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Off to college

My eldest is leaving for college tomorrow.  I am sitting here thinking of all of the things from the last 18 years that I wanted to teach her, and wondering if that is enough.

In the end, this is another step in life.

We watched a movie tonight, and at the end she was in tears.  Now it could have been the movie, but when I asked her, she agreed that she was nervous about tomorrow.  Like a teacher always said, if you aren’t nervous about something that is important to you, then it isn’t all that important to you.  I think that she will be just fine.

The International Peace Gardens

The International Peace Gardens (Photo credit: wasme)

 

 

But, it isn’t like leaving her for a week at summer camp is it?

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I don’t like that…

the litany of complaints.
About snack time

  1. I don’t like Oatmeal Creme Pies
  2. I don’t like granola bars
  3. I don’t like fruit bars
  4. I don’t like Nutty Bars
  5. I don’t like sandwiches
  6. I don’t like anything that you want to give me because I didn’t get to pick it.

About meal time

  1. I don’t like the green stuff
  2. I don’t like beef
  3. I don’t like eggs
  4. I don’t like peanut butter
  5. I want a sandwich
  6. I don’t like sandwiches if I can’t put my own jelly on them.
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  7. I don’t like bananas
  8. I don’t like apples
  9. I don’t like anything that you want to give me because I didn’t get to pick it.

About sleep time

  1. I don’t like to sleep.
  2. I don’t like pillows
  3. I don’t like blankets
  4. I don’t like pajamas
  5. I don’t like cats
  6. I don’t like dogs
  7. I don’t like the dark
  8. I don’t like the lights
  9. I don’t like anything that you want.

You can’t tell me what to do.

What kind of complaints do you get from your child?  Whatever there, how do you pick which ones you accept and which ones you don’t?

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Emotions, Autism and a flat world

I have three boys that reside some where on the Autism Spectrum.  To say that they don’t have emotion is to say that the Earth is flat.

Our 14 year old.  We have been told by therapists that he has no sense of humor.  Humor is an emotion.  It can’t be taught.  Sure his humor is quirky, but it is a means of communication for him.

Our 13 year old has an incredible sense of humor that is dry and witty.  He is quick with a come back.

A rotating animation of the human brain showin...

A rotating animation of the human brain showing the left frontal lobe in red within a semitransparent skull.

Our youngest son, shows emotion that he has learned.  Why do I say this?  He has frontal lobe brain damage.  He knows and shows zero empathy.  It is odd to see him observing the behavior of others, then attempting to model that behavior in situations that he deems appropriate.  Odd isn’t the right word.  It can be down right creepy.  But, and I say a huge BUT… this isn’t because of his Autism diagnosis.  This is a completely different issue to the Autism.

So, is the world flat?  No, I don’t think so.

 

 

 

 

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