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spoonyforky
Also raising the blade will allow your grass to get healthier by gaining a stronger root system.
CaptainLamprey
SO FUCKING WHOLESOME. Thank you.
ensensu
Back in my day, we used a scythe.
Kliban
Competency + immediate/observable positive outcome(s) = joy.
REVENGE488
I’ve always found yard work to be therapeutic
seacaptain7231415
These kinds of posts make life worth living.
Bobeez
Minecraft would really appeal to him I bet (serious comment)
XaviersSnakeArm
Depends
Ballsackhands
Those too. Good for those who aren't potty trained.
AmbulanceAbuser
Who's to say that he's no already doing that. And that is the real reason he's smiling. He's thinking about all that sweet cash he's doubled
KatetDeFibonacci
I have a computer program I'd like him to try.
Arrrrgggggghhhh
Legit funniest thing I've read on here today.
Catsbycat
Cool jacket to go with his smile!
KharnMalik
Felderburg
The advice is wholesome, the motivation leading to its discovery less so.
Unclemuscles09
The smell of mowed lawn is great especially in the spring. Let's me know that summer is almost here!
XXXassclown
I wish my kids had that kind of enthusiasm while doing their chores.
OnlyTheBestForMe
Enthusiasm? I think you mean Autism
Okayokayokok
Like i said, slow ppl are easy to pawn your responsibilities on.
ayymamacita
I just had a dream last night that my autistic son who has the speech ability of a 4 year old(hes 14) was speaking normally to me.
Ballsackhands
Same. My goldfish told me to never believe anything posted on the internet.
zephyrbell
idownvotemeanies
Hang in there hero. I teach SPED and dream about my nonverbals talking on level at least once a month. Motivates the hell out of me tho.
bearsareawesome
Asperger father of two with Aspergers ... feel that
piper2970
right there with you (mine is 23 and also speaks at a 4 year olds level)..but at least they speak :)
SomeCrazyNerd
"Mother, what is earth's defense system?"
SchwizleStick
Make sure he never reaches inside to remove grass clogs while it’s running. That’s where the monsters live.
cat5kable
Great to see Freddie found another hobby. Frontman for Queen is great and all, but sometimes you gotta do stuff that makes you happy as well
Exileddude
What Jim Carrey movie is this?
NotTheMamaNotTheMama
sciencebasedlifeform
Eternal sunshine of the spotless lawn
happytreeleaf
RickHalcyon
You dumb fuckers, this is a post of a reddit thread, your suggestions won't make it back to the real OP
blitzMoonJumper
MrJBK99
I think the title made that abundantly clear. And the username.
letthefuturebegin
The suggestions may help someone else who has a child with autism. It helps to be open minded.
ksilverful
But there may be other parents reading this who can benefit.
Ballsackhands
RickHalcyon
Yes and I shout advice at horror movies... there may be other teens in the audience, thinking of "going in there alone," who can benefit.
afon
I don’t get this logic. Grass doesn’t grow faster if cut less short?
jessie8080s
This is awesome! He's so happy!
openthedoorgetontheflooreverybodydothedinosaur
acted different when I was being abused at school, all we want is just to be trusted to do stuff that normal people can. I was very 1/
openthedoorgetontheflooreverybodydothedinosaur
close to being diagnosed with autism but eventually I got out of special ed because my new school treated me like I was a person
MaximumPleasure
Redditor*
hootgib4742
Teach him more about gardening. Start some seeds and let him plant them. Cycle of life.
Flyndaran
Depending on how severe his autism is, that may be too much for him to understand.
ItsReallyNotThatDifficult
Totally support this idea. Help him build a couple of raised beds and let him pick out some seeds and starts. F'n brilliant.
applesforjuice
Warren buffets son did this. Found out he was really into gardening, goes to impoverished countries and shows them better ways to grow food
breothskin
IT’S THE WHEEEEEEL OF FORTUNNNNNNNE!!!
MyDadSaysButanesABastardGas
This made me cry with joy
Lischu
This is actually a very smart idea! I as an AS person find it sometimes much more relaxing to work with plants than people.
ThisIsNotANameItsASandwich
This explains so much about me
hootgib4742
May the force be with you.
Draciella
That's how poison Ivy started out. You ever feed people to plants?
