I know a lot of families that love to get together and spend time together.
I love my family and I love spending time with them, but I don’t like needing to spend time together if means I can’t go home that same night. I have a hard time trying to spend more than a few hours with my family. When I invited them to spend the holidays at my home, I knew I had made a mistake. I think it was that I wanted to show off and I let pride overcome my common sense. I had a new home and I had a new HVAC system. I had a modern system that was part of the Smart home experience. I had a Smart Thermostat that had the ability to respond to voice commands. When my family arrived, the entire family arrived. I was hoping my brother wouldn’t show up because he doesn’t have any boundaries. I tried to explain to him that he should touch the thermostat, but he didn’t listen. I don’t know if he doesn’t understand or if he just uses his disability to do whatever he wants. He was constantly playing with the thermostat. The temperature was changed so many times that I couldn’t understand how it wasn’t pulled off the wall. It got so bad that I yelled at him to stop touching the thermostat and I slapped his hand. He began to cry, but I hoped it would stop him. I think it made it worse because he was playing with the thermostat when I wasn’t looking. I had to call the HVAC company to fix the Smart Thermostat, after they left.