My dad almost got choked up the other day watching me crack open Mint Product!
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I'll spare you the long background, but let's just say that for most of my life using tools for me was like 99.99% of the people trying to add 15, two-digit numbers in their head in under a minute.
My dad was a tool and die maker, and when he tried to teach me how to use tools and build things, I came up with this BS excuse that I was going to be a millionaire some day and all of the "little people" will do that for me. I guess I am in good company with all of those little people.
So my dad was at my office after I purchased a deal loaded with Mint product to which the silver coins had to be liberated. As I was removing the coins with precision, he tells me that he could now die a happy man because he never thought he would see the day that I could use simple tools without impaling myself!
In reality, he was very proud of me. However, I was even more proud of myself. I did not use my Asperger's as an excuse. I looked at it very simply (which I often have a hard time doing): If I had to get my leg chopped off, I could either sit on my ass or learn how to walk with a prosthetic. I chose option #2.
Not that I enjoy doing that all friggin' day, but every job has its stuff. Lately, this is what many of us are doing.
My dad was a tool and die maker, and when he tried to teach me how to use tools and build things, I came up with this BS excuse that I was going to be a millionaire some day and all of the "little people" will do that for me. I guess I am in good company with all of those little people.
So my dad was at my office after I purchased a deal loaded with Mint product to which the silver coins had to be liberated. As I was removing the coins with precision, he tells me that he could now die a happy man because he never thought he would see the day that I could use simple tools without impaling myself!
In reality, he was very proud of me. However, I was even more proud of myself. I did not use my Asperger's as an excuse. I looked at it very simply (which I often have a hard time doing): If I had to get my leg chopped off, I could either sit on my ass or learn how to walk with a prosthetic. I chose option #2.
Not that I enjoy doing that all friggin' day, but every job has its stuff. Lately, this is what many of us are doing.
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was it simple tools... like a hammer!
He was also amazed that I bought my own pair of safety glasses! For those of you who don't know me, we can do amazing things that most people cannot, but we also have a really hard time at doing things that most people can.
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Watch out with power tools though!!
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