Sunday, September 6, 2009

Labor day weekend...what a weekend to forget!!

It's been along time since I have seen Harry so emotionally uncontrollable.
Today we needed to run some errands, I had to get somethings for his school, fun right? I explained to him that we needed to get some things for his class, in an effort to try and get him involved and interested. He did not want to leave the house, which has been happening a lot lately. Just does not want to go out!

After being in the store for not more than 5mins he starts to complain about being there. Sure, I understand and what child like's shopping with his mom? So I explained again to him what it was we were doing there and what we needed to get, he got more upset with the fact that we were still there and that my response was not one of "OK, lets go home". So I thought maybe time was an issue and he didn't want to be there all day, he could not understand that getting 4 items would only take about 10mins? In response to my calm explanation as too why we are still there he starts screaming in the store "I want to go home" arguing every time he opened his mouth "fine, if we don't go home I will break this" picking up a mug from the shelf as he motions to throw it on the floor if he doesn't get his way. "Can we go now!" Yelling in a demanding voice. Harrison we need to get these few things then we can go, please be patient while we get these, why don't you help me so we can get home faster. "I hate you mom! You're not looking after me!" screaming further at the top of his voice, making quite the seen in the store. I told him "This is not acceptable, but nothing it seemed was getting through, he was not listening, looking and furious!
A few minuets of silence passed and we found an item, mum I'm sorry for my acting, I'll be good. "Thank you Harry, I really appreciate that, I'm trying to make this quick, I understand you don't want to be here". Then not more than 30sec later "OK now can we go home?" I said, There is still a few things on the list, so we will leave in a few minuets. "I want to go home now!!!" I seriously thought his head was going to spin and he would spit up green pea soup! I was shocked, didn't know what to do and felt speachless, Before I could say anything, he said "I want to go home now or I will kill myself!" I said, please don't say that, we will be going in a minute, one last thing and we will go. Please stop this behavior, I hear you and I have told you what we need to do, then we can go home.

I had thought about actually not going to start with, as I knew this outing would not be easy. I also thought about going home on more than one time he screamed at me. But what do I do? Give into his demands and condone this behavior and give him the victory? I needed to get this done and leaving him at home was not an option. What do I do?



His way and thinking is the only way, if anyone else has a different thought or corrects him, he will scream and headbutt the floor. So aggravated and frustrated.

I don't want to watch the crocodile on tv, it might come into my dreams!

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