Nothing with Emmett went well this morning. All of the clothes we had picked out and he pre-approved would work. Shorts were too small or too big. Either the seams or the buttons irritated him.
His shorts felt weird and so did his pants.
All of these things led to our very first meltdown for the new school year. We were of course late as a result, but he finally was able to work through it but not in a way that met with the dress code. Frankly, I don't care about the dress code anymore.
While he made it to school, he came very close to *not *making it to school and that's got me frazzled.
I know he's nervous and that he had a really bad nightmare last night. Those things will chew into his available resources and leave him without enough to cope with these sensory issues.
Something's got to give because I can't do this all year.
For his park, Elliott did awesome. He was up and dressed without a single issue. I'm really proud of him and made sure he knew it.
To be honest, as hellish as this morning was, Emmett was able to work through it. That says a lot for him as well. I'm not angry with him either but I can't explain the level of stress involved in mornings like this. As much as homeschooling is off the table, if these mornings become the norm, no one's going to survive this either.
Now I have to find the energy to get Gavin to his eye appointment at Akron Children's Hospital.
