cross-posted from: https://lemmy.dbzer0.com/post/17147012

"Sometimes people use “respect” to mean “treating someone like a person” and sometimes they use “respect” to mean “treating someone like an authority”

and sometimes people who are used to being treated like an authority say “if you won’t respect me I won’t respect you” and they mean “if you won’t treat me like an authority I won’t treat you like a person”

and they think they’re being fair but they aren’t, and it’s not okay."

-a 15yo autistic girl experiencing ABA therapy

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  • Icaria@lemmy.worldEnglish
    02·
    7 months ago

    a 15yo autistic girl experiencing ABA therapy

    You’re all acting like the relevant bit here isn’t the 15yo bit.

    Adult gets frustrated with know-it-all 15yo, and does what they need to to put the kid in their place so they can do their damned job, kid comes up with bullshit rationalisation for why they’re right and everyone else is wrong once they get home, Internet echo chamber enables them, news at 11.

    • WaxedWookie@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      7 months ago

      You know the best way to get a teenager or a toddler for that matter to do something? Start by treating them like a person.

      I bet you absolutely love listening to people as they refuse to treat you like a person, let alone acknowledge your bullshit rationalisation.

      Try not to lick any boots on your way out.