Inside, it felt like torture. Outside, it looked like I was happyFor context I am autistic, and these photos are from a hibachi dinner at a place that mom and dad and I went to for my 16th bday. I don't think we got to watch the cook make the food. There were masks identical to the one I'm wearing in the photos on shelves across the wall. When they brought out the ice cream, they also brought out the mask. The music was loud (as always), and they got right up in my face and put the mask on to sing happy Birthday. I was so embarrassed and uncomfortable and horrified. The second photo is me trying to hold back tears. Overall, the food was great, but the experience was awful.https://old.reddit.com/r/autism/comments/1n4ncd8/inside_it_felt_like_torture_outside_it_looked/
>>82357721Jesus Christ, how horrifyingIf I have a kid of my own, I wouldn't put him through this torture
That's actually insane. This is the kind of thing I'd have to work hard on for many years before being able to forgive my parents. Lord have mercy.
My brain keeps desperately trying to reach for a way to say this was well intentioned but, nope. This is insanity. This is horrifying. I am so sorry you had to deal with this.
