Do your kids have an Aspie grandparent? Don't know? Well it may be hard to tell sometimes but probably not too often, Here are some clues that are true only for middle class Aspies-when money is not the issue behind any of the events. Also, smile as you read this because it is meant to be a funny stereotype and most people need fun moment when they lighten up and enjoy the silliness and irony in life.
The Aspie grandparent boasts about getting the best health care available==with no interest in whether his or her own grandkids have similar access. The NT grand parent makes sure that the grandchildren have the best care. The Aspie grandparent reacts to any new interest of their grandchildren by either showing no interest at all or by declaring that she too wants to take it up. The Aspie grandparent does not immediately notice the wonderful and unique characteristics of each grandchild. Instead the Aspie grandparent picks one grandchild as the 'ideal" and hunts for reasons to dislike the others. When challenged, the Aspie can rattle off all the reasons her own grandchild is unlikable although she will not admit to the problem being herself rather than the child. The Aspie is the one criticizing her own flesh and blood while elevating some other kid to god status while The NT grandparents are the ones talking about the love-ability of their grandchildren. A NT grandparent walking with grandchild when a car veers towards them protects the child no matter what-even placing him or her self between the car and the child. The Aspie grandparent throws the grandchild into the line of the car in order to save what she is carrying-her latest "thing" (read intense isolated interest-collectable, artsy thing whatever nitnatcrap). The NT grandparent puts concern for her children's and grandchildren's health and well being above her own, The Aspie grandparent makes sure she has the best health available, will boast about her latest trip to the Mayo or Cleveland clinic and will be clueless about whether her grandchildren even have a doctor or health issues. The NT grandparent is the one the grandkids look forward to seeing. The aspie grandparent is the one the kids beg to not see. The NT offspring of the Aspie is the one who brings her kids to see the Aspie grandparent because it is the right thing to do-driven by guilt and the kind of feelings that foster survival of the species. The Aspie is the grandparent who did not foster positive feelings in her offspring of her husband's parents because she has no such feelings and experiences no guilt but has a talent of using the guilt of others to drive their behavior to get what she wants. The Aspie grandparent complains about the grandchild who does not welcome him or her . The NT grandparents is concerned about the grandchild when the child is not bubbling over with joy at every encounter. The NT grandparent often has to be reigned in by the NT parent of a NT child because of the NT grandparent's desire to give the grandchild the world. The Aspie grandparent is the one that has to be encouraged to make a phone call to a grandchild on the occasion of a birthday.
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Do your kids have an Aspie grandparent? Don't know? Well it may be hard to tell sometimes but probably not too often, Here are some clues that are true only for middle class Aspies-when money is not the issue behind any of the events. Also, smile as you read this because it is meant to be a funny stereotype and most people need fun moment when they lighten up and enjoy the silliness and irony in life.
The Aspie grandparent boasts about getting the best health care available==with no interest in whether his or her own grandkids have similar access. The NT grand parent makes sure that the grandchildren have the best care. The Aspie grandparent reacts to any new interest of their grandchildren by either showing no interest at all or by declaring that she too wants to take it up. The Aspie grandparent does not immediately notice the wonderful and unique characteristics of each grandchild. Instead the Aspie grandparent picks one grandchild as the 'ideal" and hunts for reasons to dislike the others. When challenged, the Aspie can rattle off all the reasons her own grandchild is unlikable although she will not admit to the problem being herself rather than the child. The Aspie is the one criticizing her own flesh and blood while elevating some other kid to god status while The NT grandparents are the ones talking about the love-ability of their grandchildren. A NT grandparent walking with grandchild when a car veers towards them protects the child no matter what-even placing him or her self between the car and the child. The Aspie grandparent throws the grandchild into the line of the car in order to save what she is carrying-her latest "thing" (read intense isolated interest-collectable, artsy thing whatever nitnatcrap). The NT grandparent puts concern for her children's and grandchildren's health and well being above her own, The Aspie grandparent makes sure she has the best health available, will boast about her latest trip to the Mayo or Cleveland clinic and will be clueless about whether her grandchildren even have a doctor or health issues. The NT grandparent is the one the grandkids look forward to seeing. The aspie grandparent is the one the kids beg to not see. The NT offspring of the Aspie is the one who brings her kids to see the Aspie grandparent because it is the right thing to do-driven by guilt and the kind of feelings that foster survival of the species. The Aspie is the grandparent who did not foster positive feelings in her offspring of her husband's parents because she has no such feelings and experiences no guilt but has a talent of using the guilt of others to drive their behavior to get what she wants. The Aspie grandparent complains about the grandchild who does not welcome him or her . The NT grandparents is concerned about the grandchild when the child is not bubbling over with joy at every encounter. The NT grandparent often has to be reigned in by the NT parent of a NT child because of the NT grandparent's desire to give the grandchild the world. The Aspie grandparent is the one that has to be encouraged to make a phone call to a grandchild on the occasion of a birthday.
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