Waking up early is what we do sometimes and today was one of those days. I was too exhausted to say look at the clock more than once and to hear the screams over and over. Owen took his tablet and at least went back to his room. I tried to sleep a little bit longer but he came several times to ask me when he was going to school.
Once I got up and got some coffee, I could think a little bit clearer. Owen knew he shouldn’t have screamed at me, but he’s still learning to process it all. He’s very anxious about school ending on Monday and I know that has a lot to do with him not sleeping.
He kept coming to me to ask me when he would see his best friend, and when he was going to school. He moved on through the days like he was flipping the pages of a calendar. He talked about all of the holidays covering almost every month. It’s amazing how much he remembers and what he focuses on.
We worked on some of our crafts this morning for his gifts and it’s amazing how much he loves to do all of the different activities now. He is constantly asking me to use scissors and cut paper. I think I’m going to need a lot of scrap paper this summer.
It was finally time to get ready for the bus and then we headed outside. He wanted to go wait early. He loves seeing the bus come around the corner. I’m thankful for how much he loves going on the bus. I know sometimes he gets anxious on the bus, but he absolutely wants to go every single day.
When he came home from school, he was on edge. He repeatedly asked me over and over again about his school on Monday and when summer started. He goes through these moments and will continue to say the exact same thing and then he switches to the opposite. He expects me to answer each and every time he says something but he will say it ten, fifteen, twenty times. He kept repeating that Monday was his last day of school and then he switched it to say that he would still be in school on Tuesday. I had agreed with him about Monday being the last day of school and then when I realized that he had switched to talking about Tuesday, I knew what was going to happen. He started screaming, and I told him that I can’t always have the right answer especially when he says the wrong answers.
He was back to talking about his therapist's clothes and I told him that we couldn’t worry about her clothes. I try to get him to understand that he wants to wear what he wants to wear, but he still wants others to wear exactly what he wants them to wear. I asked him about wanting to swim and he can’t wait to go. Then I told him that if he expects others to wear only what he wants them to wear, then he won’t be able to wear a swimsuit. I keep hoping that if I can help him make the connection to wearing something others want him to wear that maybe it will help him see he is trying to get others to wear things he wants them to wear and not what they want to wear.
After those first initial moments in time, he calmed down for the rest of the evening and once again, he talked about all the different holidays during the year. He was also wanting to know if he was going to see his grandma tomorrow and I told him again that she was still in the hospital. He asked when we would be able to go pick her up and I told him not for a few days. I hope this helps him understand and he will sleep all night. I’m thankful for his progress and where we are today. Find your happiness and share your story. Smiles to all and donut daze!
Once I got up and got some coffee, I could think a little bit clearer. Owen knew he shouldn’t have screamed at me, but he’s still learning to process it all. He’s very anxious about school ending on Monday and I know that has a lot to do with him not sleeping.
He kept coming to me to ask me when he would see his best friend, and when he was going to school. He moved on through the days like he was flipping the pages of a calendar. He talked about all of the holidays covering almost every month. It’s amazing how much he remembers and what he focuses on.
We worked on some of our crafts this morning for his gifts and it’s amazing how much he loves to do all of the different activities now. He is constantly asking me to use scissors and cut paper. I think I’m going to need a lot of scrap paper this summer.
It was finally time to get ready for the bus and then we headed outside. He wanted to go wait early. He loves seeing the bus come around the corner. I’m thankful for how much he loves going on the bus. I know sometimes he gets anxious on the bus, but he absolutely wants to go every single day.
When he came home from school, he was on edge. He repeatedly asked me over and over again about his school on Monday and when summer started. He goes through these moments and will continue to say the exact same thing and then he switches to the opposite. He expects me to answer each and every time he says something but he will say it ten, fifteen, twenty times. He kept repeating that Monday was his last day of school and then he switched it to say that he would still be in school on Tuesday. I had agreed with him about Monday being the last day of school and then when I realized that he had switched to talking about Tuesday, I knew what was going to happen. He started screaming, and I told him that I can’t always have the right answer especially when he says the wrong answers.
He was back to talking about his therapist's clothes and I told him that we couldn’t worry about her clothes. I try to get him to understand that he wants to wear what he wants to wear, but he still wants others to wear exactly what he wants them to wear. I asked him about wanting to swim and he can’t wait to go. Then I told him that if he expects others to wear only what he wants them to wear, then he won’t be able to wear a swimsuit. I keep hoping that if I can help him make the connection to wearing something others want him to wear that maybe it will help him see he is trying to get others to wear things he wants them to wear and not what they want to wear.
After those first initial moments in time, he calmed down for the rest of the evening and once again, he talked about all the different holidays during the year. He was also wanting to know if he was going to see his grandma tomorrow and I told him again that she was still in the hospital. He asked when we would be able to go pick her up and I told him not for a few days. I hope this helps him understand and he will sleep all night. I’m thankful for his progress and where we are today. Find your happiness and share your story. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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