Not much sleep happened here and screaming was the go-to option, then Owen tried to make himself sick by gagging himself so he could get me to respond since I didn’t respond to the screaming. He just couldn’t tell I was crying on the inside because he was screaming at me one more time. My heart hurts that this is all so hard for him. I truly thought he would sleep pretty good last night but it was all too much for him.
He wants summer break to be over and keeps asking when he starts summer school. He was calmer once I got up but when I confirmed we weren’t going to church he screamed more. He also realized we would not be going to Hardee’s and he was even more upset that his day wasn’t going according to plan. I’m always torn but I have to get him to make the connection that screaming does not get rewards. This was something I carried throughout the day and he wasn’t pleased with any of my decisions.
He was relatively calm most of the morning but expressed every single thing he wanted to talk about many times over and some of them were a bit loud but at least not screaming. He wanted his rabbit game and summer backpack that arrived later today but I told him he could only have them when they arrived if he stayed calm. Me saying that brought out the screams so I told him he could have them tomorrow if he slept all night.
He is seeing his counselor for the last time on Wednesday. He told us he was moving the last time we were there. Owen started telling me about the babysitters he had and where they moved to. He went on about them not being in the same place. He is connecting so many things now.
I think when he gets older he will need the counselor more when he can express his feelings and always have someone to talk to. In the last few days, he has said let Mommy talk to his doctor and I’m glad he is starting to make that connection as well. I told him that this was his appointment and he could talk as much as he needed to and express how he was feeling. I think he is starting to understand it. It’s part of the reason I wanted to start going so early with him because I knew it would take him years to make the connection and be able to talk about what he was going through for himself.
He started talking about going to the church trunk or treat. He worked through it the other day that it is called “trunk or treat.” he started off talking about it being trick-or-treat in October, but then moved on to saying trunk or treat and wanting to go several places, including his therapy clinic. He also talked about saying the Easter bunny, fish Santa, and celebrating his grandma‘s birthday. “Summer break is tomorrow” continued to be something else he mentioned all day long.
He was talking about his appointment we have tomorrow and he told me that he needs to sign in. When we go to places where he can sign in I always have him write his name so he understands the process. He said, “Don’t scribble it write it.” He loves to scribble on everything.
He wants pictures of everyone eating bananas and asks Siri to translate all of his people’s names eating a banana. He thinks it’s hilarious. He wants to go to Hardee’s tomorrow and I told him we could if he behaves. He fell asleep in my bed and they were quickly out again once I convinced him to go to his. I pray we both sleep tonight and he wakes up in a great mood tomorrow.
Screaming is hard and emotional. I want the best for him and I feel like this summer is when we truly need to get through these moments. Each day I pray for the right words and the strength to help him learn that screaming is not an option. I pray for sleep for both of us. He wanted lots of
Hugs and kisses, especially between the times he showed me all the videos he knew I didn’t want to see. The best thing you can do for yourself is always let your smile win. Smiles to all and donut daze!
He wants summer break to be over and keeps asking when he starts summer school. He was calmer once I got up but when I confirmed we weren’t going to church he screamed more. He also realized we would not be going to Hardee’s and he was even more upset that his day wasn’t going according to plan. I’m always torn but I have to get him to make the connection that screaming does not get rewards. This was something I carried throughout the day and he wasn’t pleased with any of my decisions.
He was relatively calm most of the morning but expressed every single thing he wanted to talk about many times over and some of them were a bit loud but at least not screaming. He wanted his rabbit game and summer backpack that arrived later today but I told him he could only have them when they arrived if he stayed calm. Me saying that brought out the screams so I told him he could have them tomorrow if he slept all night.
He is seeing his counselor for the last time on Wednesday. He told us he was moving the last time we were there. Owen started telling me about the babysitters he had and where they moved to. He went on about them not being in the same place. He is connecting so many things now.
I think when he gets older he will need the counselor more when he can express his feelings and always have someone to talk to. In the last few days, he has said let Mommy talk to his doctor and I’m glad he is starting to make that connection as well. I told him that this was his appointment and he could talk as much as he needed to and express how he was feeling. I think he is starting to understand it. It’s part of the reason I wanted to start going so early with him because I knew it would take him years to make the connection and be able to talk about what he was going through for himself.
He started talking about going to the church trunk or treat. He worked through it the other day that it is called “trunk or treat.” he started off talking about it being trick-or-treat in October, but then moved on to saying trunk or treat and wanting to go several places, including his therapy clinic. He also talked about saying the Easter bunny, fish Santa, and celebrating his grandma‘s birthday. “Summer break is tomorrow” continued to be something else he mentioned all day long.
He was talking about his appointment we have tomorrow and he told me that he needs to sign in. When we go to places where he can sign in I always have him write his name so he understands the process. He said, “Don’t scribble it write it.” He loves to scribble on everything.
He wants pictures of everyone eating bananas and asks Siri to translate all of his people’s names eating a banana. He thinks it’s hilarious. He wants to go to Hardee’s tomorrow and I told him we could if he behaves. He fell asleep in my bed and they were quickly out again once I convinced him to go to his. I pray we both sleep tonight and he wakes up in a great mood tomorrow.
Screaming is hard and emotional. I want the best for him and I feel like this summer is when we truly need to get through these moments. Each day I pray for the right words and the strength to help him learn that screaming is not an option. I pray for sleep for both of us. He wanted lots of
Hugs and kisses, especially between the times he showed me all the videos he knew I didn’t want to see. The best thing you can do for yourself is always let your smile win. Smiles to all and donut daze!
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