I had an interaction today I can’t seem to shake, and I feel like it must be the autism. There are these muffins I LOVE at Costco but I never get them because they have so many calories. Today I decided to spoil myself and grabbed them. Massive line as usual which already had me feeling overstimulated but by the time I got to check out, the lady said the muffins are priced for two, and asked if I wanted to go grab another box. I said no because I just wanted the one box. It wasn’t until I tried to put it in the cart I found out she didn’t ring it up at all because apparently getting two is required, and she didn’t care to explain that. (There was also no sign or sticker communicating that.)

By the time I figured out what happened, it was too late to fix and suddenly everyone is staring. So I had to walk away. But I can’t seem to shake being so upset. It feels irrational and I feel like I’m annoying my partner. But I feel like a baby that got candy ripped away and I don’t know why I feel so upset. Costco is a lot for me on a good day and I will have an even harder time walking in next time.