THIS AND THAT

WELL EVERY TIME I TURN AROUND I THINK I SHOULD ADD TO THEIS JOURNAL AND THEN I GET DISTRACTED USUALLY FROM MY SON - BY THE TIME I GET BACK TO THE JOURNAL THE THOUGHT HAS PASSED OR 15 OTHER THOUGHTS HAVE COME AND GONE  SO I GUESS IT IS MY OWN INABILITY TO MANAGE MY TIME WHICH HAD BEEN A PROBLEM TO KEEP ON THIS JOURNAL AS MUCH AS I WANT TOO!!

GEEEEEEEEES THAT DOESNT SURPRIZE ME

ONE ITEM THAT IS PARTICULARLY PERTENTANT IS THE HOLIDAYS AND HOW OUT KIDS REACT ! A LONG TIME AGO A SUPPORT GROUP I WAS IN DISCUSSED HOW DIFFICULT THE HOLIDAYS ARE WITHOUT KIDS LIKE OURS-- LOTS OF STRESS, NOT ENOUGH TIME, NOT ENOUGH MONEY,SOCIAL OBLIGATIONS ------                                               ADD TO THAT A CHILD THAT ALREADY HAS DIFFICULTY DEALING WITH CHANGE AND SOCIAL ENVIROMENTS AND THINK ABOUT HOW THE STATIC MUST FLARE UP IN THEIR HEADS    EVERYWHERE THEY GO EVEN FAMILIAR PLACES THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE AND STRANGE PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT NORMALLY THERE; BELLS RINGING, LIGHTS FLASHING, MUSIC PLAYING, STRANGE PEOPLE SPEAKING TO YOU  ALL THESE THINGS THAT "BREAK THE RULES " FOR OUR KIDS. ADDED TO THAT IS THE SCHEDULES THAT ARE CHANGED OUT OF SCHOOL FOR 2 WEEKS  HOLIDAY PLAYS AND ROUTINES AT SCHOOL ARE CHANGED RELATIVES COMING INTO THE HOUSE AND TAKING BEDROOMS THAT ARE ASSIGNED TO SOMEONE ELSE                                       WHAT CONFUSION    IS IT ANY WONDER THAT THEY FREAK OUT AT CHRISTMAS TIME?? THE ONLY ADVICE I CAN GIVE IS TO SLOW DOWN AND TRY TO LIVE IN THEIR SHOES --IF YOU BECOME AWARE OF WHAT ESCALATES THEM YOU CAN INTERCEPT IT AND REPLACE IT WITH A PLEASANT EXPERIENCE-- YOU DONT HAVE TO CHANGE YOUR WHOLE ROUTINE BUT SLOWING DOWN AND DOING ONE LESS THING OR TRYING TO DO ON YOUR KIDS SCHEDULE WILL MAKE IT SO MUCH BETTER!FOR BOTH OF YOU.