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<blockquote data-quote="DaisyFace" data-source="post: 511406" data-attributes="member: 6546"><p>Bunny--</p><p></p><p>(((hugs)))</p><p></p><p>I swear we are raising the same kid!</p><p></p><p>My child, too, has difficulties grasping the idea that TWO activities can be performed on the same day....and it has nothing to do with anxiety over new things.</p><p></p><p>Just today, for example - difficult child had to be somewhere at 2 pm....BUT she was in a huge panic because she ALSO had to do laundry. How could she <em>possibly</em> do her laundry at the laundromat, and <em>still</em> be somewhere at 2 ?</p><p></p><p>Well, husband sat down and broke it down for her. He showed her that it only takes two hours to do laundry at the laundromat....and we know this because that is how long it takes every week. This is not new. husband pointed out that even if difficult child went to the laundromat as late as 11 am - she would STILL have plenty of time to finish the laundry, come home, change her clothes, and have lunch before having to leave.</p><p></p><p>But no - difficult child just knew that would never work.</p><p></p><p>Fine, husband told her. Do your laundry at 10.</p><p></p><p>Nope. 10 o'clock would never leave enough time. Can't be done.</p><p></p><p>OK then - do your laundry at 9.</p><p></p><p>Nope - can't be done....she'll never finish in time.</p><p></p><p>So what did she do? She went to the laundromat at 6:30 in the morning!</p><p></p><p>and then we went through this whole panic scenario all over again at 10:30 when I asked her to come with me to the store. I just needed to run out for a few things - but difficult child was panicking that we'd never get back in time! How long will we be?? There's no time!!!!</p><p></p><p>But we ran to the store and were back just after 11 - so once again, crisis averted.</p><p></p><p>but SHEESH!!!</p><p></p><p>I don't know if these kids just lack a sense of time? or whether one activity is so huge in their mind that they just cannot think about anything else? Like it takes up too much room in their brain or something and they don't know what to do with other ideas...?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaisyFace, post: 511406, member: 6546"] Bunny-- (((hugs))) I swear we are raising the same kid! My child, too, has difficulties grasping the idea that TWO activities can be performed on the same day....and it has nothing to do with anxiety over new things. Just today, for example - difficult child had to be somewhere at 2 pm....BUT she was in a huge panic because she ALSO had to do laundry. How could she [I]possibly[/I] do her laundry at the laundromat, and [I]still[/I] be somewhere at 2 ? Well, husband sat down and broke it down for her. He showed her that it only takes two hours to do laundry at the laundromat....and we know this because that is how long it takes every week. This is not new. husband pointed out that even if difficult child went to the laundromat as late as 11 am - she would STILL have plenty of time to finish the laundry, come home, change her clothes, and have lunch before having to leave. But no - difficult child just knew that would never work. Fine, husband told her. Do your laundry at 10. Nope. 10 o'clock would never leave enough time. Can't be done. OK then - do your laundry at 9. Nope - can't be done....she'll never finish in time. So what did she do? She went to the laundromat at 6:30 in the morning! and then we went through this whole panic scenario all over again at 10:30 when I asked her to come with me to the store. I just needed to run out for a few things - but difficult child was panicking that we'd never get back in time! How long will we be?? There's no time!!!! But we ran to the store and were back just after 11 - so once again, crisis averted. but SHEESH!!! I don't know if these kids just lack a sense of time? or whether one activity is so huge in their mind that they just cannot think about anything else? Like it takes up too much room in their brain or something and they don't know what to do with other ideas...? [/QUOTE]
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