Any traces of Autistic Impostor Syndrome which I may have developed since my anxiety and sensory overload went into remission were wiped out this month when I spent time in my Matric class WhatsApp group.
They are talking about the rugby between South Africa and Scotland, and there was a photo of what I take to be a famous rugby player with the son of one of my classmates, but I think that's in some other context.
And they are talking about a golf day which I think is an annual fundraiser for the school. I've never fully understood how such a thing manages to make money, considering I'd want to be paid to do that, but somehow they get people to pay for going through it themselves!
They also post a lot of jokes and happy birthdays.
So I composed and recorded a personalised humorous birthday song with the one person's name in it, but I think it got lost in the noise.

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