Empathy Vs. Logic
The Scene: Older brother is getting ready to go to his weekly Scout meeting. He is in the living room, uniform on, tying his shoes. His mother is cleaning up the kitchen after dinner. Over the din of the clanking dishes and running water, we hear the younger brother, who is wrapped up in a blanket on the couch and appears to be sick.
Younger brother: Tonight at your Scout meeting, could you not tell anyone about what happened to me last night? I don’t want all of them to know.
Older brother, standing up: Okay. But what’s the point of being able to talk if you have to keep secrets?
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7 Responses to “Empathy Vs. Logic”
March 5th, 2009 at 1:54 am
LOL!
You know, from what I’ve read I really do love the autistic mind…it’s so…refreshing!
March 5th, 2009 at 2:44 am
haha…he so makes me laugh. This could happen in our house, but now that it’s forbidden, it WILL be shared. If it hadn’t been mentioned, Kaeden would have already forgotten…but now that it’s out there, he won’t be able to hold his tongue until the ’secret’ is out. We’re all learning…it’s a slow process.
March 5th, 2009 at 6:48 am
It is interesting! I think Nick would understand this, however, because he is so easily embarrassed by things : like getting a hair cut that would put unwanted attention onto him, etc…not sure though!
March 5th, 2009 at 7:21 am
Snort! Nigel is a philosopher, right?
March 5th, 2009 at 8:05 am
Damn good question.
March 5th, 2009 at 3:10 pm
Awesome!
March 5th, 2009 at 8:58 pm
This isn’t the first time he’s reminded me of Groucho Marx. They both have the kind of logic that makes you do a double-take. It doesn’t sound right precisely because it’s so right.
“Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.”
Nigelisms. We need more of them.
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