Lischu
I had a fly trap once. It died almost instantly. I maybe should have tried feeding it with human parts.
Draciella
Brake them in using smaller, softer humans. Then work upto the larger unstable ones
iamthisguy247
Maybe set him up with a few neighbor’s lawns to mow. Especially if they are old. He can do this more and help people out.
tarquinious
TheLaughingMagician
Could be he can just about mow one lawn, once a month, without it being a struggle.
NotRapefortheWilling
Excellent idea your grace.
TuggSpeedmann
I’d do that as well as trim up around the Missed parts, if any.
MarthaRayeRaye
I'd be glad to have his help in my yard, and happy to pay for the help. And I'd bake him cookies.
Yesisaidthat
"Unfair labor practices!!!!" - some asshat
JoeT85
I'll pay this cat to cut my grass. It he's that happy, I'd happy spiff him a bit, and if he gets to win? better for him.
JoeT85
and no, I don't care about the quality of the work. it's not about that, it's about the dude doing his thing.
JoeFo20
Who the fuck is downvoting this?
CaptainLaserQuacker
Maybe they thought this was an advice to scam the elders! Like, setting the blade that way with them and stuff. Misunderstanding?
JoeFo20
flavivsaetivs
I did this all the time as a kid and still do.
easybrz
He’ll just wind up a millionaire like Forrest Gump cutting the grass at a school for free putting a maintenance man out of work
insinghnificant
Imgurian giving some wholesome advice.
becauseurwrong
Ooh, he can be signed up at the Thumbtack site offering his service for money if he needs it.
PhilMcrevice
Aren't we treading dangerously close to exploiting a disability for free or cheap labor here???
AlbaneinCowboy
No, because secretly the kid is a capitalist and he figured this how he starts his Corp with no money out of his pocket.
MarthaRayeRaye
There's no reason to exclude him from contributing by pitching in with family chores. That's what family members should do.
iamthisguy247
I’m not saying he’d stop doing his own lawn, he’d just get more lawns to cut.
IsThisNotPinterest
Shut up Phil.
keyonne
As someone with a disabled brother, no. Not as long as he gets to keep the cash or it is used for what he wants.
PuzzleheadedTowel
No.
Waitinglikeastalkingbutler
Great idea. Helping others as well as himself.
shittingmypants
Whoever the fuck downvoted you can meet me in the fucking parking lot.
SarcasticComment
Waitinglikeastalkingbutler
bacononbacon
This reply could be either side
openyomind
are we gonna play catch? : D
KidChickenCurry
You and me bub. Let's mess this guy up
ExcrementCarver
It was me
michal2314
We're coming for you
lncorrectGrammerNazi
BerrysONTHEBush
You’re fucked kiddo
ecliped
He has that big smile because he knows all the ants are getting killed
umbrellamaker
It's why I smile
VampireBill
SomeAustralianGuyThatLovesCatsAndBeer
If a cane toad “just happens” to jump in front of my mower, it’s not my fault (cane toads are a major ecological disaster here in Oz).
HaniiPuppy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=997lGD65WNc
TheEightfoldPath
"I am become death"
DrPhillipMahmoufWifarts
"It ish from an ancient hindu tecksht, quoted by an American. He wash later accushed of being a communisht."
gablestout
An American?
littleslo
Smath the beetles!!!
MsHissyPants
Two down, two to go.
Foxxeface
I feel like such a shit person for laughing my ass off right now.
harrypotterandgandalfgifreactions
Ka chunk kachunk
DoubleToTheA
What is that from?
NyQuilDaydream
Game of Thrones
sciencebasedlifeform
This Is Us
clutch26
Smiling because of self worth or because pushing death machine with spinning blade?
Srraxarrakex
Yes.
BenSnow97
Die, grass, die! Apparently, he doesn't like other vegetables
dietderpsy
Isn't it one of the same?
Kissmyshinydafodilass
Who took a shit in your Cheerios? Just let him be happy. Fuck
Noumenon72
Hey, let me be happy, I like cynical twists on things.
LegHavinAssLandBitch
r/woosh
Nicalanius
papercliped
Why not both?
thisusernameisn0tavailable
nememorifacias
It's noticeable progress towards completion, showing patterns, there's a rhythm to it. There's also the smell of grass and gasoline.
