s/s's guide to surviving fireworks with PTSD:

Step 1: Get the cat super high.
Step 2: Get super high.
Step 3. Suck it up. Pet cat. Ponder occasionally why you really need something that loud.
Step 4. Be happy that even in the hood it's over by midnight sharp and you're done for another year.
Step 5. Get high again. Can't be too careful.