Write about a time when you didn’t take action but wish you had. What would you do differently?
I should have said something. But I fail to act.
Note: I have an autism spectrum condition btw
There was a girl I knew from school, her name I will refer to as HR. She had epilepsy and autism spectrum condition. I wasn’t diagnosed at the time so it was like this connection was definitively noticed but still no adults did anything to get me help. Okay so back to her, the girl I was intending to write about. She was unique not only from diagnosis but as a full person with an interesting perspective and way of being. I wish I had been kinder and more aware, I was three years older than her and therefore had more power in the interactions especially with adults. I regret the things I did wrong, one time she had an accident and I didn’t say anything but I wasn’t as kind as I should have been. Of course she should have been allowed to sit down, what the fuck was wrong with me then? Yeah. I wasn’t at my best behaviour.
There was also my same-aged refugee friend from Kurdistan, some older girls talking behind her back when she was in the gym hall. I told her that but I couldn’t remember clearly what they said so I did kind of regret telling her about it.
One time I saw a boy being bullied in a group but I cannot remember telling any adults at the time. I was 8 or 9 years old and unfortunately I was being bullied as well. I hope this boy is alive and well.
There are many such moments in life, we do things we regret and the things we didn’t do that we should have done.
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