Glad the sporking of LW resonated! Or, well, not glad exactly. I wish none of us had ever had to deal with this kind of person. But we've got solidarity, at least!

Every time this LW says "normal" it's like there are sirens going off and red lights flashing. They trained her to be quiet and obedient in "normal" ways! She used to be "normal" back when she was putting all her energy and effort into portraying the character she was trained to!

Auuugh. Fuck "normal," fuck "lazy," throw all that right in the trash. LW will never realize it but I think we readers can see the triumph between the lines, where our cousin in neurodivergence has figured out how to let herself feel what she feels, take the space she needs, and say "no" to her parents.