Murphy’s Laws of Special Needs Parenting…
1. If you think you have 3 hours to yourself, your
child will have a meltdown at school and have to come home early.
child will have a meltdown at school and have to come home early.
2. If your oldest is a sensory seeker, your
youngest will be a sensory avoider.
youngest will be a sensory avoider.
3. If you dress your child in a button down shirt
for pictures, they will chew the buttons off before you get to the photographer.
for pictures, they will chew the buttons off before you get to the photographer.
4. If your child will eat spaghetti it at the OT’s
office, he still won’t eat it at home.
office, he still won’t eat it at home.
5. If you say ‘Don’t play in the hose’, your child
will flood the bathroom.
will flood the bathroom.
6. If you put your child to bed early, he will be
up until midnight playing Legos.
up until midnight playing Legos.
7. If you put your child’s shoes on to leave the
house in a hurry, he will take them off before you even find your purse.
house in a hurry, he will take them off before you even find your purse.
8. If you wear a white shirt, your child will get a
bloody nose.
bloody nose.
9. If you ask your child to use the restroom before
leaving the house, he will still have an accident on the way to the park.
leaving the house, he will still have an accident on the way to the park.
10. If you clean up the hotwheels cars lined up on
the staircase, your child will have an hour long meltdown that you messed up
the ‘race’.
the staircase, your child will have an hour long meltdown that you messed up
the ‘race’.
