The art of picking your battles

The boys came home from their grandparents in rare form. Especially Emmett, he was causing a lot trouble with his older brothers.

I had to use every last drop of patience I had, just to male it through the day without doing loco.

Emmett refused to brush his teeth last night and ended up having a really big meltdown over it.  Since he was already having such a rough day, we decided not to pick that battle.

Sometimes, as special needs parents, we have to step back and ask ourselves, *is this particular  attention worth it? *

Do any of you folks out there do the same thing? Do you have to pick your battles as well?

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