Perservering... Perservering....

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Registered: 11-28-2006
Perservering... Perservering....
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Tue, 05-08-2007 - 2:24pm

Just a little steam coming out here. No need to respond if you don't want to.

Yesterday we took Chris to walmart for some picture frames. Right now Valley Childrens Hospital is doing this campaign to raise money for the Make a Wish Foundation. They have this fish tank fill with water, and at the bottom of this tank there's this little glass cup. Its a game where you try to drop you coins into this cup. If you make it, you get a free pack of gum.

Well Chris's mind is stuck today. He has 48 cents (he of course had to break down exactly what kind of coins he has and that it totals up to 18 coins all together...) and he has to go back and play this game to try to win the gum.

Its the only thing stuck on his mind and I can't get away from this. I really didn't want to drive out to walmart, because my house is a mess, but I might just have to, to get his mind un-stuck.

Well maybe I can pick up some milk while I'm there.

Sigh

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Registered: 03-20-2003
Tue, 05-08-2007 - 10:56pm

so, did you end up going to WalMart?


That sounds like something Isaac would do.

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Wed, 05-09-2007 - 1:35am

LOL Well I did get his mind un-stuck, only to get stuck again several times during the day. Finally it was 45 min before Nic got home off the bus and we went. But I went to another closer one. They didn't have this fish tank thing, but then he noticed Mcdonalds. He has a thing for Mcdonalds.

So I said okay I will get you and your brother two 6 piece chicken McNuggets only. I didn't have enough cash for anthing else really, but I also knew we had drinks at home ect.

Chris started freaking out, begging either for fry's or a drink. I said no over and over again.... He started to get physical, not too hard but hitting me lightly. I knew it would escalate. He started bumping me with his body and started to get louder and louder.

Finally the nuggets were done and he grabs them, ran to a chair and refused to leave. AT this point he is falling apart emotionally and everyone's staring at us. Finally I calmly asked, Chris we have soda at home, why is it so important for you to have this drink or extra fry's?

He said, "Cuz mom I have something even. I need two things to make it even..... not one."

Okay, then at that point I broke down and bought him a small soda, because I realized it was the OCD that was making him have a meltdown, not just being difficult.

This is such a hard thing to say no to at times, because he's not just a kid that is having a manipulative, bratty meltdown to get what he wants, but a kid that can't help from having a meltdown... because of OCD or whatever it might be.

I get really confused when I want to/ gotta say no, but then again I haven't had any help so far since I don't have a Dx. ARGHHHHHH

Lainie

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Registered: 03-20-2003
Wed, 05-09-2007 - 10:24pm

Oh, Isaac has a thing for McDonalds too.

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Thu, 05-10-2007 - 1:39am

Debbie I read it and thats so wonderful! Its funny, cuz we don't realize its the little things that are causing the big things.

It get so confusing at times.

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Thu, 05-10-2007 - 8:38am

lol....I am the mom who stopped at 3 different wal-marts while we were on vacation looking for a spongebob eye glass cse becuase her son couldnt think of anything else.

 


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