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<blockquote data-quote="Malika" data-source="post: 475002" data-attributes="member: 11227"><p>We were supposed to be going to get our new dog tomorrow. It's a long journey and we were to have stayed the night in a hotel and returned on Wednesday. However, this morning I rang a psychiatrist who has been recommended to me, having found out I can be reimbursed and, amazingly, I spoke to the doctor directly and he has a vacancy for this Wednesday! I obviously did not want to turn it down but this means we cannot go to get the dog tomorrow. I have therefore arranged to go at the weekend.</p><p>J is of course very excited and we have been counting off the day on his fingers until D-day tomorrow... Now, of course, I have to tell him we are not going until Saturday, which will cause a big meltdown and lots of upset. As far as I can see I have the options of</p><p>1. Just telling him the truth of why it is happened, probably provoking lots of upset and angry statements that he doesn't want to see a doctor, he wants to get the dog.</p><p>2. Just acting as if the planned D-day is Saturday and doing a new countdown. He doesn't really understand time and would probably accept this although it feels dishonest and somehow an exploitation of his innocence.</p><p>3. Steering a mid course by telling him we are now going on Saturday but inventing some more acceptable explanation as to why.</p><p>What would you do? People on the forum have valuable insights (flattery may get me somewhere?) so I am putting it to the public vote, as it were...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Malika, post: 475002, member: 11227"] We were supposed to be going to get our new dog tomorrow. It's a long journey and we were to have stayed the night in a hotel and returned on Wednesday. However, this morning I rang a psychiatrist who has been recommended to me, having found out I can be reimbursed and, amazingly, I spoke to the doctor directly and he has a vacancy for this Wednesday! I obviously did not want to turn it down but this means we cannot go to get the dog tomorrow. I have therefore arranged to go at the weekend. J is of course very excited and we have been counting off the day on his fingers until D-day tomorrow... Now, of course, I have to tell him we are not going until Saturday, which will cause a big meltdown and lots of upset. As far as I can see I have the options of 1. Just telling him the truth of why it is happened, probably provoking lots of upset and angry statements that he doesn't want to see a doctor, he wants to get the dog. 2. Just acting as if the planned D-day is Saturday and doing a new countdown. He doesn't really understand time and would probably accept this although it feels dishonest and somehow an exploitation of his innocence. 3. Steering a mid course by telling him we are now going on Saturday but inventing some more acceptable explanation as to why. What would you do? People on the forum have valuable insights (flattery may get me somewhere?) so I am putting it to the public vote, as it were... [/QUOTE]
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