Jun 18 2008
Meltdown monster
I love AJ dearly, but I cannot take his meltdowns. Today, we went to the free movie at a local theater (Bee Movie, loved it!)
Afterward, we had lunch with John. When we first arrived, he was fine, but by the time the food arrived he was in full-on grump. John ended up taking him outside to talk to him for a minute or two. After that, they were back inside to pay. AJ came out with me and we loaded up in the car. He was clearly worn out (Zoe woke him up this morning when she was fussing) and I still wanted to do some quick shopping.
John offered AJ a piece of gum before we left and he declined. Then after John was gone, he wanted the gum. We’ve been talking about consequences of action (and inaction) and so I reminded him of that. He started crying. He started wailing and screaming and kicking my seat. When he hit Zoe’s carseat, I pulled off the road to wait him out. He eventually calmed down and apologized. WHY does he do this, it drives me crazy!
We did our shopping and he was great. We got home and he went up for rest good. Then he wanted to lay with me. I slept; he didn’t. He ended up out playing with the neighbor when we got up, and we ended the night on a positive. He even came inside without a fight. (I had more of a problem with the neighbor, but that’s not a surprise.) He fell asleep quickly, which is unusual. I guess we’ll see how Friday goes (tomorrow’s a school day—a break for me!)
