Upsetting Issues

So of course after I wrote today's Blogaroo, I got a phone call from the schoooool. re Ted, and after that his therapist had to give me a call because transitions after the break are rough,

Ted has been yelping in class and several times has just flat out refused to do what the other kids were doing.  So I asked him what was up with that and he told me it was because they weren't doing it the right way.  Which okay I get but I said you need to be a part of a participatory team, like our family.  Imagine if mommy was like hold up Ted you aren't putting dishes away correctly, so I will no longer drive you to swim lessons.  That's not cool.

Ted will also say he is stupid and he wants to kill himself.  So then I bring his therapist in and say well this is something we need to address because a seven year old should not be saying they want to off themselves. And he will say well everybody hates me.  Now this is concerning because the other sibs hear it and pick up on it and it affects them.  No good.

So normally I address it with him and say,  do you know what you are talking about? and lets play it through.  If you were to do something so drastic, do you understand the horrible repercussions?  He is seven, so not really.  And I tell him I don't feel that at this time we realy need to go to such an ugly place.

But I'll go there with you if that's where you want to take me,  I am your mom so I am in for the ride. Be careful where you say you want to go.