Saturday, April 21, 2012

Feeling Bullied.

Not sure what to do.
One of our children is very passive.
One of our children is very controlling.
It's the same child.

Conversations Heard while playing:
"OK, so now we get to pick our animals and so how many do you want?"
="ten{because that's the number of the day, apparently}, or so, like maybe three."
"Ok, you want three, that's fine Ok OK, so and I want two. And sohm, OK, you can pick what three you want (K smiles and reaches for a horse) UHM no, I I I-I-uhm.. I'm sorry *smiles* I made a mistake. I mean I get to pick for you. *smirk* So, OK, you get--*"
(I pop in, because this has been going on for over an hour now.) "--* to pick the three freaking horses you want because that was what YOU said."
"Hrm YEsssss MAMAAAA. OK, so pick your horses."

In play there's a lot of "and then she say's ... (uses the horse to repeat herself) and then you say ... (waits for K to repeat her, speaking in the horse voice) OK, and {repeat with the next play line} and then I'm gonna go over here and your gonna go over there and... (more scripting/repeating}"

Then, later:
"OK, OK, so now you score them on a score of one to ten, and so what do you think their score is?"
="ten!"
"OKok, so now I mean...hmmm..., you gave them a ten but OK, so -I -I -I'm sooorry, I meant on a score of one to thirty and so I think there score is, yeah *smir-smile* it IS te-"
(at which point I announced "NO, you said the score was one to ten you do not get to change the rules in the middle of the game.")
"hrmph, yeah, OK OK so yeah, I guuuess I'll give him a ten toohmph *big smile*"

I'm trying to follow the therapists direction and let them find their relationship, but I don't think this which I'm hearing is OK. I think we actually have a little bullying going on here and it's not OK. I don't want it to continue and turn into a school bully situation in a year when we're learning away from home, around other kids.

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