Read more about the article Massive meltdown over shoes and socks
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Massive meltdown over shoes and socks

Here's what happened this morning in regards to Emmett's shoes and socks.  For simplicity, I'm going to refer to it as World War III because that's what it felt like.   Emmett went from excited about going to school to massively melting down over shoes and socks.   I had him in a pair of socks and sandals for a little while and then all of a sudden, he freaked out because they started to feel funny.  The meltdown lasted over 30 minutes and was sprinkled with I won't go to school and I'm so sorry my feet feel funny.  It's as heartbreaking as it is frustrating.  Once we had reached the 15 minutes late mark, we had no choice but to carry him to the car with a few…

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August 24, 2016
Read more about the article I just realized something today and it scared the shit out of me
Emmett John / Sensory / Shoes and Socks

I just realized something today and it scared the shit out of me

With school starting back up in 23 days, I just realized that we are going to have a pretty big problem. Since June 8th of this year, Emmett hasn't worn socks and has absolutely no tolerance for them. Every pair of socks I've bought for him, no longer feel okay and now I can't find anything that he'll wear. I have no idea what we're going to do because he has to wear socks while in school. All he wears now are flip flops and he's begging to be home schooled so he won't have to wear socks. Socks won't be the only issue because he hasn't worn shoes in just as long either. Unfortunately, we have even less time than normal because school starts almost three weeks sooner this…

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August 2, 2016