Paint Nite 10 (Santa Monica Pier), a fic, a meme and long worries about Two

[aome]

There's never that much to report, really. Kids go to school, I hound Two about doing his PT correctly and his math accurately (he understands the concepts for both those things. It's the quality that needs work), I go to the store once a week and smaller errands occasionally, and I started sewing on the quilt remake I'm doing for my SIL's bday (

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[meathiel]

Sorry about the kiddo problems. :-(

Same with my hair - it's longer than it usually is. I prefer to wear it in a ponytail, which I usually don't do, as it doesn't get in my way then. But - hairdressers are open again as of today and both my parents managed to snag up an appointment on Thursday.

[aome]

I'm thinking by the time salons re-open here, my hair might be long enough to donate....

Btw, I don't think I know the history behind your username. What is "Meathiel"?

[meathiel]

It's Sindarin for "dark fairy".

[aome]

And here I thought it was a German word! lol That's really awesome, though - thanks for explaining it.

[spiffikins]

I wonder if this is part of what I consider his spectrum-related issuesOhhhh - I was reading along, thinking, "Gee Two sounds JUST LIKE my brother D, I wonder if he is on the spectrum or has been diagnosed with ADHD

[aome]

Yeah, I get a lot of "I've always wanted to try..." when what he means is "I've seen it advertised recently and I want to try..." He never obsessed quite as much as it sounds like your brother did, but, yeah - he is the one who is quick to accept whatever is being claimed, and to trust blindly. (Which is odd because he really does NOT trust people - although that's more because he's trans.) But I swear he would also have been the perfect "Come help me look for my puppy, I have candy" victim, no matter how many times we told him otherwise

[spiffikins]

But I swear he would also have been the perfect "Come help me look for my puppy, I have candy" victim

Ohhh yeah - I hear you :) When my brother entered high school, there were 2 special ed classrooms - he was initially put in with the "behavior modification" kids - and he lasted about a week, before the teacher called my mom and said "you need to get him OUT of this classroom - he is naive and the other kids will eat him alive" - he was already being identified as "the kid we can get to do things because he trusts people".

So he ended up being put in with the kids who had major processing issues and were intellectually limited - but were generally nice kids. It was a much better fit for him, socially, but the academic expectations were not so awesome.

but Two already feels he has so much "wrong" with himI can totally see his point - and tbh, if he's anything like my brother, navel-gazing and introspection are not skills that he excels at - so really, unless the diagnosis comes with a prescription drugs that will help him

[spiffikins]

Also - yay- I wondered if any of these events would work for you when I saw them!

I love your pier - so many little lines! I think your reflections turned out really well too! Your aunt and uncle will love it!

[aome]

She did more V marks on her pier, but, looking at the original, I felt like there were more /\s, and tried to do a mix of each.

I've been finding, ever since the Hedgehog, that it's helpful for me to keep the original in front of me. Sometimes I can figure out better what I want to do, compared to what the teacher is telling me. I use the teacher to go in the right order and for general instructions, but sometimes I like better the way something looks on the website model and try to go more with that.

[manue7a]

Maybe there is some youtube video that shows marketing tricks, perhaps he's more a visual learner if it's not listening...?

Your painting is great!

[aome]

That's not a bad idea - I'll look. Although he's sure to say, "I already knew all that" - and then still make all the same mistakes. :-P

And thank you!