After 6 long weeks normality (such as it is) has been restored, so “Anything you still can’t cope with is therefore your own problem.” Sadly, this is a long list of problems. Some of it is fall-out from the 6 weeks, and some is ongoing issues.
As I have mentioned in past posts: some traits of my daughter’s particular brand of neuro-spicy are very well masked. There are times that she takes me by surprise with the literal way she will interpret things. As her communication progresses, it becomes clearer it has become obvious that metaphors go over her head – much to the amusement of my husband, as I tend to be the one caught out be this: for example, when I commented that she had ‘done a number’ on her head (having fallen into the table after claiming that the floor was lava) she in all innocence wanted to know ‘what number?’
She is also a big believer in “trust but verify”. The picture below is of her verifying that, when I told her that no good would come from trying to use a partially deflated space hopper on grass whilst wearing roller skates, I was indeed telling the truth (it turns out I was). I put this down to the scientific genes she has inherited. For any other budding scientists out there, inflate the space hopper, and use roller skates at a different time on a more solid medium than grass. Also, wear safety equipment.
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After 6 long weeks normality (such as it is) has been restored, so “Anything you still can’t cope with is therefore your own problem.” Sadly, this is a long list of problems. Some of it is fall-out from the 6 weeks, and some is ongoing issues.
As I have mentioned in past posts: some traits of my daughter’s particular brand of neuro-spicy are very well masked. There are times that she takes me by surprise with the literal way she will interpret things. As her communication progresses, it becomes clearer it has become obvious that metaphors go over her head – much to the amusement of my husband, as I tend to be the one caught out be this: for example, when I commented that she had ‘done a number’ on her head (having fallen into the table after claiming that the floor was lava) she in all innocence wanted to know ‘what number?’. When I complained that she hadn’t touched the hot chocolate that she made me buy her she stuck her finger in it and declared that she had now touched it.
She is also a big believer in “trust but verify”. The picture below is of her verifying that, when I told her that no good would come from trying to use a partially deflated space hopper on grass whilst wearing roller skates, I was indeed telling the truth (it turns out I was). I put this down to the scientific genes she has inherited. For any other budding scientists out there, inflate the space hopper, and use roller skates at a different time on a more solid medium than grass. Also, wear safety equipment.
So, all in all, everything is back to normal. My daughter trotted off into school without a backward glance (bye then?) and has been much happier since it started again, and I hope that everyone else is too.
Now, if she would just sleep through the night instead of insisting that 1am is a good time to get ready to go to school, we would all be much happier. Until then, there’s coffee.
all in all, everything is back to normal. My daughter trotted off into school without a backward glance (bye then?) and has been much happier since it started again, and I hope that everyone else is too.
Now, if she would just sleep through the night instead of insisting that 1am is a good time to get ready to go to school, we would all be much happier. Until then, there’s coffee.
Raising the Modern Fae 