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Post by katiekat on Jan 27, 2008 21:39:47 GMT -5
But perhaps it will give you a glimpse into what KK deals with on a daily basis. I will relay this story in the most delicate way possible. With Sean, if you solve problem A problem B will then stem from the corrected problem A, then C will stem from B and so on. Anyway Sean has been having this problem with personal hygiene habits lately. It has never been a problem before however in the past few weeks he has not been....how should I say...using toilet paper. Gross on laundry day. So to solve this issue I got those toddler wipes, which he has used many times before and knows where they belong. And this seemed to have solved the problem. Until the new problem today. I go to get a shower and there they are-the wipes-in my trashcan-USED!!! Blech, gag, puke.  I freaked. I mean what goes on in his head!? I asked him why he did that and he stared at me and said he didn't know why. He never did that before.Of course I had to deal with the mess because if I had him clean it up it would have been a disaster.Now that I told him never to put them in the trashcan I am afraid he'll put them in the kitchen sink or something. This is the type of thing that makes me want to scream. But if I start screaming I fear I will never stop. |
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Post by misty on Jan 27, 2008 22:01:04 GMT -5
Oh, KK..I can relate! When Shannon first started her period I spend a long time thoroughly explaining what to do with the pads. I thought she understood...she was almost 12 for God's sake, but lo & behold one day I was cleaning her room & found several used pads UNDER HER BED! There was even one stuffed in an old lunch box under there! How gross is THAT!?! I found bloodied undies behind the radiator too. I don't know what goes on in there heads & she had no real answer when I asked her what possessed her to do that. |
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Post by katiekat on Jan 27, 2008 22:10:34 GMT -5
:PMisty, Thank you for making me laugh...it is better than screaming.
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Post by misty on Jan 27, 2008 22:12:37 GMT -5
:PMisty, Thank you for making me laugh...it is better than screaming. I hear you KK....At least we can come here to let off steam & find out that we aren't alone! |
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Post by carol on Jan 28, 2008 13:26:10 GMT -5
katiekat,
I have dealt with a similar experience with my son. Go into another room and scream it out. When you are calm, go to him with what you want him to do and the rationale behind it. My son struggled for a while. I yelled and hollered for some time. The only thing I accomplished in lowering his self-esteem more. It's tough being calm, but it is even tougher dealing with a young child who has no confidence in himself and seemingly has confused yelling as directed toward his person and not the behavior. Hang in there. I am a good listener.
carol
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Post by sweetpea on Jan 28, 2008 13:43:30 GMT -5
I agree thats gross. If i had to put up with that on a daily basis i would just have to scream  I hope it gets better for ya KK. How many days till that appt? |
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Post by katiekat on Jan 28, 2008 13:56:01 GMT -5
Six. But who's counting?  |
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Post by charliegirl on Jan 28, 2008 14:38:48 GMT -5
At least he put them in the trash and didn't stuff them behind the toilet or something. I wonder if he just got confused about what to do. Sometimes even when they know the right thing their brain doesn't connect with it, especially if he was stressed about getting in trouble for not wiping before. Look at it this way. At least you can tell he is wiping now!  |
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Post by bugsmom on Jan 28, 2008 19:30:21 GMT -5
Oh, KK..I can relate! When Shannon first started her period I spend a long time thoroughly explaining what to do with the pads. I thought she understood...she was almost 12 for God's sake, but lo & behold one day I was cleaning her room & found several used pads UNDER HER BED! There was even one stuffed in an old lunch box under there! How gross is THAT!?! I found bloodied undies behind the radiator too. I don't know what goes on in there heads & she had no real answer when I asked her what possessed her to do that. Oh, my gosh Misty...I don't know why, but I was just hysterical reading this! I just know if Josh was a girl he would do the same thing....cracked me up!!!!!! KK...I feel for you. Joshua is actually the opposite, very anal (pardon the pun) about his wiping. If he got one thing on his underwear he'd throw them out! You all just gave me a huge belly laugh for the day...I don't mean to minimize your pain, it just struck me in a funny way. Hang in there!  |
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Post by sweetpea on Jan 29, 2008 9:30:44 GMT -5
Six. But who's counting?  just looking out for your sanity kk.. |
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