Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello, hello,
I ask this, as, until recently I never realised how important my routines are to me. I've spent the first 20 years of my life sticking to the same things, same foods, same drinks, same shops and yet this morning when it came to buttering my toast an awful realisation fell upon me.
THERE WAS A DIFFERENT BUTTER TO THE ONE I'VE BEEN BUYING FOR YEARS!!!!!!
Noooooooo.
How could this happen?
I applied the INFERIOR IMPOSTER butter to a slice of toast but it was no good. I couldn't bring myself to try it. I was gagging, hands shaking.
I ended up in tears. Neurotypicals would surely think this is pathetic but I know my Neurokin will understand this horribly horrid situation.
Someone in my brain, one of the Mini Misters will be for the chop for allowing this to happen!
Sigh.
This is going to take the rest of the day to get over. I've not had any breakfast, the wrong butter is in the bin never to see the light of day again and now one must face the shops, and, buy the RIGHT butter.
Until this terrible ordeal I did not realise how much my routines mattered to Moi.
I always thought I was pretty chill about things, eg. different foods etc, but recently my online shopping provider substituted my pasta for a shape I CANNOT BEAR and I realised I was being autistic about it. Some pasta shapes are just wrong to me.
Oh I totally agree on the pasta shapes!! I can’t even explain why it matters so much! But there are some that I just will not eat.
THANK YOU SLOAN - for me it is Penne - I cannot abide it.
Oooh that’s interesting!
Did you know that the word ‘farfalle’ means butterflies in Italy? Hence the shape of the pasta.
I can do penne but only if it is with tomato based sauce. Anything else and it’s a no. For me it’s farfalle - the bow shaped one, that’s a definite no. Also I once had teeny tiny pasta that I think is meant to go in soup. Also a big no. I find it fascinating. I love that we just understand that things like this is are just ‘normal’ to us… I don’t think I’ve ever discussed my severe dislike of certain pasta shapes with other people before!