Why do my tics seem to become a wee bit controversial whilst I’m on public transport? There I am innocently sitting on a bus when a woman gets on the bus with what looks like at first glance a pushchair, which I then realised was a special pushchair for a dog (???!!!!!???) so the vocal tics begin….”DOG PRAM”, “F*%! OFF” as the bus trundles towards Coventry city centre the bus fills up and gets quite crowded a robust Caribbean woman sits next to me and spends her journey staring at me, blatantly ! I’m to polite to say anything but of course bearing in mind this woman’s build my “FAT” tic is simmering away under the surface, I try some of the tips that my Habit Reversal Training therapist has suggested like thinking “slim” I think “slimslimslimslim” but all I can think is “FATFATFATFATFAT” and then “RICE AND PEAS ….RICE AND PEAS” in a cod Jamaican accent rather like Tricia on Bo Selecta. She’s still staring at me and I’m trying so hard to keep both the “FAT” in and the “RICE AND PEAS” as I would hate to be seen as racist because I’m not I have some good friends who are Jamaican, I had a year long relationship with a Coventry born Jamaican, in fact the Welsh have quite a bit in common with the West Indian community, bara brith/bun for example. Anyway the bus reaches Coventry city centre she can’t get off the bus quick enough! You’ve got to laugh.
Anyway, I’ve been quite a busy bod, I’m currently in the middle of decorating my lounge so soon I’ll be getting to grips with the recently published Welfare Bill and the more recently published green paper on special education which will effect most kids with TS, so watch this space. Today also is the day I do my Knit-a-thon so if you haven’t yet sponsored me please do! justgiving.com/Catherine-Mosey
Here’s some music from sunny Coventry. youtube.com/watch?gl=GB&v=g...