Dad reports this morning:
Tommy was given his medicine at 6:15. At 6:35 I stirred him and he sat up saying “alright I’ll get up” but I’ve seen nothing else from him. He is either sitting on his bed staring into space or he laid back down.
Dad reports yesterday:
Tommy had an incident at school and was written up; however, the other child was given an in-school suspension. The other child was harassing Tommy by blocking the door and either refusing to let Tommy in or out of the classroom. Tommy didn’t know what to do so he pinched the boy and the boy pinched back. Tommy of course claims that he did not pinch the boy and that the boy pinched him 3 times (remember, Tommy’s reality and our reality are often incongruent. Tommy’s teacher role played with him on better ways to handle the situation.
Tommy came home and immediately wanted to go outside and play. This is unlike Tommy. He seems to be having a really good time with some twine we bought him. I had to intervene once when he tied the twine to a mailbox and was innocently using it as finish line for the 4 and 5 year olds to race to. In his Mom’s words, “Tommy’s never seen Easy Rider.”
Tommy helped me cut the lower lot. He was diligent and did a nice job. Once inside he said “Don’t you think that was worth $7.” I said “no. I think its worth about the same as what you got for the front yard. This was flat and easy and you were done in 15 minutes.” I don’t know what his mother paid him. He’s going to nickle and dime us to death!
He did not sleep in the tub and got to bed relatively early without much fighting.