BusynMember
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His girlfriend (or so he says she's his girlfriend because she likes him) forced him to go to homecoming and now, yes, she's baaaaaaaaaaack and she's making him go with her to prom. This is how the conversation went between my son and me.
Son: (no expression, but voice is a bit annoyed) Mom, T. wants me to go to prom with her.
Me: Oh, L! How fun! Are you going?
Son: I guess. She's going to call you and ask if I can go. (She does. She's a wonderful girl who was in Special Education with him. They are great friends and very good for one another. She asks if he can go and I say 'sure!'"
(after the phone call)
Me: So do you want to go out after the prom?
Son: No! I don't even really want to go and I know she's going to make me dance. (Tortured sigh) I just want to go home when it's over.
Me: But you're supposed to take her somewhere afterrward.
Son: Yeah, some kids are going to a waterpark and they're staying up all night. I can't stay up all night. I just want to come right home.
Me: (trying to cheer him up) So...I guess I'll have to buy you some new clothes.
Son: (no expression in voice) I can wear what I wore for homecoming.
Me: When is Prom? This weekend?
Son shrugs.
Me: You don't even know?
Son: No. I hope it's not this week. My favorite show is on.
Me: (trying not to laugh) Aren't you a little bit excited?
Son: Actually, I'm kind of mad that she asked me, but I don't want to hurt her feelings.
He just came downstairs and I reminded him that next week is prom and he said, in an angry voice, "I just wish that...never mind." And he stomped off to the kitchen.
Autistic kids are so funny
Son: (no expression, but voice is a bit annoyed) Mom, T. wants me to go to prom with her.
Me: Oh, L! How fun! Are you going?
Son: I guess. She's going to call you and ask if I can go. (She does. She's a wonderful girl who was in Special Education with him. They are great friends and very good for one another. She asks if he can go and I say 'sure!'"
(after the phone call)
Me: So do you want to go out after the prom?
Son: No! I don't even really want to go and I know she's going to make me dance. (Tortured sigh) I just want to go home when it's over.
Me: But you're supposed to take her somewhere afterrward.
Son: Yeah, some kids are going to a waterpark and they're staying up all night. I can't stay up all night. I just want to come right home.
Me: (trying to cheer him up) So...I guess I'll have to buy you some new clothes.
Son: (no expression in voice) I can wear what I wore for homecoming.
Me: When is Prom? This weekend?
Son shrugs.
Me: You don't even know?
Son: No. I hope it's not this week. My favorite show is on.
Me: (trying not to laugh) Aren't you a little bit excited?
Son: Actually, I'm kind of mad that she asked me, but I don't want to hurt her feelings.
He just came downstairs and I reminded him that next week is prom and he said, in an angry voice, "I just wish that...never mind." And he stomped off to the kitchen.
Autistic kids are so funny