@catieosaurus: Seriously the trauma I have around opening gifts in front of people is profound #adhdkid #autisticadult #actuallyautistic #neurodivergent #parentingautism #parentingadhd #catieadhd
my mom always criticized my reactions when opening gifts. now i hate opening gifts in front of people 😭
2023-12-22 21:04:58
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XanXan :
all those years of hearing "sit still" "calm down" "what will people think"......
2023-12-22 23:04:41
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SpeculativeFemale :
I remember my niece bursting into tears when a gifted dress didn't fit her because she was afraid of hurting the gift giver's feelings.
2023-12-22 22:35:56
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Crewman Six :
Just realized why presents with Mom's side (everyone all at once free for all) was better vs Dad's side (one at a time, spotlight performance). 🤔
2023-12-23 07:18:39
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Lady Sarah 🇨🇦🏳️🌈 :
Mine always have an emotional crash after an emotional high. We try and plan quiet time Christmas afternoon
2023-12-22 21:10:38
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CheLoe :
I feel legitimate enmity towards a grandma I didn’t see very often because she’d police my behavior so hard for the 3 days a year I got to see her.
2023-12-22 23:02:14
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ExistentialEsme :
My ND and my BILs intellectual disability are not xmas compatible. He makes everyone open gifts one at a time. I *hate* that, I’m an all at once. 1/2
2023-12-24 08:26:47
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Samantha :
my most loved gifts sometimes I might look stone faced, bc I'm concentrating. Meh gifts, I have the executive function left to mask so can look happy.
2023-12-22 21:21:52
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Spencer lol :
And this is why I only ask for money since an "Ooh cool, thanks" is ok in that situation apparently
2023-12-22 21:01:09
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Amber 🐿lancy :
I'm so happy that my kids don't feel the need to preform. we do christmas with just our family. if anyone wants to give my kids presents we take (1
2023-12-24 19:06:33
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Bree Ingersoll :
My kids have their 🌲 in their rooms. Santa puts the 🎁 under their 🌲. They get to open 🎁 on their own. No pressure.
2023-12-23 16:33:19
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Purpleochre :
My 7 year old HATES surprises. I finally listened to her this year and told her ahead of time what she was getting (while also leaving a few surprise)
2023-12-22 22:23:39
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VettedVet :
I wish someone had explained (or been able to) this in the early 90's
2023-12-22 22:05:52
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witchyrevchris :
We actually don’t do big Christmas present giving because of these issues. We give presents already unwrapped across a few days.
2023-12-22 21:06:54
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President_Pudding💙 :
I'm nervous for secret Santa because I don't have big reactions. I HAVE to make myself smile big
2023-12-22 21:00:53
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D J :
I NEEDED this and didn’t even know it. My family needs it more!!! Thank you
2023-12-22 20:57:23
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Kayla :
My lack of reaction made me hate getting gifts. I still tell ppl not to get me gifts bc I don’t want to hurt their feelings
2023-12-25 06:55:52
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Jynxie Rose :
thank you for this yearly reminder <3
2023-12-24 22:58:01
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Mathew(BlueHazmat)Smith🆘🇺🇸 :
Birthdays and holidays r the worst for me I don’t like people to look at me open gifts
2023-12-23 03:25:44
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FlutePicc :
And please stop making fun of kids (or adults) who don't like ripping paper. In 42 years of Christmas I've never not been mocked for it.
2023-12-23 00:21:19
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Niktaq :
Agh…me as a kid…i just wanted to be loud and run, jump, was quickly shut down. Now I get to squeek with my kids when we get excited. It gets quite loud 😂🤣😂
2023-12-22 22:48:20
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V.HartFamily :
I'm glad your back in my feed.
2023-12-22 22:32:06
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Sahar Thompson :
YEY!! THANK YOU FOR THIS!!!
2023-12-31 14:56:58
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lonnie :
legit when at 14 fam got a new car i was excited lived the new car choice hyperventilated and sobbed and had a melt down for 45 min … then I was fine
2023-12-26 12:56:32
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