Autism uh oh one of *those* blog entries! -kind of long

a long entry so grab your popcorn LOL

OK I found myself stuck
I have three kids with me, and I didn't have my checkbook
I needed to write a check to someone

there right next to where I am is a bank, and it's MY bank

not that I wanted to bring my kids into the bank, and stand in line and wait to ask them to print me up a check...I know they can do it, they did it for me before when I found myself having left my checkbook in DH's car while he was away on a business trip.

I walked into the bank with the three kids the oldest two made a bee-line for the big over sized fish tank the youngest was in my arms and wishing to go over to the fish tank. Mommy is doing that robot like assessment scanning the room for potential problems beep beep**table with lamp on it*beep beep *couch with removable cushions* beep beep *stack of deposit slips* beep beep * service bell button* O the worst case scenario played in my mind I can see them climbing on the couch, flinging the cushions over and knocking off the lamp, and pulling out those deposit slips

**sigh**

I went over to the kids and told them that first they were going to hold my hand and stand in line, and after I was done talking to the bank people I would let them look at the fish "I wanna sit on da couch" said Moo to which I responded "and you can sit on the couch *AFTER* I talk to the bank people.


The oldest of course at first thought that I didn't mean him, but when I told him that he indeed needed to stand in line, and no he didn't need to hold my hand but he needed to stand with me, it was ok...making a note to myself I am going t reward them for this what AWESOME kids I have to be standing here with me and not smashing lamps (my kids are never even close to as bad as the worst case scenario )

I did notice a sneer from one of the tellers, but I only just thought in my head that I hoped I got the other teller I was so stoked that my kids were being good that I wasn't even upset by the guy who apparently did not want to stand behind us in line so instead stood in front of us...that is ok I imagine I wouldn't want to stand behind us either. I can hear crying from one of the customers in line at the sneery tellers Maybe she had a bad day, I hope I get the other one.


at one point I looked up and saw a look of horror on the tellers face, and she looked at me and down to my kids, I was afraid to look at the rugrats for fear to see them picking their noses or taking their clothes off, but they were being OK Messy was trying to pick up a stack of loan applications but I gently reminded her that they were not to be played with, and Moo was putting her foot on the rope part of the stanchions Ok now she is two I jsut tlel her not to do it. "I wanna go on da couch" she said in her best two year old "I'm going to throw a tantrum" voice
I got her calmed down and the guy in front of me went to the good teller...ok maybe the crying lady will take long and I will just getin behind my friend the line cutter.

Nope I heard the crying woman say "well I guess we will have to find another bank" and she turned and walked out and the sneery teller gave me a scowl and said in agitated tone "NEXT"

OK I waddle over there because the two year old is getitng anxious and I have to half carry her and I explain my situation to the teller as I am explaining it, messy notices the service bell "ding ding ding" I apologized and I pulled her away "We don't do that" she said with that sneery look! Now I know they used to do it so said "well you did i t before for me why wont you do it now?" at this point I was feeling quite angry when she picked up a withdrawal strip and wiht her "just out of cheerleader school" sneery attitude siad "we have these things, do you know what they are? Withdrawal slips. you fill them out and you can withdraw the cash" I said in my best polite "i don't have time for this" voice "if I wanted cash I would just go to the ATM, but I don't want cash, I need a check" so she said "well you can order checks and we can put a rush on the order and get them in about 48 hours.

So I told her "thanks for nothin" and I scooted my kids over to the couch area, and I was tempted to Not stop Messy from hitting the service button they have over there

So while my kids were sitting on the couch and trying to find Nemo in the fish tank I could hear them and their loud whispers about how horrible my kids were behaving

I should have just driven home, in the time it took me to stand in line and fight with my kids and all that I could have driven home and run in got the check book and driven back.

The worst thing about the whole situation?

My kids were so GOOD!

then I read this article on MSNBC about kids with autism and them acting up in public

I don't know the article ticked me off, but I am wondering if maybe I am reading it wrong

are they really suggesting that we keep our special needs kids home because it make other people feel uncomfortable to be around them????


*sigh*

ok I need to go off and take my autistic kid,a nd her siblings to the grocery store, I can try to stay for only five minute but i am sure it will be longer.