Does anyone else have one of these?! An ultra-rigid thinker who can't operate without instructions or a picture to follow...EXACTLY. He's come a long way but still must have extensive guidance for every art project that he does. I'm not sure if it is his personality, genetics, or maybe an entire childhood spent at the baby house but it sure is an interesting something to ponderToday we were doing some little bead designs... please note the picture/instructions clutched tightly in his right hand.
We try to encourage some creative thinking but don't want to overwhelm him...he gets really upset when you ask him to do things "Nathan's way". Thankfully he has found a "guide to living in America".
When we first got home he was given the classic Richard Scarry's Best Word Book Ever (thanks Uncle Dave and Aunt Meaghan!). According to Nate this is "the best book ever" and it shows a bear getting ready in the morning....wake up, get dressed, brush teeth, then go eat breakfast. Well, he quickly insisted that we were doing it wrong at the Brogdon house by eating breakfast first, then brushing teeth, etc. He has just FINALLY become flexible enough to stray from the "instructions". Even a little.
So seriously, does anyone else have one like this? :)
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I'm pretty sure mine is related! If we do something one way, heaven forbid if we change the routine. He doesn't like anything hanging out of drawers or a closet that closes on a coat. It has to be fixed properly! Since he can't read his Richard Scarry book yet (we have the same one), we are saved from doing things wrong yet! :-)
ReplyDeleteHaha...awesome!
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