My dogs paw print is destroyed

[u/ZenPixels]

When my dog died we got her paw print done, I just found out that my little sister completely ruined it. I can’t really be mad at her since she’s a 10 year old autistic child and I think this might have happened a month or two ago but I’m still angry and omg

Edit: I talked to her about it and she doesn’t remember it and was very confused about what I was showing her. I’m probably not gonna try to get it reprinted because it won’t be the same and it’ll probably be expensive, especially since I found her painted paw prints that I made with her the day before she died. Also the paw print was stored in a bookshelf in a hallway at my house, it wasn’t in my room because everyone loved that dog so it wasn’t on display, we didn’t think she would be interested in it but we think that she thought it was makeup and she has a habit of messing with and destroying makeup

Also I’m not going to break her stuff, I’m not going to teach her that breaking stuff when you’re mad at someone is okay.

[u/Busterlimes]

Autistic or not, you need to explain to her the gravity of what she has done.

[u/ZenPixels → u/Busterlimes]

It’s just hard because it was probably around a month or two ago, I don’t know if she would really understand me since it’s not recent. I’m going to try to talk to her about it tomorrow. I don’t want to talk to her when I’m still upset

[u/Mission_Mulberry9811 → u/ZenPixels]

You're a good sibling

[u/hellspawn3200 → u/ZenPixels]

She'll still know. Just name sure she links your not upset and that she needs to be more careful.

[u/Lanavis13 → u/ZenPixels]

Is she autistic to a mentally handicapped degree or is her autism less debilitating?

[u/ZenPixels → u/Lanavis13]

She can’t like read and write, she doesn’t really understand how her actions effect others

[u/No-Promotion4006 → u/ZenPixels]

Affect is a verb meaning to influence or change, while effect is a noun meaning a result or consequence. Affect would be the correct word to use here I hope you edit your comment.

[u/OxideUK → u/No-Promotion4006]

OP, is your sister more or less autistic than this guy?

[u/No-Promotion4006 → u/OxideUK]

Well, considering I can read and write, the sister is obviously more autistic. Based on that metric, it seems that OP would be more autistic than myself also.

[u/Petrpowder → u/No-Promotion4006]

☝️🤓

[u/Unfair-Dentist-7642 → u/No-Promotion4006]

You’re insufferable lmao

[u/Maximum-Tip4869 → u/No-Promotion4006]

You are correct, but I think you’re skills are needed somewhere else

[u/No-Promotion4006 → u/Maximum-Tip4869]

I'm out in these streets doing grassroots activism for literacy. Why is that a bad thing?

[u/Reciprocitus → u/No-Promotion4006]

You did something with grass alright, but it ain't activism.

You should definitey go outside and touch some though.

[u/No-Promotion4006 → u/Reciprocitus]

What's "though"? Why would I want to touch some "though"?

[u/ElectricalGas9730 → u/No-Promotion4006]

Effect can also be a verb ("to effect change"), however OP did not use that form.

[u/stonachic → u/ZenPixels]

Affect*

[u/Juliennix → u/stonachic]

man, OP just lost something dear to them, you don't need to be a dick about grammar when the intent was clear.

[u/ZenPixels → u/stonachic]

I never remember which one to use lol

[u/Opening_Package_722 → u/ZenPixels]

I use the word impact instead, now I don’t need to remember which is which

[u/ZenPixels → u/Opening_Package_722]

This might be genius

[u/ParticularLower1865 → u/ZenPixels]

Affect is to change. Effect is the result. Do you see how this affected you? I bet it’ll have a lasting effect.

[u/EnvironmentalLime464 → u/ZenPixels]

It it’s an action it’s affect. Think of the A’s. Action and Affect.

This is how I always remember.

[u/bboringg27 → u/EnvironmentalLime464]

I use rAVEN. Affect = Verb, Effect = Noun.

To affect, the effect of, etc

[u/eternal_refrigerator → u/bboringg27]

Totally off topic but MOOOOOOMMMMIIIINNNNN

[u/pourborn → u/ZenPixels]

I was taught to remember affect = action effect = end result. Sorry about your loss ☹️

[u/Assilly → u/ZenPixels]

Their autistic, not a dog. I would treat them like a human and talk to them

[u/TheOneICallMe → u/ZenPixels]

As an autistic person who struggled growing up, its important to have the conversations sometimes even if they are difficult. You dont need to blame her or make her feel guilty, jus tuse it as an opportunity for learning. 

[u/aledba → u/ZenPixels]

Assume competence always. She's got a developmental disorder, presumably not an intellectual one. This is a message from my autism

[u/hard-dee4u → u/ZenPixels]

Don’t talk to her about it she won’t get it and it’ll upset both of us

[u/Lazy-Main1782 → u/hard-dee4u]

Bring it up like when she’s a little older or do it now. Regardless, she needs to be thought a lesson.

[u/Mist_biene → u/hard-dee4u]

Depends hugly about how autistic she is. You have no clue is she can ot can't understand if explained patiently.

[u/CourageSharp8144 → u/hard-dee4u]

Both of us??