Dad reports this morning:
Around dinner I remembered to ask Tommy how he would like to be woken in the morning. He said, “I dunno.” So I replied that I have to keep using the methods I’ve been using. I suggested misting water on him and he opposed. He said, “What about my alarm clock?” Mom and I both chimed in that in the past it hasn’t worked and just wakes everyone else. But I agreed to try this once. I told him to set the alarm for 6;30; he set it for 5:30. I asked why and he said, “so I can get up and have a really big breakfast!” We corrected it to 6:30.
Apparently he forgot to actually turn it on. I woke him for his medicine 30 minutes later than I normally do and told him to get out of bed. I immediately removed his covers. 15 minutes later I squirted him with water and he got angry but did not get up. 12 minutes after that I squirted him again and explained his bus would be here in 2 minutes. He got angry and grumbled “I’m hungry!” The snapped at me “I’ve asked for lunch money for 3 days and still haven’t gotten it.” (n.b. he has been given cash rather than a check)
Seems like a rough start.