#latebloomer #columbine #flower #augustblossom

We had a whole fist of these earlier in the season, late May/early June, but this one decided to sleep in. A flower after my own heart.

Und deshalb freue ich mich für alle, die ihr queeres Leben schon als junger Mensch entdecken und leben können. Weil ihnen dieses Loch erspart bleiben wird. Welch ein Glück!

#trans #queer #latebloomer #spätberufen (3/3)

Manchmal fühlt es sich so an, als wäre da ein Loch in meinem Leben. Eine Zeit, die einfach nicht da ist.

Besonders merke ich das, wenn ich wieder einmal mit jüngeren queeren Menschen zusammen bin, die auch gerade erst ein paar Jahre "out" sind. Menschen Anfang bis Mitte 20, Studierende ganz besonders. Wir machen oft ähnliche Schritte und Erfahrungen, entdecken ähnliche Dinge. Ich fühle mich ihnen nahe.

(1/x) #trans #queer #latebloomer

Sometimes I have to remember that I should own the fact that I have two bachelor’s degrees. They are in completely unrelated fields, hence the reason I don’t have a master’s…

But hey, I guess I’m really well-rounded?

#environmentalengineer #LateBloomer

Interestingly everything basically stops in 1987. I have only a hazy memory of the succeeding decades—my brain wasn't functioning properly. #ActuallyAutistic #neurology #latebloomer slow learner

I wrote this short piece 5 years ago, when I was in the process of talking myself into coming out. The Rosetta Stone to this piece is that I was, and am, autistic, but didn’t realize it fully then.
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Look at it as an appliance.

You have this set of functionalities… say, like a countertop oven. It’s both a convection oven and a microwave. But you’re afraid of the microwave (I am, in fact, afraid of microwaves) so you ignore that function, don’t use it and stick to the one that is familiar and comfortingly traditional.

But there’s something so compelling, so right about the microwave, you are reminded constantly that you are wanting to use it. But there’s fear, and unfamiliarity keeping you away. Horror stories from friends. It’s the unknown. You are doing just fine using the oven as an oven. Results are what matter, right? Success?

You ignore the fact that you are constantly cursing the damn thing because your expectations are never quite met. Opportunity after opportunity comes by to try something new, but there’s always a good reason not to start over. There’s a “don’t rock the boat” vibe.
Finally, when the oven has broken down for good, and you are starting over anyway, maybe there’s a good reason to fire up that microwave after all.

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Which I finally did. And the explanation for how I was able to carry that damn microwave around for decades and purposely ignore it, finally came in therapy. Autism and queerness came as a box set for me, the pieces fit together. Why I discuss a profoundly emotional decision by casting my identity as an appliance.

I am still working through what I didn’t know that I didn’t know.

#lgbt #bisexual #queer #lesbian #lateBloomer #autism #actuallyAutistic

Je l’attendais pour Noël, elle se pointe pour la St-Valentin ! #amaryllis #fleurs #latebloomer

Finally, at the age of 34 and as a new #dad, I have officially reached a stage in life that I can say "I like #coffee". Even though to me it just feels like a #placebo...

#caffene #drug #latebloomer

Know that you can start late, look different, be uncertain, and still succeed. Many entrepreneurs started late in life and became mega-successful. Believe that you can!
#success #motivation #latebloomer #bedifferent, #unique #uncertain #succeed #WomenWednesday #WinningWednesday

You be you ☺️😘💕 #LateBloomer #LateBloomers

You be you ☺️😘💕 #LateBloomer #LateBloomers

I was today years old when I finally figured out that running an electric shaver lightly over my face is more effective than mashing the shaver head against my skin.

#LateBloomer #OldDogNewTricks #shaver

I created a #neologism for a key aspect of my #PhD thesis today, it's a word to replace a term that was correct within itself, but not the right word for the overall concept.

Anyway the word is #Audioemic ('heard-only-inside-the-mind') a distinct form of voice-over in my #taxonomy & I'm fine tuning the definition & yes, it's a bit late in the process, but the pure #AutisticJoy that I'm finally allowing myself to unashamedly revel in is sooo good!
#ActuallyAutistic
#LateBloomer
@actuallyautistic