An autistic woman is facing an ethical dilemma over her preference for drinking out of one particular mug, it has been revealed.
Lottie Fitzgerald, 35, from Southsea, has developed a strong attachment to a blue studio pottery mug she was given last Christmas. She reports that she is beginning to feel intensely anxious about the effect on other mugs that she owns.
“There’s the KitKat mug that came with an Easter egg in 1997,” she explained. “And the one I got from Latin and Ancient Greek Summer School. I’ve barely touched them in months.”
“I hate to think of them languishing at the back of the cupboard,” Fitzgerald continued tearfully. “Bored, neglected, feeling like they don’t have a purpose.”
“I know mugs don’t actually have feelings. But I can’t help feeling that somehow, deep down, they really do.”
“I don’t mind if they see other people. They deserve the warm touch of human hands. But then I’d have to invite someone round and that’s not bloody happening.”
“I’m trying out a rotation system. If that fails, I might have to give up drinking liquids altogether.”
The mugs in question were approached for comment but have so far declined to respond.
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