No Thank You
"No thank you," seems to be the answer to everything in my house these days, even if there is no question.
Bean knows she's supposed to be polite and well-mannered in her daily life. That's why she replies, "No thank you," to anything she doesn't want or want to do.
So if I ask her if she wants a banana, she'll reply, "No thank you." Great answer - polite and to the point.
But lately this has also been the reply when there's no question involved.
"Time for bed," I say. "No thank you," Bean replies.
"Time for dinner," I say. "No thank you," Bean replies.
"Please finish your game on the computer," I say. "No thank you," Bean replies.
"I need you to get dressed so we can go to the store," I say. "No thank you," Bean replies.
"Time for your bath," I say. "No thank you," she replies. 2 hours later ....... "Time to get out of the bath, you've been in here a long long time," I find myself turning into a prune just from being in the bathroom for all this time. "No thank you," she replies.
I'll repeat myself and so will she. She'll repeat in a louder and louder voice, "I SAID NO THANK YOU."
I think I'll start using this phrase in my everyday life. If you think about it, how many times a day would you like to just say, "No thank you."? More than once I'm sure.
Bean knows she's supposed to be polite and well-mannered in her daily life. That's why she replies, "No thank you," to anything she doesn't want or want to do.
So if I ask her if she wants a banana, she'll reply, "No thank you." Great answer - polite and to the point.
But lately this has also been the reply when there's no question involved.
"Time for bed," I say. "No thank you," Bean replies.
"Time for dinner," I say. "No thank you," Bean replies.
"Please finish your game on the computer," I say. "No thank you," Bean replies.
"I need you to get dressed so we can go to the store," I say. "No thank you," Bean replies.
"Time for your bath," I say. "No thank you," she replies. 2 hours later ....... "Time to get out of the bath, you've been in here a long long time," I find myself turning into a prune just from being in the bathroom for all this time. "No thank you," she replies.
I'll repeat myself and so will she. She'll repeat in a louder and louder voice, "I SAID NO THANK YOU."
I think I'll start using this phrase in my everyday life. If you think about it, how many times a day would you like to just say, "No thank you."? More than once I'm sure.
Posted by Love and Autism at Wednesday, August 05. 2009 
Categories: Signs of Autism,Daily Life
Tags: Autism
Categories: Signs of Autism,Daily Life
Tags: Autism
great blog!
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