Pajama Mama
06-24-2008, 02:32 PM
Yes, I scolded my son's "friends" today. The 3 of them played together without ds and then showed up later asking to go in the pool. Ummm, no. These are kids that ds has played with the past few yrs. But ds11 is an aspie and now his odd type behaviors are more obvious as he's getting older. So I gently scolded them that it was rude to play without ds and then show up when they were hot and ready to swim. I told them that they needed to play together outside the pool for awhile and I might let them swim. They all built with legos for awhile so I just sent them home to get their towels and swim trunks. It's a tough line to walk because I don't want to alienate these kids too much. They are the last kids that still play with ds. I *do* get why they avoid him sometimes. They'll all be teenagers in a couple yrs and peer pressure is setting in. Sometimes ds's behaviors are embarrassing although he doesn't mean it. Ugh. I need a valium or some chocolate. Maybe a chocolate covered valium? Do they make those?