 

Why when I reply to two different people within a short timeframe does it merge the replies. I quoted one person to respond to them and then another person with a completely different thing and it merged the replies and I couldn't see a way to separate them. I just feel like when I am replying to one person my response should be a separate message to the person I just replied to.

I assume this is a coding thing to reduce the load on the servers by reducing the amount of data associated with an individual message but wanted to check and ask why it does this even when I quote two separate people.

12 hours ago, AroAcedragon13 said:

got my report card today my overall average went from 98 to 95 which i don't rlly care about but my moms pissed bc apparently i had an "attitude" bro im just tired. Everyone's bullshit has been on another level today. back at it again trying to get me and a boy to date or thinking were already dating. Health class is hell bc all we talk about is healthy relationships and the teacher assumes everyone feels that shit. I was asked what romantic love is. bro how tf would i know. 

Oh no that's horrible. One response I can think of is something along the lines of: 'A force less understood than dark energy that replicates the symptoms of a panic attack in humans. Inexplicably Humans seek out this force to quote 'feel good'. It a dangerous phenomenal that should be avoided at all costs.'

I am currently doing a research project for physics class on dark energy which is why my mind went there and I am very open about being AroAce at school so wouldn't mind letting whoever asked know. I understand though other schools may be less accepting and you might not want to broadcast your AroAceness, in which case I am sorry for you and hope teachers don't try to include you in this class too much in the future. As with the report card that's so annoying it went down but it is still a really high mark overall. This much stuff will make anyone have an "attitude" and I hope tomorrow is better for you and your Mom will cut you some slack.

7 hours ago, Colorfullblobs said:

Is that good or bad?

 

 

also

I need to stop looking at transphobia (parody or not) on the internet 

It’s fucking with my brain

Yeah. With the release of the game that shall not be named I am staying off of pretty much everywhere apart from AVEN and here to avoid the people playing the game and not caring. Though I will admit it was nice to see that none of my favourite youtubers are playing it and that quite a few basically twitter shouted at some of their server mates when they suggested they might play it anyway. 

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1 hour ago, KoconutBounty said:

random pop in question. is there any Neurodivergent people in the teen corner?

Cus im ADHD

Yep I'm Autistic

14 minutes ago, mivoei said:

ye the horizon flags are really unpopular but i love the color scheme sm. its part of the sunset flag aesthetic it seems bc to me it looks like the sunset over a grassland

Yes! Especially the simplified version. I think only Sunset fan lovers will like the Horizon flag as some people want to keep gl the seperate flag colours. 

Wine

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On 1/22/2023 at 12:47 PM, mivoei said:

aroace flags appreciation; which one is your fav?

I think my favourite ones are the sunset flag, the two stacked ones on top right that blend them. I also really like the muted reverse sunset flag (Last full row 2 in from left) and both versions of the horizon flag I've never seen before but I love them.

This is why I prefer to just chill in Arocalypse. With a much smaller user base that sort of stuff just isn't worth it to them so we get left alone. 

7 hours ago, mivoei said:

ah. i see aven has been filling up a thread abt fascists lately. the situations too messy for me to care tbh

Yeah I saw that, browsed it and went nope and notifications to nothing even if mentioned. 

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On 2/1/2023 at 6:13 PM, Keith said:

The teacher asked us about our experiences with love and what do we think about it in general. When my turn came around, I said that I've never felt romantic love and probably never will, but I find the feeling itself interesting. Her reaction was... not something I expected. She told me that I'm stupid and immature for believing that, because human were created to fall in love and it's something natural that happens to everyone. It made me unbelievably mad, but I decided to stay calm and explain aromanticism to her. However as soon as I started, she told me 'she's not going to listen to some fifteen years old, that's clearly not ripe and mentally unavailable'?? Like what?? She also told me, that there's no way I'll be able to become a psychologist, or even live past 20 with that mindset, and that I should give up on trying.

I'm so glad that she's not actually my teacher and that she was there only because my polish teacher was ill.

Also I'm so sorry for ranting randomly, but I needed to get it out. 

Ok so I am editing this to realise my response is also slightly rant like but I have attempted to give it structure so just keep that in mind. Good thing this was already a rant post hey!

Ok firstly I am so sorry for this happening but that end bit. I'm not sure if it's your wording or what the teacher said but if what you wrote is correct 'even live past 20 with that mindset, and that I should give up on trying.' she basically just told a student that because they didn't experience the world in the same way as her they should kill themselves. That's a massive safeguarding risk at minimum. If I had heard that I would be straight to a safeguarding teacher to report them because if a student was in a vulnerable position and was told to give up on their and that they might as well die now because they wouldn't make it past 20, that student very well may follow that advice. 

That teacher is a hazard to students health and should not only be fired but bared from teaching. She firstly belittles your experience and says your are unnatural ('humans were created to fall in love'), then dismissed your explanation because your not her age and are 'mentally unavailable', from looking that up it looks very similar to depression which makes her next comments even stupider. This teacher then tells you to give up on your dreams and that you will be dead in 5 years all because you don't want to have a romantic partner. I hope you can come down on this teacher like a ton of bricks for this because that is horrible. Music is all about interpretation and everyone has a different way of seeing things. This teacher seems to have ignored that part.

I don't know what country your in but if nothing happens to your teacher after the meeting with the  headmaster I would be happy to help you look at perhaps a strongly worded letter reminding them of local equality and child safety laws and their obligations in Safeguarding. Like in the UK Sexuality is a protected characteristic and Asexuality featured on the Census and so is counted by the government here and so saying humans have to love definitely would go against if nothing else the spirit of that law. And Safegaurding and child safety laws are also very strong so if they continued they could be tried in court as I understand it. 

To end on a good note though, 

I really hope you get into a course for psychology and become an amazing psychologist because you are amazing. You know who you are and are confident enough to stand up to teacher who said your existence was stupid and unnatural. You have then gone through proper channels to report her for her actions and avoided getting angry at this situation something I and i think many others would have struggled to do effectively. 

14 hours ago, AroAcedragon13 said:

we have to learn about healthy relationships in health.which at first it wasn't that bad because friends were included but...   now the teacher was going on and on about dating,marriage,sex,etc.. and it made me feel like shit. I hope she at least acknowledges aros or aces in this unit.

I remember doing this. Thank fully I've managed to avoid everything apart from the tea video since. My school never brought up Aspec identities and I didn't even know myself at the time so nothing I could do. I do remember not really caring about the love stuff and being confused why it was different from just good friends for a bit until we got further in and started the sexual side of relationships. I suppose it is trying to help people get ready for it and they just don't realise not everyone wants it. I think I mostly just zoned out as it was usually during form for 15 mins and I just ignored it but I would be far more annoyed dealing with that now that I know who I am.

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I watched Good Will Hunting for the first time over the weekend. Highly enjoyable watch. Good story great casting and great music  

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7 minutes ago, KoconutBounty said:

idk if i would leave after 19 cus there aint a lot of other people closer to me in age other than in this group- T^T

That's true but If we are to stick exactly to the letter of the thread that's what I presume is meant though probably not intent of the thread.