I was more than ready for the kids to return to school. Now, I'm paying the price.
Transitions are difficult at our house. Alex just doesn't handle them well (chalk it up to his Down syndrome, I'm told), and then when he acts out, the other two follow suit. Not that they shouldn't also be tired; they're back in school, too, sitting for long periods of time, following new rules and learning new routines. They need to blow off some steam when they get home; I get that. But boy, they are all little nightmares by 8pm.
I'm hoping that Ad and Andrew will find their groove in the next few days, and Alex will hopefully only need a bit longer to do the same. Of course, as soon as things start to improve, they will have a three day weekend.
We'll make it through this transition; we always do. I can't promise you that I won't deal with it by eating obscene amounts of junk food and banging my head on my desk. We do what we gotta do.
Showing posts with label transitions. Show all posts
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Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Thursday, May 29, 2014
Bubbles
So, this happened today:
Seriously, school hasn't even been out a full week yet, and I'm already dealing with this crap.
Transitions are just the worst. Any parent of a child with special needs will wholeheartedly agree with that, and I suspect that a lot of other parents would concur. A change in the schedule brings about an array of difficult behaviors. It just takes one of the kids to start a chain reaction; when one acts out, they all jump on the Let's-Make-Mom's-Head-Explode bandwagon. By the time that we get used to summer, and these behaviors level out, it will be August and time to go back to school. And that will bring another transition. Fun!
After today, I hope the time quickly passes.
Don't be a hater. Don't remind me of how many wonderful memories can be made over a summer break. I get that; not every moment of our break will be like today. I'll enjoy those precious moments just as any other mom would, but until you spend a day with my monkeys (when they behave as they do for me, not as they do for everyone else!), keep your fluffy, sparkly, rainbow-laced comments to yourself.
There may be a ban on bubbles around here for awhile, but I'm certain they'll find some other mischief before the summer ends.
Seriously, school hasn't even been out a full week yet, and I'm already dealing with this crap.
Transitions are just the worst. Any parent of a child with special needs will wholeheartedly agree with that, and I suspect that a lot of other parents would concur. A change in the schedule brings about an array of difficult behaviors. It just takes one of the kids to start a chain reaction; when one acts out, they all jump on the Let's-Make-Mom's-Head-Explode bandwagon. By the time that we get used to summer, and these behaviors level out, it will be August and time to go back to school. And that will bring another transition. Fun!
After today, I hope the time quickly passes.
Don't be a hater. Don't remind me of how many wonderful memories can be made over a summer break. I get that; not every moment of our break will be like today. I'll enjoy those precious moments just as any other mom would, but until you spend a day with my monkeys (when they behave as they do for me, not as they do for everyone else!), keep your fluffy, sparkly, rainbow-laced comments to yourself.
There may be a ban on bubbles around here for awhile, but I'm certain they'll find some other mischief before the summer ends.
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