Random thoughts from the Emperor
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grammarwomanWhile watching "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" he said, "I worry that the special effects are actually real and they use convicted people as victims."
Our struggles to provide him with a sibling don't go unnoticed by him. "Mom, since you're getting older, if you can't have a baby, why don't we go to the orphanage and adopt a kid?" I explained that adopting can be very expensive, running upwards of 20 grand. "Well, don't buy me any more videogames. I can get by with renting ones from the library."
I feel overwhelmed sometimes by what's going on in his brain. Today we spent a while conversing with the head of the after school program at his school, as the Emperor has been regularly getting into trouble for talking when the kids are supposed to be quiet. He doesn't want to control his talking, so we agreed that he'll sit at a separate table so he won't be tempted. Later in the car, we discussed what's going on when he doesn't realize that he's taking over conversations and shouting over people rather than stopping and listening. He said with a sob that it's revenge for all the times he's been ignored and interrupted. I refrained from telling him that people can get tired of being explained at for 10 minutes about his obsession of the moment and instead pointed out that focusing on revenge is what makes Batman such a jerk sometimes, and that revenge fuels a lot of villains as well. "Do you want to be a villain?" "No." "How about a hero?" "No, I just want to be normal."
I hug this boy a lot.
Our struggles to provide him with a sibling don't go unnoticed by him. "Mom, since you're getting older, if you can't have a baby, why don't we go to the orphanage and adopt a kid?" I explained that adopting can be very expensive, running upwards of 20 grand. "Well, don't buy me any more videogames. I can get by with renting ones from the library."
I feel overwhelmed sometimes by what's going on in his brain. Today we spent a while conversing with the head of the after school program at his school, as the Emperor has been regularly getting into trouble for talking when the kids are supposed to be quiet. He doesn't want to control his talking, so we agreed that he'll sit at a separate table so he won't be tempted. Later in the car, we discussed what's going on when he doesn't realize that he's taking over conversations and shouting over people rather than stopping and listening. He said with a sob that it's revenge for all the times he's been ignored and interrupted. I refrained from telling him that people can get tired of being explained at for 10 minutes about his obsession of the moment and instead pointed out that focusing on revenge is what makes Batman such a jerk sometimes, and that revenge fuels a lot of villains as well. "Do you want to be a villain?" "No." "How about a hero?" "No, I just want to be normal."
I hug this boy a lot.
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Date: 2014-09-23 07:43 pm (UTC)I don't know if it'd be helpful (or if you've seen it), but I saw this post at the Toast the other day, and while it reminded me a ton of some of my former students (where I developed curriculum specifically for NVLD), it's reminding me of your Emperor today too.
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Date: 2014-09-24 12:33 am (UTC)Just another reason to find a therapist for him and get some more help...
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