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Do you like christmas?

Kay

This is my least fave time of year.

My family consistently throw a big Christmas party and I'm sure they know it unsettles me but they still do it anyway. Loud music. Loads of people. A whole weekend of this and I'm trapped in the house. I like Christmas music if it's played quietly and the decorations can look nice but the busy city and large gatherings make it a really unsettling time for me and when my house is suddenly like it as well I get the usual sense of dread.

Yesterday my parents informed me this year there will be another party for me to endure. My dad says if I don't like it I could move. I will move out for definite when I can afford it, money is tight as I've only just got in to the workplace and my chosen job nursery assistant the pay sucks LMAO so for now I'm having to save and save and save to afford the finer luxury of escaping my parents house. Sadly despite my trying to explain about autism they don't get it. I'll be 25 next year and I'm hoping at some point then I'll be able to look in to renting an apartment, if I can afford Londons rather expensive properties.

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  • Most of the people with whom I used to spend Christmas have passed away. As a retired Culinary Arts teacher and professionally trained chef, I still enjoy making Christmas dinner, albeit only for myself. It does not bother me to be alone because I have cats for company. By nature I am also a reclusive introvert. 

    I save a lot of money by not having to attend parties and giving gifts to people. Although I receive no gifts since I don't attend parties, I haven't considered this to be a loss since I already have enough useless junk around my home as it is. Part of my problem is that I fall into and out of special interests. I own a three bedroom house and have one bedroom devoted to handpainting and mounting military miniatures on bases which I then flock with artificial turf. I have another room that's devoted to a collection of 1/6 scale WWI and WWII collection of action figures. I purchased these before the advent of AI technology. I used to take pictures of these soldiers and vehicles to make visual dioramas but nowadays I can do most of this on-line. 

    As a chef I have an interest in food. I have a freezer, a 2nd refrigerator and several shelves of canned and dried foods in my garage.My kitchen cabinets are filled with all sorts of tools and equipment. 

    I am sorry that you have to attend Christmas parties and that your father's move out response was a bit harsh. In terms of moving out, it might help if you had a roommate. Do you have any mates who might want to split the cost of rent? 

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  • Most of the people with whom I used to spend Christmas have passed away. As a retired Culinary Arts teacher and professionally trained chef, I still enjoy making Christmas dinner, albeit only for myself. It does not bother me to be alone because I have cats for company. By nature I am also a reclusive introvert. 

    I save a lot of money by not having to attend parties and giving gifts to people. Although I receive no gifts since I don't attend parties, I haven't considered this to be a loss since I already have enough useless junk around my home as it is. Part of my problem is that I fall into and out of special interests. I own a three bedroom house and have one bedroom devoted to handpainting and mounting military miniatures on bases which I then flock with artificial turf. I have another room that's devoted to a collection of 1/6 scale WWI and WWII collection of action figures. I purchased these before the advent of AI technology. I used to take pictures of these soldiers and vehicles to make visual dioramas but nowadays I can do most of this on-line. 

    As a chef I have an interest in food. I have a freezer, a 2nd refrigerator and several shelves of canned and dried foods in my garage.My kitchen cabinets are filled with all sorts of tools and equipment. 

    I am sorry that you have to attend Christmas parties and that your father's move out response was a bit harsh. In terms of moving out, it might help if you had a roommate. Do you have any mates who might want to split the cost of rent? 

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