Incredible Day, Though Socially Exhausted – Totally Worth It!

I am utterly exhausted. My mind is fuzzy, my body is drained, my eyes feel heavy, and social fatigue is creeping through my bones. However, this week; including today had too many high points that I do not want to forget. The days leading up to Thanksgiving had me a little worried as to how the actual day would manifest. Every year it has been a challenging day, it inevitably would end up being a day of meltdowns. Daniel had a difficult time adjusting to the change of the day. For years, he could not understand why David would take the day off. In his mind, he was supposed to be in his office even if it was a holiday.

Last year was a little better, but it did end up being rough later in the evening and several days afterward.

This year, Daniel (all the kids) stimmed heavily by Wednesday Daniel pretty much secluded himself into his room for most of the day surrounded by his stuffed animals, electronic toys, covered with his weighted blanket. I checked on him a lot. He had not done that in such a long time that I wanted to be sure he was not over stimulating himself. He tends to do that when he spends too much time with his stimming loves and I need to help him regulate. Stims are great unless they become obsessive and induce anger or frustration. He was doing fine which was a pleasant surprise this year.

On Thanksgiving, day we were all very jolly.

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