P says that sometimes breaks are a struggle because you get out of your daily routines etc etc.. She didn’t have high expectations because you just don’t know how things are going to go. Oh, it’s pretty clear that YOU don’t know a lot of things when it comes to Abbie and by this time, with Abbie about to be 16 in a few months, you should have a pretty solid idea of what to expect as far as Abbie’s likes, dislikes, what upsets her, what stresses her out, what she needs in order to feel safe, to feel happy and to feel secure/stable.
Even Asshat, who truthfully knows Abbie better than P does because he is her primary caregiver and deals with her the most, should know relatively better what to expect from Abbie and so on. Yet, he chooses to put her in stressful situations, disrupts any semblance of a routine, doesn’t do anything to even try to prepare her. Doing something like social stories for a few days before would probably help immensely. These two idiots think that as long as she has the same cereal at the cabin as they do at home then it’s all good.
Come on, Asa! You’re always making it quite clear that you know Abbie the best out of anyone and know more about autism than any of the professionals in her life. You should know how upsetting and stressful it is for Abbie to be suddenly (from her point of view, due to the lack of preparing her for this trip. No, saying “Are you so excited to go skiing??” 2 or 3 times does NOT count) going on a long drive to a new place, with a small bridge just to get to the cabin that is somewhat similar to the wooden docks you’ve told us she hates walking on, and a cabin with much of the living room having a super high ceiling. Which you’ve repeatedly told us stresses her out and upsets her. She has to learn a new ‘routine’ for when you’re at the cabin & ski resort only there really isn’t one to be had.
Then eventually having four people manhandle her onto some skis despite her being very nervous and scared. She kept trying to sit down to make it stop.
But yeah… gosh darn, there’s just NO way of knowing how she’ll react to things! It’s a big mystery!
You can call it 'giving her more access to the world' and 'new experiences' all you like. You know that's not what this is. It's the spin you're attempting to put on it so that you don't sound as money hungry and exploitative to viewers.