Jonah had a rough day today.
He had a rough day at summer school. I got a note home saying he was hitting and kicking the teachers again and was not motivated to work.
We went swimming and he was happy… for a time.
But then Daddy forced Jojo to hold his hand in the busy parking lot.
Jojo did not want that.
He did not want the music playing in the car.
He did not want Daddy to look so far to the left for far too long when trying to safely turn onto the main road.
He did not want his brother near him when he got home and screamed at him.
Jonny coughs too much.
Jonny hangs his head and looks “sad” too much.
Jonny just “being home” was “too much.”
He screamed at him just for being outside in his line of sight.
There are too many bugs outside.
There are too many bees near the flowers.
There is a lot I have not caught you up on, but Jonah’s anxiety has not been this high in a long time.
Probably not since last summer.
So I suggested we do what we did when we were having a tough time last summer.
We went to see the geese.
It has been a while.
Daddy has grown very weary of “geese.” Daddy has spent more time with geese in the last year then he ever thought he would spend in an entire lifetime.
Daddy was prepared to never see the geese again, once other options became available.
And they are now available.
But here we are.
We have been here an hour and Jonah has been able to slowly calm himself down.
Watching the water. Watching the fountain. Watching the geese.
He walked right up to them and they didn’t seem to mind.
They have never seemed to mind…
It’s like a friendship that never needs to be rekindled.
Jonah settled right in as if to say, “Hello, old friends.”
And they gathered around him like one of their own.
We will probably be here until the geese fly away or until the sun sets…
Just like every day last last year.
(At least it’s not freezing and rainy out this time.)
#ausome
#questforgeese