Well as days go today wasn't a bad day. I had time to go to the Children's Museum and see the Barbie exhibit. I will go back and get some photos! It was too cool! Next to Miss America, Barbie is my favorite!
After my trip downtown I had to take Seth to therapy. Everything went well until we were ready to leave. His speech therapist came to get me and Seth wanted to go potty. Off we went to watch Seth sit on the potty. At this point this is all he does. Then getting ready to leave he threw himself on the floor and refused to get up. He wanted a lollipop. I told him and his speech therapist told him if he got up and acted like a big boy he could have a lollipop. Did he do this? Of course not, that would have been too easy. We made it to the lobby and the major tantrum began. This was not Autism related but he sure wanted me to think it was. He threw himself on the floor again and screamed for a lollipop. I had already told him that he was not getting a lollipop because he did not make a good choice. Finally, I had to hoist him on my shoulder and carry him out...litterally kicking and screaming. After being buckled into the car seat he began to scream, very loudly "I WANT A LOLLIPOP!" Calmly I told him, No. He only screamed louder. For the next 20 minutes he screamed for a lollipop. He ran down all the colors and he wanted and finally, tears running down his face he said " I want a dark green lollipop for heaven's sake." Now tell me, how do you NOT laugh at that. It seems so odd to me that this child has struggled so much with language and he comes up with this. He knows how to use phrases in context and usually at a moment when we least expect it.
One day he's telling a joke, the next he wants a dark green lollipop, for heaven's sake!
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