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Saturday

May 31st

2008

by Paul

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stab, slip-n-slide, son, Elliott, crazy

Elliott is somewhat "eccentric" in his though processes -- as what we like to say as "abstract" (which is just another way of saying he seems to lack both common sense and inhibition). He tends to do first, and think later, and never once question the decision that was made. Last weekend he wanted to open his new Slip N' Slide™ -- rather than ask an adult for help (which we've told tried to tattoo into his cerebral cortex; but its magically laser-removed) he found a pair of scissors and started to stab the box like he was Norman Bates. That obviously left the plastic full of holes (that weren't already there).

Elliott, why would you think its ok to stab a box to open it up?" Mommy

"I wanted to see it, and I saw a yellow light, then a green light in my head". Elliot aka "Captain Oblivious"

So, we're reinforcing "All thoughts you have -- there's a RED light ... R-E-D LIGHT". It doesn't appear to be working because ... This morning is the typical Saturday -- cleaning, housing sprucing up, tad bit of relaxing. While down in the basement Sonya noticed a large puddle around the trash basket. She went to clean it up and noticed -- hmm, that's yellow.

"Do you know why there's pee on the floor?" Mommy -- aka Queen Exasperated

"Because there was a spider in the toilet so I peed in the trashcan; but I flushed the toilet" **blink**blink**

That sound you hear? That's our brains exploding

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I hate to tell you, but your son sounds like me when I was a child. I am now 25 and almost completely normal.

My escapades and quotes got me into Reader's Digest twice.

by alan

∞ Monday, June 2nd, 2008

As frustrating as it is now, I think that the sort of non-linear thinking Elliot is showing here can grow into awesome creativity as an adult. Or maybe just a bunch of boxes with holes in them. Who knows?