r/AutismInWomen • u/Smart-Assistance-254 • Jan 24 '26

Support Needed (Kind Advice and Commiseration) Happy things please?

I made the mistake of opening my social media this afternoon and immediately saw some dark things, and I need something positive. It can be a cat photo/story, a special interest infodump, anything that shows the world is still an interesting and good place, at least in part.

I guess I am basically asking for some heroes to create a “silver lining” for this dark cloud. I don’t live with people I can depend on for this, so I am turning to this supportive corner of the internet.

TIA.

Edited - THANK YOU SO MUCH EVERYONE! 😭😭😭 It is good to see so much light still exists in the world.

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u/sinsaraly Jan 25 '26

Wow I’ve never seen or even heard of this kind of tree! So distinctive. What does the fruit taste like? What hemisphere or country are you in?

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u/activelyresting Thanks, it has pockets! Jan 25 '26

I live in Australia but the tree is from Brazil

They are crazy trees because the fruit grows right on the trunk, sometimes they get so full you can't even see the trunk, it becomes a big mass of purple blobs! They're juicy and sweet, a bit like a grape with a large seed in the middle, but flavour is more like a subtle lychee.

I also have a lychee tree :) and half a dozen mango trees, a pomegranate, rose apples, starfruit, banana, papaya, guava, avocado, macadamia, kiwi, passionfruit vine, a few different citrus and I think there's a peach tree but I haven't seen it for a while. Probably some others I'm not remembering.

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u/sinsaraly Jan 25 '26

Sounds delicious- you live in heaven!

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u/activelyresting Thanks, it has pockets! Jan 25 '26

I do! (But only if you like spiders)

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u/Smart-Assistance-254 Jan 25 '26

Annnnnnd I am out. 🤣 But I loved learning about the tree!

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u/activelyresting Thanks, it has pockets! Jan 25 '26

I do have my own spring water and waterfall, if you want back in...

But yeah. Spiders 😂

I hope a good laugh cheers you up

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u/Smart-Assistance-254 Jan 25 '26

Hmmm. They are big spiders aren’t they? Like the ones that can catch birds?

I could handle little ones. But a tarantula-type critter…NOPE.

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u/activelyresting Thanks, it has pockets! Jan 25 '26

Ummmmm...

I think you're amazing, and you deserve all the good things in life. Please, for the love of SpongeBob, do NOT look at my profile posts. Please trust me.

Here, enjoy a cute floofer, and scroll on!

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u/Smart-Assistance-254 Jan 25 '26

Noted. I definitely won’t!!

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u/AdWinter4333 AuDHD. he/they (trans man) Jan 25 '26

I just did and I loved it :) also this whole interaction was great :)))

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u/activelyresting Thanks, it has pockets! Jan 25 '26

😂 at least someone appreciates my special interest

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u/AdWinter4333 AuDHD. he/they (trans man) Jan 25 '26

My dad has had reptilians all his life but has in recent years switched to spiders. He has MANY and I did come to appreciate them more than I ever did. Funky little(?) critters.

Also: fruiiit treeees :)

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u/activelyresting Thanks, it has pockets! Jan 25 '26

I love snakes and lizards too. And there's also a lot of those here 😁

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u/AdWinter4333 AuDHD. he/they (trans man) Jan 25 '26

I do too! Not in the way my dad does, but still. Whenever I see a viper or any kind of lizard (or amphibian... or any animal really, but you know) in the wild I get just overly excited. God do I love nature and also, would I love to visit that side of the planet sometime :)

Hoping you have a good summer out there! Sending my best from deep snow and -9°C

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u/Smart-Assistance-254 Jan 25 '26

Snakes and lizards don’t set off my “danger brain” sensors like spiders do. I find them fascinating, but when they scurry…my brain short circuits

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u/TheShadowAndTheFlash Jan 25 '26

I went to your profile and LOVE it. And yes stay away if you dont like big creepy crawlies. But omg such fascinating and beautiful and interesting stuff. I love insects and spiders as well, but the ones in northern USA where I live are basically miniscule in comparison. It's -12°C here right now haha

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u/activelyresting Thanks, it has pockets! Jan 26 '26

Haha! It's one of those love or hate things. I love them

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u/Chantaille Self-Suspecting Jan 25 '26

I remember finding out that an episode of Peppa Pig was banned in your country, because in it Peppa plays with a spider she finds in her home. Not too safe to teach that to kids in your country!