Preadolescence
Monday, June 15, 2009 20:24Could I just say that I am on the tippy, tippy edge of this thing we call preadolescence and I’m already wishing for a swift blow to the head?
He had sex ed a couple of weeks ago. And apparently the sex ed was very detailed because he got to see a picture of a vagina (insert mysterious oos and ahs here) and he got all of the details about a period and how exactly babies are born. And now? Sex is ALL he thinks about. EVERYTHING now is a sexual innuendo… and I’m his mom. I can’t imagine what it’s like with a bunch of 9 year old boys.
And? The meltdowns are so much worse. He is on the autistic spectrum so we’ve always had meltdowns… but these? These are like nuclear disasters. Re faced screaming and tears over how MEAN mom is and weepy, the sky is falling, I will never survive, everything is all your fault.
10 minutes ago :
him : *weepy weepy weepy* You’re such a bad mom… You don’t even cook me dinner!
me : I’m making left overs from last night. If you’d like to make yourself something though, you can.
*after 2 time outs to calm down - dinner was on the table by this time *
* face becomes red, eyes become wide, steam rolls out of ears, he levitates 8 feet into the air, there is a bloodcurdling screech as the heavens rip open*
him : I don’t want to eat this. I’m not even hungry! GOD, YOU’RE SO MEAN!!!! !!!!!! !! ! !
I remember when Ryan’s cousins went through this phase and I remember the eye rolling and huffing… and that’s really my only point of reference… but I don’t remember this part. This is like my sweet innocent (hahaha) child is having growing pains because the demon inside is getting cramped and no longer has room for the entertainment center.
I… am now quite certain there must be a divine hand in our evolution because God help me, there are moments when I just absolutely don’t know how our species has survived with offspring this obviously incompatible with civilized human life. God bless mothers.
This is our president in 30 years, folks. Kill me now.
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