You know I love how so many people are like ârespect boundaries respect consentâ until itâs time to respect people w OCD who canât shake hands or be touched or when an autistic person tells their family member they canât give hugs or when a chronically ill person tells you âno I canât do this thingâ and you think âmaybe if I just make them do it anyway itâll make them strongerâ or when a mentally ill person or someone who has been abused is like âI donât want to be around this person/thing itâs triggeringâ and you get people guilting them to âjust get over itâ
If youâre about consent and boundaries, good, you should be, but remember to keep that energy when moms of autistic kids are like âI still hug my child even tho it makes them have panic attacksâ or when someoneâs like âyeah they said they donât want to be around this person cause itâs âtriggeringâ but Iâm their friend so they should do it for meâ or when a disabled person says they canât go up the stairs and youâre begging them to âtry anywayâ
Donât lose that mindset, or that energy when itâs time to respect the boundaries or consent of mentally ill and disabled people.