Things you wish you could say

[notabitail]

Literally no one thought you did...

My memory tells me that I knew that already.

 

[nuthatched]

My chicks are 42 weeks old, are they feathered enough the leave the brooder??!!

They managed to crab trap themselves in there for who knows how long, stepping on the babies.
One baby got stuck in the feeder trying not to get stepped on, took some working trying to get her out.

 

[RememberTheWay]

My chicks are 42 weeks old, are they feathered enough the leave the brooder??!!
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They managed to crab trap themselves in there for who knows how long, stepping on the babies.
One baby got stuck in the feeder trying not to get stepped on, took some working trying to get her out.
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What the?

Seriously? Please tell me this is a joke

 

[nuthatched]

What the?

Seriously? Please tell me this is a joke

Did you read the whole thing?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

They didn't know. His mom is understanding now that she did him no favours, but she doesn't have the patience to keep correcting him until he gets it right. I get frustrated too, but I understand that if I take a task away from him just because I can do it better means he'll never learn it.

I had to fight with him tooth and nail this week to get him to write down all of the parts of taking care of the quail (that's his hands on work task for now). I was every bit as stubborn, and when he finally did it, he figured out ways to streamline how he was doing it, understood better what he was doing, and understood how to check that he had done everything on the list when he thought he was done.

It can be a battle, but I have faith in turning him into a reasonably functioning adult. He was very happy when I praised his checklist (once he actually stopped fighting and did it, he did a decent job). Sometimes I may be too hard on him, but I do make sure to tell him when he's doing well.

Thank you, Bee! Yeah, it takes patience. And persistence. And an unshakeable belief that what you are doing is necessary and will ultimately benefit your young person. This story made me so happy. Sometimes getting my kid to do necessary things has been difficult too, but not like this. Oh, the resistance, the sighs and rolled eyes! He's high-functioning and does not want to believe he is on the spectrum. But he's driving now and that scares me in whole new ways. But he's doing okay and I have high hopes for him.

 

[Nabiki]

Thank you, Bee! Yeah, it takes patience. And persistence. And an unshakeable belief that what you are doing is necessary and will ultimately benefit your young person. This story made me so happy. Sometimes getting my kid to do necessary things has been difficult too, but not like this. Oh, the resistance, the sighs and rolled eyes! He's high-functioning and does not want to believe he is on the spectrum. But he's driving now and that scares me in whole new ways. But he's doing okay and I have high hopes for him.

I don't think my Godson should drive. He does not pay enough attention to the world around him for that to be safe for anyone within a 5 mile radius of him...

That being said, he is making progress. He is being dragged kicking and screaming into adulthood, and he will one day be able to hold a job and take care of himself. Those are my goals for him.