Hi Squirt,
Oversensitivity and excitability is a trait of exceptional kids. Our son wore us out with it. When he was three, it was monsters in his room. But the weekend before he began kindergarten, his friend showed him the second "Wizard of Oz" movie. He threw a fit the first day of school when we tried to get him out of the house. He was sure his teacher, whom he never met, would be green. It took several min. to get him out the door. He also imagined our was a vampire, although we'd never let him watch horror movies. He'd get himself in such a state that it took a lot of effort to calm him down.
He threw up the flouride treatment at the dentist when he was about 7. For years, we couldn't get him into the car for the dentist. He wanted a flute badly. We'd just gotten him one but held it as collateral until he went back. He's 27 now and says he wishes he'd gone because he's sorry he never played the flute. The will is strong in these kids. As I often say, they make fabulous adults; ours is great company and well-behaved now. His thinking was always "all or nothing." "Black or white."
Last edited by san54; 01/17/09 01:09 PM.
