Every morning, as part of sending T off to school, we give him a post-it affirmation to read in the car.
And yes, it’s usually sickeningly positive! 😆
With the topic of dreams still on my mind, we wrote him this message this morning: “Always believe in yourself and your dreams…”
After he read it out loud, he shared, “I dreamed I went to jail last night.”
I swiftly told him to pick another dream to believe in.
I also had to force myself to not crack up.
Children with FASD often take things literally – and this was one of those hilarious moments.
I gave T a kiss on his head, shut the car door, stood on our front steps and waved at him as the car backed out of the driveway.
“Bye, I love you,” he shouted out the open window.
“I love you, too,” I shouted back, as the car drove off to school.
Memories you want to hold onto forever! My grandson told me yesterday that when I die he was going to cremate me, turn me into a ring and wear me so I will always be with him. I didn’t know if I should laugh or cry! Lol
That is both very touching and hilarious! Hopefully he won’t be needing a ring for a long while!
This gave me the biggest smile. I imagine there are hard moments too…but what a blessing T is! The stories you share are beautiful. Have a wonderful weekend 🙂
Thank you, Grace. For sure a blessing despite some of the more harder moments. Have a nice weekend too!
LOL! I remember telling my literal toddler to turn around so I could adjust something on his back – of course, he took it literally and spun around until I told him to stop – GREAT POST
Kids always keep us on our toes (so to speak!) don’t they? 😆
Hilarious!! And I love both the ritual and the drawing. So cool!
Thanks Wynne. I’m still chuckling about the reaction.
This is a PERFECT EXAMPLE OF OUR LITERAL BRAINS!!!!! I LOVE THIS! Iwould have cracked up laughing too 😂 🤣
Thanks Rebecca. For sure, the literal brain is an interesting one that often leads to comical moments.
When I was little around 7 maybe I remember I was putting the window up in my dads car. He goes, “Don’t keep your fingers on the window thats stupid! ” I started to cry and he asked if I thought he called me stupid. I said yes. Gotta love it
It’s really good to hear this from someone with lived experience. A good reminder for how we frame a message to our little one!
OMG, this is the best! And you are probably the most cool and collected Dad on the planet 🤣
Thank you! I’m still chuckling about it this morning.