I dread family gatherings now
I used to love going to family gatherings/having family over. For context I have a big connected family and have always been close to them. When my son was younger it was all googoogagas and cute baby time. But now my son is older, he gets overstimulated so easily, he always wants to run into a corner or room and hide. When I do manage to get him in the room with everyone it’s a meltdown. I can’t talk to my family, and when I do it’s always “when is he gonna talk” or them trying to talk to him and he just gives a blank stare. A responsible reaction is to have a conversation with them but tbh I’ve been avoiding it. Tbh it’s gotten to a point where I don’t even wanna show up at these events anymore, not because I don’t love them but because it’s just hard.
Idk, has anyone else had a similar experience