One thing nobody’s mentioned about this whole “My kid is autistic” deal: shopping lists are determined by the current fixation.Examples:
- We’ve bought Chef Boy-R-Dee minis and instant Mac-n-cheese every week for about a year now, because they’re about the only thing Cub will eat for supper. We can usually get something healthy in him for lunch, thank goodness.
- Mama Cat was recently forced to purchase an unneeded bottle of Surf detergent, because Cub wanted a beach party. I’m thrilled that he makes the connection between the two, but damn, that’s $3.78 that could have gone towards my Little Debbies and BBQ chips. What? I never said I eat healthy at lunch.
- We’ve had to abort some trips because Cub insisted that everything we buy be the same color. Do you have any idea how few blue foods there are? And how hard it is to make a decent meal out of the ones that do exist? Is a freezer pop considered a salad or a side dish?
If nothing else, having Cub around has given us lightning-fast reflexes when it comes to adapting to new situations. And we still laugh about it. You have to, because otherwise you’d go batshit insane.
3 comments:
While "cute" might not exactly be the word to describe a child demanding all food be color coordinated...it's hard for me to think of a different first reaction. Food color to the rescue, perhaps?
Somebody else I was talking to lately said her kid would always choose the blue food if one was available. But would they choose the blue pill?
Depends on how strong their desire is to see how deep the rabbit hole goes.
Unless the blue pill is actually a Tums. Then they may just have heartburn.
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