So.
I sent the text to M this morning about what I mentioned last night.
Apparently it's:
- Not a big deal.
- My son's fault because he didn't like the suncream.
- I didn't send any cream with him[this is true, she gets factor 50 free on prescription and I thought there was therefore no need to send any.]
- Other people got burned more.
- Factor fifty is apparently the most there is.
- M couldn't keep DS in the shade.
Actually it IS a pretty big deal, you CAN get higher than factor 50[and you can reapply it regularly], you don't let an 8yr old dictate a matter of health and safety. Also, 'everyone else was doing it' is NOT an excuse and strikes me as a particularly childish response.
I detailed why suburn is bad on the previous post- but I lightened the mood [as I got a moody 'oh and it was nice to get a thank you for minding your son.'] by trying to explain that the SW and school would likely report this as a problem.
DS was in agony, he couldn't bear to have his collar on his shirt closed... he has Sensory Processing Disorder and therefore what would be a level 3 pain for us is a level 10 pain for him. I gave him painkillers and put on some aftersun cream, then told him he would have to be brave. He also said no sun cream was applied friday and saturday. Grrrrr.
I also used the time to explain how to stay sun-safe:
- Slip on a t-shirt.
- Slap on a hat.
- Slop on suncream.
- REAPPLY the cream every hour and use factor 50 or above.
- Stay in the shade as much as possible.
- Wear sunglasses since sun damages eyes too!
Also; ever wondered how to explain pain and painkillers to a kid with special needs? Well here is how I did it:
Inside your body there are lots of different road [nerves] and these all go to your brain. When you get hurt a man in a car [pain message] drives from the 'ouchie' [damaged part] to the the brain so it can tell you to do something to stop the pain.
Painkillers have little policemen [chemicals] inside that set up road blocks and stop the man in the car reaching the brain. Policemen work better when you take them with food because when they aren't hungry they work faster.
Every four hours the policeman finishes his shift [stops being effective/runs out] and a NEW policeman painkiller] has to go on shift to keep the road block going. Towards the end of the shift the policeman might get tired [becomes less effective] and a few men in cars can sneak through to the brain.
This analogy worked well as he understood how things work and it is factually correct so that when he learns the biological way it works he won't get confused.
On the other 'situation', I asked M NOT to speak to DS about money again. She replied that he brought it up [which incidentally was her story when she 'taught' my son to ask for money for studding his dog with mine] and that she said she did not know to him. I asked DS directly, and like the studding incident, he said 'NO, she asked me.' Hmmmmm, I will keep an eye on this.
DS EVENTUALLY went to sleep at 2:30am, so I am exhausted, and so is he. Which will make the pain feel worse. Poor kid.
Caffeine
Caffeine holds my world together,
It gives it form
Structure,
Energy.
It moulds me into a human,
It keeps me awake,
Alert,
Able.
Without it I am a shell,
It makes me whole,
Intense,
Real.
Without it I am,
Nothing.
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