Comments on: Truthful Tuesday – the sin of pride http://whittereronautism.com/2008/01/truthful-tuesday-%e2%80%93-the-sin-of-pride/ Coffee breaks in Cyberspace For when you want something short and sweet, but light on saccharin [translation = Aspartame] Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:28:43 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: frogpondsrock http://whittereronautism.com/2008/01/truthful-tuesday-%e2%80%93-the-sin-of-pride/comment-page-1/#comment-10086 frogpondsrock Fri, 01 Feb 2008 21:53:44 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2008/01/truthful-tuesday-%e2%80%93-the-sin-of-pride/#comment-10086 Great post Maddy.. cheers kim Great post Maddy..

cheers kim

]]> By: Joy http://whittereronautism.com/2008/01/truthful-tuesday-%e2%80%93-the-sin-of-pride/comment-page-1/#comment-10010 Joy Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:55:00 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2008/01/truthful-tuesday-%e2%80%93-the-sin-of-pride/#comment-10010 I've been known to buy Adrian something even if I'm there for someone else just to avoid conflict. Hey, maybe I should get a table cloth? I’ve been known to buy Adrian something even if I’m there for someone else just to avoid conflict. Hey, maybe I should get a table cloth?

]]> By: melody is slurping life http://whittereronautism.com/2008/01/truthful-tuesday-%e2%80%93-the-sin-of-pride/comment-page-1/#comment-9998 melody is slurping life Wed, 30 Jan 2008 17:00:30 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2008/01/truthful-tuesday-%e2%80%93-the-sin-of-pride/#comment-9998 We do live mirror lives. It took a while, but finally I said "be damned" to what people think in public...no time or energy to apologize or explain to strangers...but then, I shouldn't have to do so. The black flecks on fries...or any food...yeah, Mac gets exhausted eating around those or picking them off, too. BTW, I thought one tablecloth was to go on the table AND one on the floor for nasty spills. That was my method for years. Our years of practice have made better with the eating skills and restaurant behavior...keep at it. We do live mirror lives. It took a while, but finally I said “be damned” to what people think in public…no time or energy to apologize or explain to strangers…but then, I shouldn’t have to do so.

The black flecks on fries…or any food…yeah, Mac gets exhausted eating around those or picking them off, too.

BTW, I thought one tablecloth was to go on the table AND one on the floor for nasty spills. That was my method for years. Our years of practice have made better with the eating skills and restaurant behavior…keep at it.

]]> By: Melissa http://whittereronautism.com/2008/01/truthful-tuesday-%e2%80%93-the-sin-of-pride/comment-page-1/#comment-9994 Melissa Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:13:01 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2008/01/truthful-tuesday-%e2%80%93-the-sin-of-pride/#comment-9994 I love that you practice these things... I need to be better about that!! I love that you practice these things… I need to be better about that!!

]]> By: Joeymom http://whittereronautism.com/2008/01/truthful-tuesday-%e2%80%93-the-sin-of-pride/comment-page-1/#comment-9958 Joeymom Wed, 30 Jan 2008 04:17:11 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2008/01/truthful-tuesday-%e2%80%93-the-sin-of-pride/#comment-9958 Ah, the joys of public opinion. I regularly find myself in the tussles of people who think that children should be seen but not heard in a restaurant- how dare I disturb another person's meal? And such folk just don't understand that you cannot train a child at home to eat in a restaurant. Eating out is a completely different experience for a child than eating in- special needs or not. The variations on "Well, I paid good money for the meal, hat right have you to disturb it?" with my usual reply, "Why did you come into a family restaurant and not expect to find families there?" Ah, the joys of public opinion. I regularly find myself in the tussles of people who think that children should be seen but not heard in a restaurant- how dare I disturb another person’s meal? And such folk just don’t understand that you cannot train a child at home to eat in a restaurant. Eating out is a completely different experience for a child than eating in- special needs or not. The variations on “Well, I paid good money for the meal, hat right have you to disturb it?” with my usual reply, “Why did you come into a family restaurant and not expect to find families there?”

]]> By: josie2shoes http://whittereronautism.com/2008/01/truthful-tuesday-%e2%80%93-the-sin-of-pride/comment-page-1/#comment-9954 josie2shoes Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:34:08 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2008/01/truthful-tuesday-%e2%80%93-the-sin-of-pride/#comment-9954 Maddy, please send your email address to me at josie2shoes@yahoo.com so that I can invite you to my new blog! :-) Maddy, please send your email address to me at josie2shoes@yahoo.com so that I can invite you to my new blog! :-)

]]> By: Erika http://whittereronautism.com/2008/01/truthful-tuesday-%e2%80%93-the-sin-of-pride/comment-page-1/#comment-9953 Erika Wed, 30 Jan 2008 02:31:56 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2008/01/truthful-tuesday-%e2%80%93-the-sin-of-pride/#comment-9953 What a wise, wise woman you are. What a wise, wise woman you are.

]]> By: beachmama http://whittereronautism.com/2008/01/truthful-tuesday-%e2%80%93-the-sin-of-pride/comment-page-1/#comment-9950 beachmama Tue, 29 Jan 2008 23:20:41 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2008/01/truthful-tuesday-%e2%80%93-the-sin-of-pride/#comment-9950 Funny that not only do I act differently in public, but I expect them to as well. If they can't stay within 4 feet of the table at home, then how on earth are they going to do it at a restaurant with walls made up of fake rocks? The undersides of restaurant tables and the floors beneath them are stuff of nightmares for me, much like a public restroom. Following my boys under there is a sort of aversion therapy that I have unfortunately had to take on. Taking my youngest semi-NT child out in public in a furry puppy suit is heaven compared to eating out! Funny that not only do I act differently in public, but I expect them to as well. If they can’t stay within 4 feet of the table at home, then how on earth are they going to do it at a restaurant with walls made up of fake rocks? The undersides of restaurant tables and the floors beneath them are stuff of nightmares for me, much like a public restroom. Following my boys under there is a sort of aversion therapy that I have unfortunately had to take on. Taking my youngest semi-NT child out in public in a furry puppy suit is heaven compared to eating out!

]]> By: The Goldfish http://whittereronautism.com/2008/01/truthful-tuesday-%e2%80%93-the-sin-of-pride/comment-page-1/#comment-9948 The Goldfish Tue, 29 Jan 2008 21:15:32 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2008/01/truthful-tuesday-%e2%80%93-the-sin-of-pride/#comment-9948 A tablecloth - what an excellent idea! That's exactly what I need. Don't make that much mess of course, but I hadn't thought of that before. A super post. A tablecloth – what an excellent idea! That’s exactly what I need. Don’t make that much mess of course, but I hadn’t thought of that before.

A super post.

]]> By: lime http://whittereronautism.com/2008/01/truthful-tuesday-%e2%80%93-the-sin-of-pride/comment-page-1/#comment-9947 lime Tue, 29 Jan 2008 20:13:47 +0000 http://whittereronautism.com/2008/01/truthful-tuesday-%e2%80%93-the-sin-of-pride/#comment-9947 the great thing is you learned not to worry about public perception and you ARE practicing. lesser folks would give up and live sequestered. the great thing is you learned not to worry about public perception and you ARE practicing. lesser folks would give up and live sequestered.

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