i babysit for this little girl who is like jekyl and hyde. bedtime is always exciting. it begins with her kicking me in the face and punching me and telling me she doesn't want me to sleep over. after half an hour to an hour of that abuse, i get hugs, kisses, and back rubs while she tells me that i'm her best friend and she loves me very much. then, she sleeps the whole night hugging my neck and rubbing my back and muttering i love you forreste in her sleep.
There was a little girl in my last hall who was autistic and acted the same way. I read the other day that they isolated the gene (or DNA molecule) that they think causes autism. Pretty interesting. This little girl's mother said she thought her daughter hit, kicked and punched as a "sensory expression"; she couldn't understand that I was really there unless she felt me. I dunno, it might be true because when I kept my hand on the little girl, she would stay calm.
this one's definitely not autistic, but she has been through a series of very bad things-her father is a pedophile so she lives with her aunt now. her aunt is in our cong. she is going blind so it's getting very difficult for her to take care of the kids. the kids lash out more dramatically than most children i've watched, but i think it's understandable considering everything they've been through.
Oh wow, yeah totally. That's so terrible! Those poor kids. I'm sure the kids are glad you're around for them, then. :)
sure. she's just too young to express herself yet.
Sort of sounds like Emily before I put her on medication. Except she wouldn't beat me up, she'd beat up other adults. Obviously had to do with feelings of abandonment from her mother combined with ADHD. Poor kids.
she'll make a fine wife one day, lol. she's just ahead of the game.