It has been a long time since my son has had a meltdown. He’s 8 years old now and has been diagnosed with either PDD-NOS or Asperger’s Syndrome. There are mild nuances between the two diagnoses but we just say “Asperger” or Aspie because more people understand that than they do PDD. Anyhow, yesterday during a big transition Alex had an equally big meltdown.
Yesterday, all four of us went to the store to buy bikes. Alex received a bike when he was 3 or 4 and didn’t have much interest in it. He has enjoyed his scooter and Ava enjoys her. However, I’ve been thinking about how much I enjoyed running around the neighborhood on my bike as a child. I don’t want the kids to miss out on that so it was bicycle buying time – for all four of us!
Thanks to an emergency trip to the store by my dad (I woefully underestimated the space that bikes would take up in our vehicle), we made it home with bikes in tact. I had not been on a bike in over a decade and hopped on it and tooled up the road and back real quick. You really don’t forget.
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