![[A person is sitting in bed playing on a portable gaming system while looking around at their messy room.]
Person: Hmm, my room is kind of a disaster. I should probably clean it up. Yeah this will be great! I'll have more room for my next project and I won't be embarrassed of people seeing my room in the background of video calls and-
[A second person peeks their head into the room]
Person 2: Hey, you should really clean up in here. It's quite a mess.
[The person in the bed slumps down in defiance of being told to do the thing they were already gonna do.]](https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/111/767/506/562/999/712/original/b08099055e109aac.png)
@Chrishallbeck Oppositional defiance disorder is a struggle. Unless you're pointing it out when I do it. Then maybe I don't wanna struggle after all. You're not the boss of me!
@Chrishallbeck @trendytoots I feel attacked
@Chrishallbeck I see you've met my tween. Sigh...
@textualdeviance @Chrishallbeck Or he's met 50 year old me. Feeling shamed or lacking the autonomy to give consent (whether real or imagined) really fucking hurts.
@elight @Chrishallbeck 52-year-old me says, "Yuuuuup."
@Chrishallbeck yep that's me
@Chrishallbeck "Hmpf ...now I'm not doing it!"
So relatable. 
@Chrishallbeck Boosted for truth.