Woo Woo Woo
"Okay honey, that's a cool noise. Can you think of another cool noise to make?"
Woo Woo Woo
Woo Woo Woo
"Hey bud, did you hear mommy?"
Woo Woo Woo
"Why don't we sing a song? The Wheels on the Bus go round and round..."
Woo Woo Woo
(Continue this thread for about 35 minutes through the store...without stopping.)
I know he was overstimulated. I know he was just trying to cope. I eventually gave up trying to redirect and just got the shopping done, amid a sea of "stink-eye" from my fellow shoppers.
Once upon a time when I didn't have children of my own I probably would have been one of the stink-eye givers in this situation. I didn't understand that kids were not robots, and they don't have a mute button. I didn't understand that children (and people in general) can have sensory overload. I wish I could go back and smack myself. Really.
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