La Texican, I hear your plea! When my first son (now 12) was a preschooler, I remember him straightening rugs at friend's houses, always having to walk on one side of the sidewalk, orgainizing products on store shelves, having me say the same exact thing the same exact way before naptime etc...Now I can happily say that he is well over this! It took much patience and a "pick your battles" type mentality on my part, but he eventually just mellowed out haha I think around age 8 or so. He is still a perfectionist at heart though! I remember feeling conflicted between the "he needs to listen to the rules" or to just allow him to endulge in whatever he needed to do to feel "okay" (like shutting the cupboard door or whatever)...sigh, the memories! Hug your way
