Sam's Stories

Everyone uses sugar, maybe to put it in their tea or to make sugar cookies. Each person also uses spices to put in food to add flavor to their sandwiches or their eggs. For me, I have the components of both because I can be really sweet, like an innocent person, but I can also be very spicy as if I was the popular kid with the attitude that everyone loved. The simplicity of being one is boring and can be annoying. The balance is possible to find. I learned that the hard way because I once had too much sugar and everyone used me. Then I tried the spice side, where I did make some enemies, but I was happier and I think having spice while still keeping some of the sugar earned me respect. So while you like me or you hate me, there is no longer a choice that you must admit I have come a long way to know how to use the sweet and rough directions of my personality. The reason I have the spicy side is that I have no fear of being straight with you and speaking the truth, whether you like it o

Each person probably has one phone call a day. However, as a man on the spectrum, I must say that it is taken for granted because in my lifetime I have never received a call from any of the friends that I have or had. It is great that they utilize texting for me, but I question if I am worthy of a phone call. It hurts and it makes me depressed when I see that someone is on the phone and I can tell that they are conversing just like they would if you saw them in person. It is not all them, though, because they are not the ones fully responsible. It is also me because I am nervous about the phone due to the conversation feeling as if we were somewhere together. It is a barricade for me, but I know people who are more comfortable talking because there is no eye contact involved, as you just hear a voice. Furthermore, I must admit the voice is a challenge because there are no emotions to be seen. As a person who is autistic, I must see you to know what you are truly thinking. You know wher