My three year old son is a challenge. Smart in unconventional ways, and yet utterly lacking concepts that "normal" people readily understand. I always console myself with the knowledge that Einsteins teacher's thought he was entirely addled. Brilliant minds come in unconventional packages.
Yesterday he came running out of the bathroom thrilled and yelling about how he pooped in a circle. In utter delusion I asked if he meant that he pooped in the toilet.
"No, I pooped in a circle" was his reply.
When he turned around, I saw poo streaked down his legs and all over his feet. Running to him, I scooped him up to prevent further mess and chaos.
Thrilled with being picked up he beamed up at me and yelled " Are you so happy?" at which point my husband and my daughter who up to this point had been mutely lost in the drama of the moment burst out in laughter.
" No, Mommy only likes it when you poo in the toilet" was the best I could muster. I had at this point still managed not to yell.
Suddenly realizing that his one of a kind special creation was not appreciated, my crestfallen son looked at me with devastatingly soulful eyes and asked " Do you still love me?"
" Yes, I always, love you" I said " I just don't love it when you poo on the floor"
As we entered the bathroom, I saw that he had indeed created a perfect circle of poo on the floor just for me. How creative, how smart, how NASTY!!!! Ugggh!
I put him in the tub and very clearly told him not to move. Upon entering the bathroom with my cleaning supplies, I was greeted with the sight of my son now spitting all over the floor. Unhinged I yelled " What are you doing?!:."
Startled he looked up at me and said " I am helping you clean"
Soap and water. Spit. What is the difference really when you are cleaning up poo of of the floor. I began to laugh. What else could I do. My unconventional, out of the box thinker was trying to help.
A merry heart doeth good like a medicine.
Oh boy! We have had days equally as interesting! I don't think anyone, but a parent of an unconventional child can understand these things.
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