Posted: Jul 7, 08 1:15pm
I've been accused of being grumpy, when in reality I just don't like a lot of people. :p
One thing that I have noticed, is that I need a LOT of alone time. My first marriage was frustrating, because she needed a lot of attention, and needed to be absolutely right all of the time. Wow, that was frustrating.
My second wife is quite independent, and I get along with her a lot better. She doesn't need a lot fussing, and I can actually communicate with her. She even has a non-traditional career (hands on Electronics). She really appreciates that she can talk to me, and I don't give her a glazed look that most people give her.
One thing that took me a long time to come to grips, was that people are not going to be happy 100% of the time. Once I adjusted my expectations, life has been much more bearable.
Had a nice episode this morning. I had a very bad sinus headache, migrating into migraine territory last night. So I had to take a bunch of headache stuff (exedrin and tylenol). Since those keep me awake, I had to take some sleeping stuff to help me get rest.
Well, I wake up quite groggy and not really "there." I was telling my wife that I might just drive to work later. Well, we started carpooling together, and she had gotten up earlier than usual. She was peeved, and said something impolite to me. I already knew that tact is not part of her package, but man, I was wide awake in a flash. I guess anger does have its uses. :p
We didn't say a word to each other the whole drive, and I was thankful for the silence. I guess I should thank her for clearing up my head this morning. *roll eyes*
Anyways, I thought to share a bit of what goes on in the mind of an Asperger's Practitioner.
