Gavin's had a rough day today. He was very easily frustrated and couldn't seem to remember much of what he was being told.
A good portion of this was Gavin being Gavin and is fairly typical of his general demeanor.
Some of it was a bit excessive and not something we see very often from him. For the most part, Gavin has mellowed out significantly as he's gotten older. That doesn't mean we don't have problems.
Tonight, our internet went out again. Spectrum has to come back out in the morning because they need to replace the modem with a different model. Too many people are having issues and it looks like they are replacing them with a different model. It's free so I don't really care what it is, so long as it works.
Gavin has a very specific bedtime routine and it requires working wifi.
Shortly after 8pm, the internet we out and that meant Gavin couldn't do what he wanted to do. He became so frustrated that his tablet was offline, he started flinging things around his room. He took a sweatshirt and began hitting everything he could with it.
I should make it clear that he had confined himself to his room and while we could *all *hear/feel his massive meltdown from everywhere in the house, he didn't put anyone in danger. Good for him.. ☺
He could have been running through the house, freaking out and terrifying everyone. Instead, he removed himself and went to his room.
I did talk to him and explain that he cannot react this way because he's an adult. Adults have different rules and we have to really try our best to follow them. We are going to have to help him find better ways of coping with his frustration.
At the end of the day, he didn't break anything, and no one was hurt, including himself. I keep telling you it's the little things.
