@opaltheoracle lmao yall this is very common in neurodivergent ppl. i was abt to comment abt how me and my neighbor were bffs when we were younger and would play together all the time. except he played w his trains and i played w my dolls. the games never became one. hes autistic & i have adhd
@opaltheoracle Same for work it’s called a body double a lot of people with ADHD needs one to get through work and assignments. Your don’t have to talk acknowledge our mess with me just your presence is enough
@opaltheoracle I fucking feel it! If you do your thing and I can do my thing, I want you around all the time. 😆
@opaltheoracle This is me and my gf on the sofa with our phones
@opaltheoracle @partyinpangolin Oh, for real, that's chill as heck
@opaltheoracle @JimTheSpaceman That's the kind of relationship I want: being able to be in the same room, both doing their own hobbies/ interests on their own, occasional talking, otherwise silence. Maybe that's why I am single 🤔
@opaltheoracle I’m really curious - I have always complained about my family not actually ever engaging with each other when my parents would ask me to hang out in the living room with them. Everyone would sit in the same room and watch TV, go on their phone, etc but not actually participate
@opaltheoracle This is pure factual evidence that even babies and toddlers understand the concept of, how do you say , “mind your fuckin business” I believe is the scientific term, but teenagers and adults seem to lose this trait with age 🤔🤔Quite Fascinating isn’t it?
@opaltheoracle ADHD here 👋 i also prefer parallel play. I had the most fun rooming with my friend in college because we coexisted without having to make it a THING. now when we hang out we gotta be doing something but i much prefer this
@opaltheoracle Oh that's how my wife and I play video games usually.
@opaltheoracle @zabp00p being able to coexist is important
@opaltheoracle Omg this has been me my entire life 💀💀 Growing up, I’d always play at my cousin’s every Saturday. All we’d do is sit in his room and draw. I remember his older siblings would always check in with us every now and then - they were always surprised to see us doing our own things.
@opaltheoracle I only like multiplayer games when it's like Minecraft or Deep Rock Galactic where we can just vibe while playing and chat. Also why I don't like Among Us because the only time you talk is when you loudly argue.
@opaltheoracle People are saying this is an ND trait, and while I do suspect I have ADHD, I also want to point out that my #1 love language is quality time so like, "I don't care what we do just be here with me"
@opaltheoracle This is still one of my favorite ways to hang out with people - just doing our own things in the same room, basking in the creativity of everyone around us.
@opaltheoracle hey @amslade can @LoganSElite come over tomorrow night for parallel play?
@opaltheoracle @XteenAleksander ptdrrr nous en bts/dma quand jdormais chez toi et qu'on lisait des fanfics/traînaient sur Twitter toute la matinée
@opaltheoracle Snuggling up to the homies on the couch, each playing our own Gameboy
@opaltheoracle Oh snap finally a term I can use to explain my streams! Nice thank you!
@opaltheoracle @lostinbeautyy @southsideb1tch us hanging out
@opaltheoracle @hewson_lily can’t wait for our parallel play next week
@opaltheoracle im so glad to learn that theres a name for this but on the flip side i thought it was a sex thing when i first read it