One of the neighborhood moms came by the other day to basically say she was glad I finally "let Jack out". She says half-jokingly that I should have done that 4 years ago, so the boys could get to know each other. The trouble is (partly) that I don't necessarily care for how boys play these day. I'm not into the roughhousing, the toy guns, etc. "Boys will be boys", but maybe I don't want my boy to be just like everyone else? In any case, he's out and quite enjoying himself. Pretty much.
She did say that there was an incident one day, where he got tired of them playing the song "Happy" over and over again. He took off his watch, threw it (can't remember if he threw it at them or down to the ground), called them a bunch of losers and said they were all going to "burn in hell". Needless to say, I'm not overly thrilled. She did tell him that he was more than welcome to play at their house, but they do have rules there. I'm gonna guess one of them is not to call the other kids losers, or suggest any trips to hell.
I did talk to the doctor at the clinic the day I heard about what Jack said about wanting to die. The doctor didn't seem the least bit concerned. She said he was probably bored, and that he should have been given an option not to attend the assembly. She also said that he's just antsy for school to end, and let's see if we can stick it out for another month, to our next appointment. If I thought it was necessary, I could give him an extra dose of Risperdal, since his dose is low enough. (Apparently most kids his age/weight are on a higher dose). Since his Elavil levels are where they should be, she doesn't think it necessary to change that dose. (Have I mentioned that this doctor's specialty is meds? She sure likes to give them!)
I have Jack on a wait list for a local counselor. We'll see if we can get him in.. may not be til summer, though.
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