Kids, Shopping and Miscellaneous: Put that in your pipe and smoke it

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By Mimi - 29/11/2012 05:29 - United States

Today, I was shopping when I overheard a woman telling an employee that she was buying an iPad for her 5-year-old son. Annoyed, I turned around and ranted about how he should have more age appropriate toys. Then she explained that her son is autistic and will be using the iPad to communicate. FML

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By Anonymous - 25/08/2009 17:03 - United States

Today, I was at the park with my autistic son when I noticed a teenage girl imitating him by flapping her hands and walking on her toes. Fed up with children mocking my son, I went over and sternly lectured the girl's mother. Turns out, her daughter is autistic too and will be in my son's class. FML

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By lostmyfaithinblowjobs - 12/01/2013 02:16 - Australia - Queanbeyan

Today, during an hour-long drive, my sister told me she's lost her "faith in humanity", because one of her friends bought his 8-year-old son an iPad. She uses this stupid expression all the time, and I got so pissed off that I forgot to brake at a red light, rear-ending the car in front of us. FML

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By Anonymous - 28/09/2013 21:40 - New Zealand - Hamilton

Today, we got my dad an iPad for his birthday. I had to repeatedly reassure him that he could in fact touch the screen without being shocked. FML

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By Anonymous - 04/08/2022 02:00

Today, I had to deal with a lady who claimed her son was autistic to try and skip the queue. Even her son was saying he’s not autistic, and she was screaming in his face that yes he was. I happen to be genuinely autistic. Security threw her out, and I was jealous that I didn’t get to do it. FML

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By future missing person maker person thingy - 11/10/2012 20:37 - Canada - Lloydminster

Today, after saving up for weeks, I bought myself an iPad. Because mine is better than the one my parents bought my ten-year-old brother, he got pissed and threw it into our pool. I'm now grounded for getting angry and calling him a bastard in the aftermath. FML

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By Anonymous - 24/11/2016 13:17 - United States - New York

Today, on Thanksgiving, I asked my kid what she is thankful for. "My tablet." I had just told her I was thankful for her. FML

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By insomnia - 22/12/2011 15:23 - United States

Today, I was at work handling the cash register. It wasn't working correctly, so I apologized to the woman I was waiting on for the delay and explained, "The cash register's being a little retarded today." Then I noticed her clearly "special" adult son standing behind her. FML

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By annie - 14/10/2018 12:00

Today, my mother-in-law visited. She saw my 5-year-old son rip open a chip bag, causing chips go everywhere. She got up in his face and started screaming at him about how he has an "attitude problem". He doesn't, he's autistic and genuinely has trouble with food packaging. FML

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By jessi - 02/12/2011 13:22 - United States

Today, I told my son he couldn't have a toy. He threw a fit, looked me in the eye, and screamed, "Daddy's right! You are a bitch!" The whole store was watching. FML

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By dammit hearing aid - 10/07/2014 22:17 - United States - Wallingford

Today, I was interviewing a woman for a job. She told me that she may need days off because of her artistic son. I jokingly replied, "Does he color on the walls or something?" She then stared at me with a weird look on her face. Autistic, her son is autistic. FML

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Ugi 26

Thursday 29 November 2012 11:59

Why was that any of your business? Y utterly DI

melij99 5

Thursday 29 November 2012 12:00

Respect strangers, and mind your own business. Problem solved.

Comments

LulusLemon 8

Thursday 29 November 2012 20:19

Mind your own damn business

katdaiken 16

Thursday 29 November 2012 20:20

146 I work with autistic kids and the iPad yes does help him to communicate but! It also teaches them basic things and we communicate with them with pictures and colours I have a boy that's about 18-19 and he can work an iPad he uses it at home to send emails with directions and so forth

droln4maltesers 8

Thursday 29 November 2012 20:27

As a teacher it irritates me to no end that parents give their children iPads however I'm not DUMB enough to say that out loud to them... But I'm also not ignorant to judge either YDI

Tamz13 2

Thursday 29 November 2012 20:30

There is a saying, and OP, I believe you might need to remember this one: AssUme - makes an ass out of you!

zenrael 21

Thursday 29 November 2012 20:31

Work for iPad?

Hellbound_Alleee 14

Thursday 29 November 2012 20:46

I'd feel bad too, but here's the sad part: I think she's probably "using the i-pad for communication" through something called "facilitated communication," which is an absolute and total fraud which has been disproven time and time again. It's a way for parents to believe that their child is a hidden genius. It's just about the saddest thing I can think of.

christonabike 3

Thursday 29 November 2012 20:51

Busybody, mind your own business in the future lol

M3X1C4N 1

Thursday 29 November 2012 20:53

This sounds a whole lot like a news story i heard the other day... Hmmm..

ThePieGuy0817 29

Thursday 29 November 2012 20:57

I don't understand. I mean, yeah, you should mind your own business, but everyone talks about autism like it's a terrible thing. I've had it my whole life and I never needed super-expensive electronics to deal with it.