My 7 yr old is sooo sweet. I posted about him before. He is cognitively very very advanced, but had high high anxiety and technically has PDD-NOS. So his dad signed him up for a game on the internet called crayon physics. http://www.crayonphysics.com/ Well, apparently, DS7 has been listening to our rules about internet use and what can go wrong when I have the in depth discussions with the older children. SO..he wanted to play the game today and he insists I watch him and says "Mom, you better keep an eye on me, I might do something bad" He has the most innocent sweet sincere look on his face saying this too!! He is sooo sweet. If only he stays this way..that would be perfect.
awe, that is sweet, but it would make me wonder why he said it? I would be grilling him as to why he thinks he might do somthing bad and then also assure him that yes I was going to be there watchhing so he was safe! I would be wondering if older kids were doing 'something bad' online or ifhe had stumbled into the wrong site like one of my kids did whenn younger and came runningsaying Mom help I cant get this page to go away and I was only looking for----- whatever it was some kids thing, so we have pop ups blocked now lol ---
I bet he just said that because of hearing you talk to the older kids. We had a child at VBS who got so into our Roman theme and listening to the people talk about the underground church and Paul in jail that the next day he told his mom they couldn't be talking about Jesus out in public or they would get put in prison. He is only 6 so the play acting seemed a bit real to him. We have been careful since then to remind the children that we aren't in the same time now as Paul. Kids really do listen even if they don't always get it 100% right.
Oh..I don't think he was thinking he would do something bad, but rather that is simply what he got out of the conversation. That is all.
Your son sounds soooo sweet. That's cute that he wanted you right there, so he wouldn't get into trouble. I know what you mean. I have a son that is 8 and highly anxious. When he was little he used to find small objects on the floor and hand them to me rather than put them in his mouth. When he was a bit older he used to tell me that he couldn't have small things because they were choking hazards and he could choke. My son has been worried about certain people we know losing their jobs. He's been trying to think up other careers or other jobs for them to do. My son isn't sweet all the time, but he usually is pretty good. I think because of his high level of anxiety he carries a lot on his shoulders. The sweetness isn't an Eddie Haskell (Leave It To Beaver) type of fake nice. It's a general authentic sweetness. I hope our boys stay sweet!
This reminds me of stuff my 9 yr old dd does. She isn't anxious but she does listen in and pay attention when no one thinks she is. Then later when is is just us she asks me to clarify what she has heard. I have become very careful about what I say. Especially if the topic is another person. ol
