Okay, I'm 20 and I still like kids stuff. I like cartoons, especially the classic ones on Cartoon Network. And I like to watch the old episodes of Barney, like the ones I watched until I was 9. I mostly watch G and PG-rated movies because I'm most comfortable watching them. And I still read books that are intended for kids up to age 12, books like Diary of a Wimpy Kid and Judy Blume's Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing. My mom and Grandma say it's okay and I should do whatever makes me feel comfortable, but some of my friends from my old school think my intrests are immature.
When I was 10, one of my friends said the way I dressed was too babyish, so ever since she said that I've been trying to find "cool" clothes because I didn't want others to laugh at me. When I became a teen I felt pressured to get into the latest trends of music, movies (PG-13 rated), and teen TV shows. When my mom saw me watching a rap music video on BET she told me to turn it off because she said it wasn't appropriate for me. And she wouldn't let me watch The. O.C. I thought she was trying to make me a loser because those were the things everyone was into. Everyone at school would talk about MTV, The O.C, BET, etc. and I felt out of the loop. I felt like I couldn't relate to anyone, so when I was 17 during my sophmore year of high school I switched schools. It wasn't great, but I made some friends who like me for who I am, not what I like. I swear, being an Aspie makes it so hard to keep up with the times. It's SO exhausting. :S Maybe my mom's right. I should probably just do whatever makes me happy and stop worrying what other people think.
When I was 10, one of my friends said the way I dressed was too babyish, so ever since she said that I've been trying to find "cool" clothes because I didn't want others to laugh at me. When I became a teen I felt pressured to get into the latest trends of music, movies (PG-13 rated), and teen TV shows. When my mom saw me watching a rap music video on BET she told me to turn it off because she said it wasn't appropriate for me. And she wouldn't let me watch The. O.C. I thought she was trying to make me a loser because those were the things everyone was into. Everyone at school would talk about MTV, The O.C, BET, etc. and I felt out of the loop. I felt like I couldn't relate to anyone, so when I was 17 during my sophmore year of high school I switched schools. It wasn't great, but I made some friends who like me for who I am, not what I like. I swear, being an Aspie makes it so hard to keep up with the times. It's SO exhausting. :S Maybe my mom's right. I should probably just do whatever makes me happy and stop worrying what other people think.