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<blockquote data-quote="Steampunkette" data-source="post: 8312263" data-attributes="member: 6796468">So... Kender, to me, always came off strongly as an ADHD Thief Stereotype. Particularly Tasselhoff Burrfoot. He'll take things and the instant they're out of sight he forgets they exist. He may pull them out at a later date and not even remember where he got them, only that he has them.And on the one hand I can feel that in the core of my soul...&nbsp; and on the other hand I hate the way it makes me feel beyond words. I've &quot;Stolen&quot; so many pens or small fidgety toys and things I've picked up and forgotten to put back... and then had to turn around and go -back- to where I got it from to apologize for forgetting I had picked it up.And the quips and stuff that piss people off? That, too! As a kid with ADHD I got a lot of flack and had bullies. But you better believe I got good at throwing off cutting remarks to those same insufferable jerknuggets who spent their time harassing me. It let me feel like I had some measure of control over when the violence would start, rather than getting assaulted at some random point after quietly trying to ignore their abuse.As a kid I thought it was funny and relateable in that way. Now?Just bad memories and the knowledge that -that- is how people saw me. And how they view other &quot;Spaz Cases&quot; like me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Steampunkette, post: 8312263, member: 6796468"] So... Kender, to me, always came off strongly as an ADHD Thief Stereotype. Particularly Tasselhoff Burrfoot. He'll take things and the instant they're out of sight he forgets they exist. He may pull them out at a later date and not even remember where he got them, only that he has them. And on the one hand I can feel that in the core of my soul... and on the other hand I hate the way it makes me feel beyond words. I've "Stolen" so many pens or small fidgety toys and things I've picked up and forgotten to put back... and then had to turn around and go -back- to where I got it from to apologize for forgetting I had picked it up. And the quips and stuff that piss people off? That, too! As a kid with ADHD I got a lot of flack and had bullies. But you better believe I got good at throwing off cutting remarks to those same insufferable jerknuggets who spent their time harassing me. It let me feel like I had some measure of control over when the violence would start, rather than getting assaulted at some random point after quietly trying to ignore their abuse. As a kid I thought it was funny and relateable in that way. Now? Just bad memories and the knowledge that -that- is how people saw me. And how they view other "Spaz Cases" like me. [/QUOTE]

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