The plan for the day was to go pick strawberries. The weather had a different idea for today - rain. So we are not picking today; and really I am okay with that. It's a go with the flow type of day. Who knows what the rest of the day will bring... only not everyone in my house feels the same way.
Evan asked me after he was done with his breakfast when we would be going to pick strawberries. I quickly quieted him down as Willow has not asked yet (and she is the big reason we are taking this adventure), and explain to him that it is raining. The news was on, and it was at the weather segment, so I even got to show him the radar... it will be raining for a while this morning as its a slow moving front. He started to cry. I know changes in routine bother him, and I know he hates surprises, but what I am still having a hard time understanding is his lack in understanding that I can't control some aspects of our day (ie today's weather). He is quite upset and is now rocking himself on the couch under his blanket. It is days like today where I wish he could go with the flow a little bit more, or I could just understand him a tiny bit more so that this rough morning doesn't get worse; because you see - today will get worse. This rain has just set his mood for the entire day, and he will be quite difficult to deal with. Any suggestion I may have to make things better will only be met with grumbles, anger, and a bit of anxiety too.
Well, off to let him decompress and then remind him of our chore and school hour... please send lots of patience this way.
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