Aspie moments -- Arrrgggghhhh I love 'em but ...

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A funny thing happened today. Funny from a certain point of view ... I was sitting at the computer and both my kids rushed up to me showing me their schoolwork, you know how kids do ... shoving it right in my face. At the same time, dh walked up and tried to hand me my box of valentine chocolates ... again, sorta shoving it at me, though he didn't mean to. I wanted to simultaneously roll up like an aardvark and nuke the world!

So I stopped what I was doing and shouted "I love you all!" Then I turned back to the computer and they all went away. Phew!

DH left the chocolates on the desk -- they are verrrrryyyy nice Isn't he a peach?

I am in a Secret Pals gift exchange at work. I got a beautiful set of stemmed wine glasses with a matching pitcher and snack plate. My first reaction? I felt slammed in the stomach because it was RED. I remember feeling like I was going to be sick all over the desk and was desparate because . . because. . .because it was RED!

How crazy . . . I like red!
Merle

You handled that better than I would have and maybe even did, I've never been very good at handling being pulled away from what I'm doing, I'm still not. It's like I just get so absorbed and kind of in an inner world. My kids are grown now except for 1 teenager but sometimes I actually miss those moments even though I found them annoying at the time. I got rid of the dh, I sure don't miss that. When it comes to my kids though, I really wish I could have been an NT Mom. I sometimes think I shouldn't have had kids but I didn't know at the time what a bad idea it was. At least they seem to be doing okay though so I'm very thankful for that.

I am afraid I would not have reacted so well to such an intrusion...maybe just one party I could deal with, not not a hubby and kids at the same time

I get very snappy when people interrupt me when I'm concentrating. I think that's why I tend to do my most intense work after 11:00PM: everyone else is going to bed and leaving me alone.

I honestly thought that everyone had a problem with this sort of thing- but I'm just now realizing that it just a few of us who do.

I think you reacted very well.
I usually end up shouting that I can't hear everyone at the same time, or that I need some quiet. My poor hubby- he just doesn't get it.