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December 29, 2002
I just can’t believe how many teeth have come up missing in my house! *giggle* Well, Christopher lost his first AND second tooth today! They had come very loose, probably on or around the day that Benjamin lost his first one. (hmmmmm) Anyway, Chris had been frantically trying to get these teeth out, knowing he would get money, and then in turn be able to go to the Dollar Store and pick out a toy. Finally, today, as he is watching TV and endlessly wiggling these teeth, one actually pops out. He gets so excited that he jumps off the couch screaming that his tooth came out. What happens next? The tooth is actually MISSING! That’s right…we can’t find it. We searched everywhere; the floor, the couch, underneath the couch, etc. Well, his second tooth came out that very evening and that one we were able to pry from his fist to get it under his pillow. Needless to say, he went to bed giddy that night. Being the horrible parent that I am, I totally forgot to play the “tooth fairy” and did NOT get his money under his pillow. The next morning, I am thinking to myself that since they were still asleep while I was getting ready for work, that I would sneak in, stick the money under his pillow and sneak out. Unfortunately, Chris had already woken up, and when I quietly opened his door, he sat straight up in bed and started crying that he didn’t get ANYTHING under his pillow. I felt horrible!!!! Well, I stuck my hand out and said, “It’s right here! I found it!” He perked up. Later, when Andrew asked him if he got anything under his pillow, he told him no, but that mom came in and gave him a dollar instead! Ha ha!! Poor guy! He’s slightly confused, but that’s ok.
~ My Son Christopher ~
What can I say? I love my child, but I nearly committed myself to the behavioral institute after the day I had on Saturday. As much as I would like to share this with you, I think it would just be boring. Let’s just say that ANYTIME Chris has a change or interruption in his routine (such as Christmas break from school) he literally freaks out. Saturday just so happened to be the day that it happened. Andrew was working, and I had some errands to run, and then I ended up losing my mind. When Andrew got home that night, I broke down crying. I told him that I was ready to walk out that door and not come back for a LONG time. It was a very trying day. Thankfully, he was very supportive and made me a wonderful dinner.
Ok, I suspect that Chris may be ADD or ADHD, and I have scheduled him to see and be evaluated by a Psychologist in January. His behavior has gotten worse and worse and it was basically to the point where the school was calling me everyday with something new about Chris. (Oh, the stories I can tell!) I would throw up my hands one day and say, “What could he possibly do that could top this one?” Lo and behold, the very next day, he would! Sometimes, I can laugh, sometimes I scream, and sometimes I can’t do anything but cry and wonder, “Why me? I’m not cut out to handle this type of stress and I don’t know how to deal with it!” I value any support given at this point in time. I need advice, and I really need to hear about other people’s experiences. Please feel free to share with me on my TTM board!
Until next time,
Heather, Ben, & Chris
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