ThelmaTidwell
Plus the vibration of the mower on his hands & through his body. Many with autism respond very well to deep pressure & massage by vibration
Aristotelm
Sounds like a lot of women are autistic then
Snooj
If you think about that even a little bit you'll realize it's flawed. Grass grows the same speed no matter how tall it is.
Snooj
Sure, with blade adjustments you can lower and remow a couple times, but then it's back down to the original height and you have to wait.
MeezerStandardTime
It isn't literally growing faster; it reaches the height at which it needs to be cut again faster if you cut it by less.
Fishmongler
They’re saying the grass will seem to grow “faster” because it is not being cut as low
Snooj
But you still can't cut it twice as much. Unless you're taking a fraction of an inch off each time which makes mowing less fulfilling.
MeezerStandardTime
You take off .75" rather than 1.5". Then it takes one week to grow back the .75" to be cut again, rather than two weeks for 1.5"
MistressLyda
"The grass should be cut when it is 1,5 inches". Cut it down to 1 inch, and it "grows faster" than if it is cut down to 0,5 inch.
MistressLyda
Numbers pulled out of my ass, I grew up with sheep cutting the lawn, and now I live in a flat.
Snooj
Okay, to caveat my statement: Grass does grow a lot slower if you cut it too low to properly survive.
MistressLyda
Then allowing it to be taller should make it grow faster?
Snooj
Not after the first inch or so. Cutting it to a half inch is nearly barren soil.
MistressLyda
True. But the point here seems to be to cut X (say 5) mm twice pr week, vs Z (say 10) mm once pr week. Kind of makes sense in my mind.
hankergeoff
That’s what I’m saying...love what you do and you’ll never work a day in your life
BklynPunisher
I love taking a dump, now just need to figure out how to get paid for it.
warmNchewey
Counter argument: understand that work can be what you do for a living but doesn't define who you are. Find interests and balance...
OrangeFlavours
Or love what you do and lose all the love you had for it because of a crushing job.
MantidTobogganMD
Welp... time for chorin'.
reynoldswrap03
Buddy, you come up here smoking darts and looking for organic vegetables, I'd say you have it bass ackwards
therealgrennhald
As sure as God wears sandals it beats fighting guys with treasure trails
AllTheUserNamesAreAlreadyTaken
As soon as you're employed in your passion, it becomes a job, and there are days you don't want to do it. (Source: been there, done that)
XaviersSnakeArm
Reminds me of why Cr1tikal doesn't want YouTube to be a job for him
Alvatore
Even if he says this, The Algorithm has different plans. "Upload every single day or else!"
XaviersSnakeArm
He really doesn't make any money off his channel. And the money he does earn he donates to charity
sciencebasedlifeform
Yes. This. Thank you.
Forloveandzen
Tattooist here. The day this becomes my ‘job’ and not my ‘passion’, I’m out.
AllTheUserNamesAreAlreadyTaken
To go back to entry-level work in some new field? More power to you if you can, but I can't find it in me to give up the life I built
Forloveandzen
Can’t imagine going back to entry level work at all.
FloridianBirdLady
Artist here, totally agree. Some days it's tough to do anything and drawing for myself instead of a client rarely happens anymore. It's a
AllTheUserNamesAreAlreadyTaken
It was creating software for me. In my 20s there wasn't anything I'd rather have been doing than coding, and it filled my entire life
AllTheUserNamesAreAlreadyTaken
The fact that I could be well-paid for doing the thing I would have done for free was liberating. But the chance to code for me went away,
AllTheUserNamesAreAlreadyTaken
replaced by the need to code for the people who signed my checks. Slowly the love of coding faded. Eventually I moved on from loving it
FloridianBirdLady
Job, not so much a hobby or passion anymore. The themes can also get pretty wild which puts me even more into this mindset. Do something you
FloridianBirdLady
Love but without compensation I suppose. I'm sure you can find a balance in any career so long you have boundaries and it doesn't become
boneapetite
Word. Been in bands over the years and my love for writing has withered ever since it has become a duty. Forcing inspiration is a drag.
FloridianBirdLady
Something that feels you're forced to do to make a living. It's possible , just way tougher to build. Worth it in the end though.