And the award for the worst mother goes to......

For her performance in "This morning's breakfast" goes to me.....yep, one of those mornings...trying to recover feeling like I am the worst mommy in the world! I'd like to give thanks to the oatmeal that was either too hot, or too cold, not enough milk, too much milk....I did turn into a bear and "goldilocks"...how fitting it would be Elliott (my blondie).....but oh how it weighs on a mommy's heart to watch how much he struggles and know that there are so many things he can't help!!! It's mornings like these that I worry sometimes about how he will be treated by others who do not know the "uniqueness" of his character!

He is constipated which only aggravates his moods. We've had three mornings of oatmeal and lunch with yogurt and hopefully things will work themselves out. I know he can't help it, it's just a part of autism....but boy some mornings can be more challenging than others. He has a difficult time expressing his emotions appropriately....and I know that he doesn't mean the things that he says but boy does he send some zingers out at me. Which he always apologizes for and his "sorry" is one of the most heartfelt ones I have heard, you can really feel he means it. We had a big hug and talk before he went to school. He came home from school and did his homework, which started out rough but he got through it. Then he had to go to OT and back home for dinner. He has to work so much harder than everyone else and I am sure that he gets frustrated more now because he is realizing he is different than other kids his age.

Anywho....I feel a bit better sharing this as I know many of us have had crazy mornings....right??? Please tell me I am not the only one!!