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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
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[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 minutes ago (1 children)

People say kiss me I'm Irish, but nobody says Irish me I'm kiss

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 points 9 minutes ago

I feel like that one may have been uttered by someone who was very drunk on St. Patrick's Day.

[–] queerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Please be autistic, I have patience.

[–] volore@scribe.disroot.org 4 points 56 minutes ago

I have autism and patience

Please be.

I'm working on adding to my vocabulary:

"Please be yourself."

[–] pastermil@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

Nobody says that. I think that's just you.

[–] queerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 29 minutes ago (1 children)

I have seen it on shirts before, I think it's a regular slogan in the ABA approved "autism treatment" complex. I think ABA / Autism Speaks / corporate autism advocacy in general is pretty slimy, and I think this phrase is situational at best and can be really harmful when it's foisted upon people by their caregivers. It's literally labeling people.

Etsy has a lot of hats with that phrase on it, though it's unclear how much of that is edgy ironic humor vs. a genuine attempt at an accessibility aid. While I was there I was unfortunately introduced to this monstrosity and I thought I'd share:

CW: unholy American Nationalism / Autism Speaks hybrid

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I just... sometimes t-shirt designs really make me wonder whether just anybody should be allowed to make them.

[–] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 9 minutes ago

Unsolicited rant: I understand the impulse parents have to make it visually obvious to strangers that their kid isn’t acting typically because they’re neurodivergent, not because their spoiled or whatever random shit rude people will say to parents of ND kids. But it also seems unfair to a kid to not give them the option of privacy, and it feels like approval-seeking to me, which should never be a guiding concern in parenting any kid. Doubly so for ND kids.

[–] Nurse_Robot@lemmy.world 5 points 2 hours ago (3 children)

Really? Everybody always says that?

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 points 8 minutes ago

They have autism; please be patient.

[–] Rhoeri@lemmy.world 3 points 2 hours ago

No one ever says this.

[–] rumschlumpel@feddit.org 3 points 2 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Careful what you wish for... I'm interested in certain types of monologues, but some are boring or even annoying, and some might even be in bad faith which gets old fast.