Supermarkets, Motherhood and small kid tantrums

Once a week I go to a supermarket on my day off from work to do the 'big shop'. Supermarkets are often places of nightmares for autistic people and when I am feeling low in myself, they can be my nightmare. The lights can be bright. Too bright. I remember my mother saying she couldn't stand a particular supermarket because the lights flickered and triggered her migraines. She's not alone there. I don't like the brightness and the flashing of lights...

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