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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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  • I was going to suggest the same thing as mummy cat, can you stay in your room/ go to a hotel/ stay with a friend or family member who is happy to spend a quiet evening with you?

    In reply to "do you like Christmas?" I have mixed feelings.

    I like: Nice food and drinks, feeling cosy and warm indoors and not having to go anywhere. (And when I was working, a good long holiday, although I'm retired now)

    I don't like: Christmas parties (never done them or been to one since my Grandma's family get togethers when I was a child) Garish decorations, crowds and loud Christmas music in shops.

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  • I was going to suggest the same thing as mummy cat, can you stay in your room/ go to a hotel/ stay with a friend or family member who is happy to spend a quiet evening with you?

    In reply to "do you like Christmas?" I have mixed feelings.

    I like: Nice food and drinks, feeling cosy and warm indoors and not having to go anywhere. (And when I was working, a good long holiday, although I'm retired now)

    I don't like: Christmas parties (never done them or been to one since my Grandma's family get togethers when I was a child) Garish decorations, crowds and loud Christmas music in shops.

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