tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147438406266555027.post7403084234086856177..comments2024-02-04T16:46:03.204-08:00Comments on Radical Neurodivergence Speaking: The Happy Family Meme, Holidays, & Why I Hate December.Neurodivergent Khttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02815685510033244185noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147438406266555027.post-41855963019198422792012-01-07T00:20:31.503-08:002012-01-07T00:20:31.503-08:00The only thing my parents gave me worth having was...The only thing my parents gave me worth having was the determination my kids wouldn't grow up the same way. Yay! to family free holidays!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147438406266555027.post-2003363373043505942011-12-31T08:06:51.427-08:002011-12-31T08:06:51.427-08:00I'm sorry you have a horrible family. Another...I'm sorry you have a horrible family. Another commenter is right, families are a spectrum. There are horrible ones and wonderful ones and every kind in between. You made me think of something to write about.<br /><br />DixieDixie Redmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18290571323764327616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147438406266555027.post-85222169515505668902011-12-29T02:33:59.951-08:002011-12-29T02:33:59.951-08:00Even people who spend Christmas with families don&...Even people who spend Christmas with families don't always have the best time. Stories abound of family clashes at this time of year, with or without special needs. Sometimes it's just not worth it. There was even a time before I became a mother when I ditched the family thing with my boyfriend and we stayed in watching dvds and eating take out. I would have done the same at that time even if I hadn't been dating someone in a similar position to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147438406266555027.post-85992403203886420652011-12-28T12:16:00.338-08:002011-12-28T12:16:00.338-08:00There are lots of people who spend Christmas alone...There are lots of people who spend Christmas alone, and this 'if you're not with family then you're a loser' attitude pisses me off.<br /><br />For the record, I spent Christmas working, and then came home (alone) to spend the evening with my cats and reading books. If I'd spent it with family I'd probably be chewing the carpet instead.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2147438406266555027.post-55653046263952490352011-12-27T21:34:16.142-08:002011-12-27T21:34:16.142-08:00I'm glad you're not visiting your family. ...I'm glad you're not visiting your family. They're awful and they don't deserve you. I wish people weren't being assholes to you about it. I completely understand and it pisses me off that people are judging you for it. Your family earned every bit of hatred you hold for them, and it takes a fuckton of a lot of horror for most people to refuse to see their families, which should give people a pretty good clue for how awful your parents are. You deserve to spend your holidays and the rest of the year whatever way makes you the happiest, and hopefully soon that will mean that no idiots are badgering you wanting to know why you don't want to talk to your parents.Kathryn Bjornstad-Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09757451092927118197noreply@blogger.com