things Pip hates

• latex balloons
• any carbonated drink being opened or anything that looks like that
• unannounced/unexpected route changes
• some trousers
• sleeping with a pillow
• the sound of crockery on quartz worktop
• one of his body parts being accidentally knocked e.g. elbow
• anyone moving anything in his room or taking anything from his room
• anyone disturbing a set of objects he’s created
• the wrong knife being used to butter toast or make sandwiches*
• party poppers
• Christmas crackers
• unopened Christmas presents under Christmas trees after Christmas day
• iPad behaving unexpectedly
• the round polystyrene bases you get under some shop-bought pizzas
• the family unit not all being together, especially when unexpected/unannounced

The ones in bold are the biggies. Have probably forgotten loads.

*There is a complex set of rules attached to this which we don’t yet fully understand.