Stimming is a word in our daily vocabulary that isn't in most people's. It isn't a bad thing, except sometimes it can drive you crazy, it's just something that happens.
Beyond stimming driving mommy bonkers is the obsessions. Some may think it sounds AMAZING to have a kid who loves to do laundry, and in some ways it can be. But it isn't just doing laundry. It's doing laundry and redoing laundry. And then redoing it again. It's pouring a whole container of fabric softener in to see what happens. It's running back and forth to the laundry room to make sure the cycles are performing at capacity. It's stimming verbally(loudly) about what's going on and what's happening next.
Now his new obsession, no the laundry hasn't gone anywhere he's just added to the mix, is drains. What can he flush down the toilet next? Wash down the sink? Vacuum? Things disappear. Where do they go? And I get advice to just watch him closer. Well I need an extra set of eyes, maybe a whole person, devoted to just following him around. Two toilets, three sinks, two vacuum cleaners, and don't forget the garbage disposal that adds thew extra excitement. Mommy is tired and needs a friend who is a plumber.
Just thanking God that we don't have floor vents and praying this obsession passes soon.
Beyond stimming driving mommy bonkers is the obsessions. Some may think it sounds AMAZING to have a kid who loves to do laundry, and in some ways it can be. But it isn't just doing laundry. It's doing laundry and redoing laundry. And then redoing it again. It's pouring a whole container of fabric softener in to see what happens. It's running back and forth to the laundry room to make sure the cycles are performing at capacity. It's stimming verbally(loudly) about what's going on and what's happening next.
Now his new obsession, no the laundry hasn't gone anywhere he's just added to the mix, is drains. What can he flush down the toilet next? Wash down the sink? Vacuum? Things disappear. Where do they go? And I get advice to just watch him closer. Well I need an extra set of eyes, maybe a whole person, devoted to just following him around. Two toilets, three sinks, two vacuum cleaners, and don't forget the garbage disposal that adds thew extra excitement. Mommy is tired and needs a friend who is a plumber.
Just thanking God that we don't have floor vents and praying this obsession passes soon.
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