The Pages of the Hidden Chapter

Clear your mind here

This is why I really like books that are set in oldey times with people who have views like this, and why it annoys me when people say but that’s not historically accurate

tbh, half the time ‘not historically accurate’ is code for ‘i wish things were still like my imaginary version of 19th century England only minus the cholera’

This just makes me absurdly happy, especially because it’s written by a man calling out other men for this shit.

“But they didn’t know better” you sure about that?

dude was so mad about this he was snarking in all caps

real life hack for autistic peeps who have trouble with eye contact. if you stare at someones nose they literally cant tell the difference. i had an employer tell me that they could tell i was confident because i made such strong eye contact and i probably looked at their actual eyes twice the whole time. allistics are wild.

Yes, I was taught this trick by my therapist after I first found out that I have “a problem with eye contact” at the age of twenty fucking six

I’ve found just above the top of their head can work when they’re not right next to you, such as at job interviews where there’s a desk between you!

This. Is. Magic. I have the hardest time with eye contact because I just don’t know what to do. Like, am I supposed to maintain it the whole time I’m talking to someone? Am I supposed to sometimes look away? Am I just staring at them the whole time if I’m always maintaining eye contact even though we are having a conversation????? THESE ARE LEGITIMATE QUESTIONS SOMEONE HELP THIS AWKWARD PERSON OUT PLEASE