tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19421951.post113535659597034599..comments2023-10-18T04:52:43.144-04:00Comments on Autism's Edges: Coal and Other CurrenciesMothersVoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02479178355207142195noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19421951.post-83647604995219438262010-04-26T02:35:51.396-04:002010-04-26T02:35:51.396-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17900043767113597042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19421951.post-1135443905395646222005-12-24T12:05:00.000-05:002005-12-24T12:05:00.000-05:00I have never mentioned the "lump of coal" threat w...I have never mentioned the "lump of coal" threat with any of my kids. Christmas expectations are hard enough without that. Even without the overty punitive threat of the coal, however, I always worried about the blows to self worth that can come from seeing Santa treat friends better. Fortunately, by the time my older kids started comparing their gifts with those of friends, they also strated Wade Rankinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12986780783735604000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19421951.post-1135433862044229852005-12-24T09:17:00.000-05:002005-12-24T09:17:00.000-05:00Ah, the coal story. I never got a lump of coal, b...Ah, the coal story. I never got a lump of coal, but I was a hyper aspie kid and not always on my best behavior (that's putting it mildly), and one Easter my mom gave me a very large potato in my Easter basket, right in the middle of the candy. (She had been telling me I would get a potato if I didn't behave, but I didn't take that seriously.)<BR/><BR/>I decided to pretend that it didn't bother Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19421951.post-1135392344320955512005-12-23T21:45:00.000-05:002005-12-23T21:45:00.000-05:00Charlie costs us more than what I make (and I woul...Charlie costs us more than what I make (and I would pay more if I could)--he does not ask for much, aside from his favorite fast-food meals and the toys he used to have and already has. But like your M., my sweetheart boy has been haunted of late with the worry of Being Bad and Something Bad happening as a result.<BR/><BR/>We have been très low-key about Santa this year and I think we'll just kristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01104388229716638534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19421951.post-1135357583503196052005-12-23T12:06:00.000-05:002005-12-23T12:06:00.000-05:00Ah, the Santa debate! This one's always tough at ...Ah, the Santa debate! This one's always tough at our house as the husband and I try to explain to the kids (well, the 5 year old NT one as the 3 year old ASD one is still too little to attempt the explanation to) that Santa is a really great story but not necessarily real, while not smashing what is probably the sweetest kiddie fantasies there is. <BR/><BR/>Your last sentence has really stayed Octobermomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11543246888875755150noreply@blogger.com