Well, the holidays are officially over. I know this for a fact, not because of the calendar, but rather based on the amount of cars on the road this morning. For the past two weeks, traffic has been almost non-existent on the beltway here in the DC area. Usually, I have a five mile stretch of the beltway that is bumper to bumper, but during the holidays there was no backup. It was back in full force this morning.
I also know that the holidays are over because the house is a little bit emptier this evening than it has been for the past two weeks. Today was the day that my son had to return to his residential school after the Christmas break. My son gets several breaks home during the school year, but most of them are a few days for long weekends. The Christmas break is one of a few long breaks home from school.
It is always tough when he has to go back to school. It is much tougher after the long breaks home. We always have a hard time getting him in the car whenever his breaks end. My wife discovered that it is even more difficult when I am home as he knows something is amiss if I am not at work. Consequently, I usually do not go back to the school with them when breaks end.
The other thing is that we can not tell him right away that he is going back to school. Then he won't get in the car. When I left the house this morning, I had to tell him "see you later," rather than "see you tonight." My wife has to concoct new schemes to get him in the car under the guise of running an errand or visiting someone. She does those things, but then once back in the car, she heads off to school.
He gets a little upset when he realizes that he is heading back to his school. He will usually tell my wife that he doesn't want to go back to school. Then he will sometimes say that "Mommy lied," but by the time he gets back to school he is fine. He got out of the car when he arrived at school and headed to class. Then he told his teacher all the things he did on break.
We will probably head out to school in a couple of weeks and see him when we have to go for his annual IEP meeting and to drop off medication refills with the school nurse. His next long weekend home will be in about six weeks when he will be home for over the Presidents Day Weekend. Then his next long break of nearly two weeks will occur around Easter, which also happens to be his 18th birthday. One of our friends at the Bowie Baysox is saying she will have to arrange something special for him.
Also marking the end of the holiday period is the Iowa Republican caucuses that take place tonight. It is the first in what promises to be a very long election cycle. I will probably be checking out the results later tonight to see how things shake out. Right now, I think I am like the 40% of Iowans who are still undecided as to who to vote for the GOP Presidential nominee. Perhaps more on this tomorrow.
I also know that the holidays are over because the house is a little bit emptier this evening than it has been for the past two weeks. Today was the day that my son had to return to his residential school after the Christmas break. My son gets several breaks home during the school year, but most of them are a few days for long weekends. The Christmas break is one of a few long breaks home from school.
It is always tough when he has to go back to school. It is much tougher after the long breaks home. We always have a hard time getting him in the car whenever his breaks end. My wife discovered that it is even more difficult when I am home as he knows something is amiss if I am not at work. Consequently, I usually do not go back to the school with them when breaks end.
The other thing is that we can not tell him right away that he is going back to school. Then he won't get in the car. When I left the house this morning, I had to tell him "see you later," rather than "see you tonight." My wife has to concoct new schemes to get him in the car under the guise of running an errand or visiting someone. She does those things, but then once back in the car, she heads off to school.
He gets a little upset when he realizes that he is heading back to his school. He will usually tell my wife that he doesn't want to go back to school. Then he will sometimes say that "Mommy lied," but by the time he gets back to school he is fine. He got out of the car when he arrived at school and headed to class. Then he told his teacher all the things he did on break.
We will probably head out to school in a couple of weeks and see him when we have to go for his annual IEP meeting and to drop off medication refills with the school nurse. His next long weekend home will be in about six weeks when he will be home for over the Presidents Day Weekend. Then his next long break of nearly two weeks will occur around Easter, which also happens to be his 18th birthday. One of our friends at the Bowie Baysox is saying she will have to arrange something special for him.
Also marking the end of the holiday period is the Iowa Republican caucuses that take place tonight. It is the first in what promises to be a very long election cycle. I will probably be checking out the results later tonight to see how things shake out. Right now, I think I am like the 40% of Iowans who are still undecided as to who to vote for the GOP Presidential nominee. Perhaps more on this tomorrow.
Parenting can certainly be tough at times. I know it must be hard to leave your son with a "see you later". I hope you find comfort in the thought that you are providing for his needs in the best way possible.
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Back to the grind for a whole week this week and so is everyone else apparently by traffic this morning. The good thing in reading this is that your son seems to be liking the school better once he is there. He just doesn't want to leave the two of you. You two are loving parents and that's a great thing. Can't wait to hear about his 18th birthday party!
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