mysticalmondfee:

wlwlardo:

diamoric-lardo:

So we all know our favorite chatterbox Eric Bittle has ADHD right? A common symptom of this (and one I’m currently struggling a lot with) is memory problems! Bitty’s friends used to tease him a little for always telling the same stories (Junior, we *know* that Beyonce had a baby) over and over again. But Jack!! Jack loves it!

Jack finds it so calming and reassuring to hear Bitty retelling old family stories (I swear to you, Jack, that poor cashier girl couldn’t have been older than 19 and she was quaking like a baby bird the way that creep was looking at her. Good thing my MooMaw stepped in when she did. I witnessed a murder that day, a metaphorical one, mind, but still) or recounting memories, including the ones he was there for (and then, sweetheart, remember what Shitty said? I near died of laughter and embarrassment). 

And sometimes Bitty will stop in the middle of a tale, “Shit, Jack, you’ve heard this before, why didn’t you stop me? I know it’s annoying as hell.” But Jack just smiles, “I love hearing you talk Bits, go on, tell me what happened next. The Jam story is one of my favorites you know.”

i love this! i always feel so horrible like i’m losing my mind everytime i forget that i’ve told somebody something so many times but i love this so much!

I feel like this is because jack is autistic and finds comfort in the repetition and the consistency