Yeah. Good Times.: I may not survive summer break

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Wednesday, June 22, 2011

I may not survive summer break

Today was Day 2 of summer break. Child 2 has various camps that he is attending with various friends and I decided to give Child 1 a lot of time off. I'm hardly working right now and I thought I'd let him have a few weeks of nothing to do, since he loves nothing to do.

He's thrilled. Today we went to breakfast and then spent hours watching BART. Then he went to the park with my mother in law; this is like a dream come true for him. No school! No math! No need to even wear underpants!

EXCEPT. He's in this very inquisitive stage right now (which is good; I constantly remind myself. Remember when he never asked a single question ever? This is better. Remember that. This is better. This is better. This is better. This is better. This is better.)

Here is a sample of our various conversations today:

Me: Getting up to leave the room I'm going downstairs

Child 1: MAMA! Where are you going?????

Me: I'm going downstairs.

Child 1: Where are you going?

Me: Downstairs

Child 1: Where are you going?

Me: Downstairs!

Child 1: Why are you going downstairs?

Me: I need to move the laundry around.

Child 1: What do you need to do?

Me: I need to move the laundry around.

Child 1: What do you need to move around?

Me: The laundry.

Child 1: And where is the laundry?

Me: In the laundry room.

Child 1: Which room?

Me: The laundry room.

Child 1: And where is the laundry room?

Me: Downstairs.

Child 1: Where is it?

Me: Shoots self in head

I've got 3 more weeks of this until his camp starts.

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MiddleFingerGuy · 718 weeks ago

I almost pissed myself, when I was laughing. I may have a bladder-control problem though.

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jillsmo 103p · 718 weeks ago

You should get that checked out

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autismwatches 29p · 718 weeks ago

I hear you! This morning Sam was quizzing me on how exactly the dryer works.
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catherine · 718 weeks ago

This is funny. I am not a question kind of mama. Too many questions drive me batty, especially when I have PMS. It's to the point now where if a kid asks a question that some other kid has already asked me three times I simply say, "I have PMS." They nod and walk away.

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raquel · 718 weeks ago

Sounds like my daughter. I eventually say " I don't know" Or "go ask your dad"
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jillsmo 103p · 718 weeks ago

I eventually say "OH MY GOD STOP ASKING ME QUESTIONS."

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CBG · 718 weeks ago

Constant repeating is the worst! Better yet...the "Why?" is bad too.

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Sarcasm in Action · 718 weeks ago

Hang in there mama!

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Sherri · 718 weeks ago

I sooo relate

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karacteristic 28p · 718 weeks ago

Your right. It is better. Still. We've been enjoying the summer inquisition for about three weeks now and might I make a recommendation? Ear plugs. For you. Sure, they drown out the noise, but mostly I wear them to keep my liquefying brain from leaking. August has to get her some time. Right?! Seriously, I'm asking.
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karacteristic 28p · 718 weeks ago

and by "your right", I meant "you're right". Yet another reason to keep the brain from melting.
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jillsmo 103p · 718 weeks ago

Oh, great. i can see it now.

Mama why are you wearing earplugs? Why are you wearing earplugs? WHAT are the earplugs for? WHAT are they for? Why do you want to drown me out? WHY do you want to drown me out?

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Penelope · 718 weeks ago

That is pretty funny. I remember when my brother with autism asked his first question- my mom was blown away!

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Brian · 718 weeks ago

Maybe if you get him to talk to a contractor like this, he can convince the guy to build that kitchen!

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jillsmo 103p · 718 weeks ago

When are you going to install the new cabinets? When are you going to install the new cabinets? Why not until next month? WHY not until next month? Why can't you do it now?

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nuttydingo 56p · 718 weeks ago

My kid repeats questions a lot. I think it's an OCD thing. After I've answered the 2nd time, if he asks again I just rephrase the question back to him.

"Where are you going, mom?"

"Where am I going?"

"To the laundry room?"

"Yes, that's where I'm going."

It's almost as much fun as repeating the same answer, again and again!
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Manda · 718 weeks ago

Ooo, so your twitter is going to be extra amusing this summer? Haha (Btw, I don't know which I'd prefer, my autistic brother used to do that, now he knows EVERYTHING and therefore will tell you why you are doing things, I don't know which is worse. Damn google, damn all the googles.)
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Bill · 718 weeks ago

sounds like someone needs a hearing aide, and a roll of duct tape.

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jillsmo 103p · 718 weeks ago

GENIUS

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francerants · 718 weeks ago

He sounds like my mother........
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alexandra · 718 weeks ago

And this is called blog fodder.

You'll be blogging for the next 100 years.

xo

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thesmos 26p · 718 weeks ago

I am actually grooving on the questions. I'll TOFTT next week and try to be the answer man.

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jillsmo 103p · 718 weeks ago

TOFTT?

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Tina · 718 weeks ago

Hahahahahaha! ...Sorry. I didn't mean to laugh at your frustration. Okay, I totally did. Because it was totally hilarious.
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Big Daddy · 718 weeks ago

Sounds like every conversation in my house.

Btw, you should wash and dry the laundry instead of just moving it around.
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jillsmo 103p · 718 weeks ago

Good idea! (I knew this one would sound familiar to you)

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Lady Estrogen · 718 weeks ago

I'm laughing because it's not me... yet!
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BeggingAnswers 30p · 718 weeks ago

Good lord, this sounds exactly like every conversation I've ever had with my daughter. Glad to know I'm in good company.
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Ryan @TWM · 718 weeks ago

I think this tactic could really work when I want to be left alone. It's actually genius when it's not being used against you. ;)
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wantapeanut 47p · 718 weeks ago

This reminds me of "There's a hole in the bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza..."
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Alison 102p · 718 weeks ago

I totally laughed out loud with this one. When I was a kid and would have just woke up, my mom would pepper me with questions. Let's just say, I'm not a morning person.

I think I will have a child who will also pepper me with questions, as soon as he can.

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K A B L O O E Y · 718 weeks ago

HA! I have SO been there. In fact, I live there. Mine never asked questions either. And I promised myself that if/when she learned, I'd never complain about answering them, and so I don't. I do, however, limit my hours on duty. School's over Thursday and she starts camp the following Monday, otherwise I'd be enquiring about borrowing your gun.

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blogsarethenewblack 8p · 718 weeks ago

Thank you for giving me my spit-water-on-the-keyboard moment of the day. #yourock
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KarenASMom 75p · 718 weeks ago

One person's break is another person's torture!

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solodialogue 73p · 718 weeks ago

I see his career as a lawyer for BART. ;)
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Cheryl D. · 718 weeks ago

I'll pray for you!
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D.J.Kirkby · 718 weeks ago

Oh dear, we are still having 'conversations' like this with N3S. We are very tired....
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tulpen · 718 weeks ago

I get the incessant questions as well. Deaf kid needs to know the exact location of everyone in the house at all times. He also needs a detailed itinerary of every day between today (his last day of school) and the day HIS summer program starts. We call it 'camp' but is really school.
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