Just when You think You got it Down!

Well last Thursday was another "awakening"!

Best Buddies had a special trip to the local ball park--The Quakes--part of the Angels Farm System --as usual more people showed up than expected which is a good thing but made difficulty for logistics --getting everyone sitting where they wanted to be-- So my guy and his buddy and 2 other kids got a great table in the Cafe which is a great area for the kids cuz they have all the food and bathrooms close . Because the seating was scrambled I opted to take a seat over in the traditional bleecher area not too far away --so I could keep and eye out "just in case" Everything was going along great and all of a sudden I hear the kids hllering at Dakota to STOP and I look over --here he is with a soft material purse in his hand and hes swatting at his buddy--Once again the ever persent qustion--WHAT THE HELL? I DROP EVERYTHING AND RUN OVER TO THE WALL PARTITION AND GRAB ONE OF HIS HANDS AND DIRECT THE KIDS TO GET THE PURSE OUT OF HIS OTHER HAND AND TO LEAVE THE AREA! I run up the stairs and down the ramp and quickly seat myself next to him and shake my head -- I asked him why he did that and he can't or won't respond --I tell him he can't do that and its a miracle that some "Liquored up Guy" didn't come over there and take him down--- I sat there for about 5 minutes and he was very quiet and then he gently pushed me on the shoulder as if to say "get out of here mom" I looked at him and asked him if he was ok and he nodded ---The kids circled back and I told them it was ok now and he sat there the remaining innings of the game and laughed and joked with the kids as if nothung ever happened---

We are blessed with a great buddy who has been around these kids quite a bit and seemed not to be phased by the behavior. I guess the 2 things that came out of this is; you never know when or what will trigger a behavior so you always have to be on your toes and that at least with my guy there always seems to be a "honeymoon period" with everyone he meets -- when someone is new he acts differently and when he gets comfortable with you some of the behaviors surface---I guess thats no different than a typical relatioship

The best thing is that his abilty to recover from a behavior seems to be shortening which is a great improvement

If you are going to have a behavior at least its nice when it comes and goes quicker!

And you never know when the honeymonn is over!