Mom! Maaaahhm! MOM! Yes, what is it? Get me a drink of water! Music to my ears. Of course there is the Dad rendition as well but not as frequently recited. This is a tune heard everyday with maybe a few exceptions throughout the year. Though the request portion of the song may change moment to moment the refrain stays the same. It’s a tune that provokes many internal reactions most of which must be controlled. Reactions guarded only by the self which is so unpredictable and many times too weak to do so. The song affects all who here it. Any failure in successful self control by any person within earshot only serves to provoke rage in the singer.
Get over it that’s what children do. She will grow out of it. That’s what my children do. That’s the response you get when you share with friends, family, coworkers, and others who do not have a special needs child. The singer I am referring to is my oldest child. She has been diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (i.e.FASD). The difference between the non-FASD child and mine is the intensity of the command. The rage of my child is provoked when the command is not satisfied. Most children would back off on the command if the parent told them to take care of the request themselves. The command is also 10 times the magnitude of the non-FASD child. In fact, I would venture to say, the tune referred to actually consists of 4 mutually exclusive commands, the first two which were not satisfied.
This is what happened last night. The response was controlled and the commands met satisfactorily. In part because the 3 other children were outside and only my wife and I were the participants. Next time could be different which is more likely than not.
Get over it that’s what children do. She will grow out of it. That’s what my children do. That’s the response you get when you share with friends, family, coworkers, and others who do not have a special needs child. The singer I am referring to is my oldest child. She has been diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (i.e.FASD). The difference between the non-FASD child and mine is the intensity of the command. The rage of my child is provoked when the command is not satisfied. Most children would back off on the command if the parent told them to take care of the request themselves. The command is also 10 times the magnitude of the non-FASD child. In fact, I would venture to say, the tune referred to actually consists of 4 mutually exclusive commands, the first two which were not satisfied.
This is what happened last night. The response was controlled and the commands met satisfactorily. In part because the 3 other children were outside and only my wife and I were the participants. Next time could be different which is more likely than not.