DS started to use the word "stuck" as in "mama I got my head stuck in this bag AGAIN" about a week ago.
When I was younger I used to rock and shriek and call out "I'm stuck I'm stuck" over and over and it was a real problem about frustration and emotional stuckness, not physical stuckness.
Yesterday, DS used "stuck" in that manner, describing his frustration that he couldn't will the ball in a ball run to go a certain way at a selection point.
He didn't shriek, but he did cry and shout, and we ended up sending the ball a lot of times, and then going for lunch. The whole situation would have been incredibly embarrasing if I had thought about it at the time, because it must have looked a lot like an hour long tantrum (at the time, I think I was too familliar with the way he felt to think anything but "oh,no,Ihave to get him through this," but I suspect that reaction might wear off if this ever gets common)
It's only happened once, but given my history, and given his pretty spectacular tantrums of the 2-18 month variety, I'm worried, and I want to have a plan ready before it happens again,and for if it starts becomming regular.
Looking for BTDT type advice...
Thanks. I'm a bit shy of posting this when it's not a problem yet, but you guys tend to be really really helpful.
-Mich
