Published on 12, July, 2020
What so called "childish" or innocent pursuits does anyone have?
Myself, I like blowing bubbles. I always have a pot of them in the car, and often take them out when I go on a walk and sit down and blow them and watch them float gently over the landscape or historic site. I do find it very therapeutic and suppose it is a sort of stimming although it is usually done when I am calm, although sometimes I must say when I have had a difficult few minutes I get the urge to blow them.
I also love watching old children's television programmes from when I was young. Catweazel, the Gerry Anderson puppet series (Supercar, Fireball XL5, Stingray, Thunderbirds and even Four Feather Falls), Follyfoot (I fell in love with Dora as a teenager!).
And I am never far from my recorder. Although I stopped being taught at the age of 11, I carried on with playing it and even though my music reading is below very basic I can pick out a tune and change the key to suit very easily.
So does anyone else have these sort of so called childish pursuits and what are they?
Wellington said:It is strange how people can be so judgemental. Makes no sense to me. After reading some of these posts it makes me want to try some of these activities to see if I get anything from them, such as the bubble blowing. Does anyone else have the same thoughts?I wonder if any neurotypicals would have the same sense of wanting to try these. Or would they be seemed to be too eccentric pastimes?
It is strange how people can be so judgemental. Makes no sense to me. After reading some of these posts it makes me want to try some of these activities to see if I get anything from them, such as the bubble blowing. Does anyone else have the same thoughts?
I wonder if any neurotypicals would have the same sense of wanting to try these. Or would they be seemed to be too eccentric pastimes?
Maybe doing things like bubble blowing takes us back to the innocent feeling of experiencing something for its own sake - not worrying about whether it's sensible or causing a mess but just because it's enjoyable.
I think Aspies may have an advantage over NT's in not being encumbered by feelings of having to conform, which allows them to be more independently minded.
Perhaps Aspies are that much better at asking: 'what if' than other people because of their perceived naivety, a naivaty they have never lost.
Your comment and the gentle truth of being a soul that has not 'given in' to conformity nor willingly accepted the idealized, yet far-from-perfection' concept of 'fitting into the norm', shows the more honest view, (in my humble opinion), of what it is to be 'an Aspie'.
When, if ever we do, lose our joy of the simple things - I think our spiritual eyes 'begin to dim'... We do not see the beauty of all the most precious moments if we are not willing to see that truly, the most valuable things are 'free', and has to do with the way we choose to 'look upon the world'.
may you have a beautiful day...