A Drop to Drink

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Written for https://lindaghill.com/2025/06/13/the-friday-reminder-and-prompt-for-socs-june-14-2025/

As a young woman, I liked to drink (whisky and lemonade).

Primarily, it provided me with social confidence; I would otherwise find such situations challenging. I either speak impulsively, or am too shy to share. Lately, I’ve considered that I’m on the spectrum.

Through training at work, I’ve discovered that many girls go undiagnosed because the tests target boys. I hadn’t even heard of masking in autistic females, and this is something I’ve engaged in my whole life.

I enjoy the odd tipple, but it is rare these days. My husband received some malt for his sixtieth two years ago, and we haven’t finished it yet. Even when I finished my GCSE Math exam, a celebratory reaction didn’t cross my mind.

Yesterday, I celebrated my son’s birthday with a meal shared with family, and a Colin The Caterpilla (Marks and Spencers themed chocolate cake). What else can you get when he turns twenty-nine?

We enjoyed a brilliant evening out with him, my daughter, her partner, my granddaughter and his best friend. I preferred an alcohol free cider as it was a warm evening, and with lots of ice, it felt more cooling.

Next year my son turns thirty – now that deserves a party.

Published by writerravenclaw

I am a fifty something mother of two grown up children, and one beautiful grandchild. I have been married for nearly thirty-four years. My first book was published ten years ago. I wrote my book Sticks and Stones because of my experience of being bullied at school.

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  3. Great post Diana, and the celebration with Colin the Caterpillar was inspired.
    I always made a punch if I was hosting a party, the secret of which was the tops ups was only lemonade so it got weaker as the evening went on.

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