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<blockquote data-quote="BestICan" data-source="post: 222233" data-attributes="member: 3413"><p>Hi Marg,</p><p></p><p>I found your post wonderful to read. It does sound like difficult child 3 worked hard and succeeded at keeping things together in the face of a difficult day! </p><p></p><p>I have seen the rigid thinking you are describing. I have a cousin who has a disability that causes her to have very rigid thinking, to the point where I once spontaneously invited her to her favorite place - a baseball game - and she absolutely did not enjoy one second of it because it was not planned in advance. I'm positive she would have done the same thing your difficult child did with the principal. I don't think anything but a very specific preparation, such as "When you see the principal, he will be too busy to help you with paperwork" would work with her, however I fully understand that most social situations can't be foreseen and discussed in advance. My cousin has some physical disabilities, too, which causes people to immediately "get it" and give her lots of leeway in social situations. </p><p></p><p>I wonder, do you get the impression that any part of the day was enjoyable for difficult child 3? I hope he found something enjoyable!</p><p></p><p>As for getting lost, I sadly do it all too often, and I get very stressed about it. My difficult child said something wonderful once, when I was driving and stressing and very lost. He said offhandedly, "Mom, you can get anywhere from anywhere." I've taken that as my mantra when I get lost, and in fact, when I start getting stressed, my kids have learned to say, "Remember, Mom, 'anywhere from anywhere.'" This might work in a situation where you are truly lost and can't use "we know where we are" line.</p><p></p><p>Wish I could be more helpful. Good luck with your doctor appointment.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BestICan, post: 222233, member: 3413"] Hi Marg, I found your post wonderful to read. It does sound like difficult child 3 worked hard and succeeded at keeping things together in the face of a difficult day! I have seen the rigid thinking you are describing. I have a cousin who has a disability that causes her to have very rigid thinking, to the point where I once spontaneously invited her to her favorite place - a baseball game - and she absolutely did not enjoy one second of it because it was not planned in advance. I'm positive she would have done the same thing your difficult child did with the principal. I don't think anything but a very specific preparation, such as "When you see the principal, he will be too busy to help you with paperwork" would work with her, however I fully understand that most social situations can't be foreseen and discussed in advance. My cousin has some physical disabilities, too, which causes people to immediately "get it" and give her lots of leeway in social situations. I wonder, do you get the impression that any part of the day was enjoyable for difficult child 3? I hope he found something enjoyable! As for getting lost, I sadly do it all too often, and I get very stressed about it. My difficult child said something wonderful once, when I was driving and stressing and very lost. He said offhandedly, "Mom, you can get anywhere from anywhere." I've taken that as my mantra when I get lost, and in fact, when I start getting stressed, my kids have learned to say, "Remember, Mom, 'anywhere from anywhere.'" This might work in a situation where you are truly lost and can't use "we know where we are" line. Wish I could be more helpful. Good luck with your doctor appointment. [/QUOTE]
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