Any Brags? 3/15-ish Edition

[mrsbuttinski]

Anybody have something brag-worthy to share?

[cam]

His impulse control was particularly bad leading up to his friend's birthday party over the weekend, but he pulled it together and was a rockstar at the party. He was also sooo excited about giving his gift, excitedly saying things like, "I hope he likes it," and, "I can't wait until he opens mine."

[greysonsmom]

My two and a half year old learned to spell his name, I'm pretty proud!

[mrsbuttinski]

This one is kind of amusing and probably relatable for some.

As a little DS was scared to death of visiting Santa or the Easter Bunny at the mall. I found a work around where if Santa came to the Pack meeting or we rode the North Pole Express train I could get a picture of them together. But he remained no fan of the Bunny and never warmed up to the idea. I asked him why a few years back and he shared that the notion of an adult dressed as a giant rabbit with a terrifying expression on his face was the stuff of nightmares. He got his schedule for work the other night. Guess who is the Bunny this year?

On the bright side, I probably don't have to worry about him become a furry which is a legit concern for an adult with his dx.

[mirandah]

Mar 17, 2017 8:26:12 GMT -5 mrsbuttinski said:

This one is kind of amusing and probably relatable for some.

As a little DS was scared to death of visiting Santa or the Easter Bunny at the mall. I found a work around where if Santa came to the Pack meeting or we rode the North Pole Express train I could get a picture of them together. But he remained no fan of the Bunny and never warmed up to the idea. I asked him why a few years back and he shared that the notion of an adult dressed as a giant rabbit with a terrifying expression on his face was the stuff of nightmares. He got his schedule for work the other night. Guess who is the Bunny this year?

On the bright side, I probably don't have to worry about him become a furry which is a legit concern for an adult with his dx.

That is pretty funny. Good for him that he's being a good sport! I don't understand the bolded though? Do ASD adults trend towards dressing up as furry animals?!

Last year at the Blue and Gold our pack brought in a group of "real" stormtroopers, ewoks, etc; a group of military Veterans who wear real, movie quality Star Wars costumes for fun. It was alarmingly real; they all stayed in character the whole night even with kids peppering them with advanced level questions about their ships, backgrounds, etc. DS was nonplussed, although he did pull me aside once to say "seriously- are they real?" He's hard to impress. We're wavering back and forth over whether to go to Disneyland or Universal Hollywood this summer; originally the draw was The Wizarding World of Harry Potter but after watching YouTube videos of the park I just don't think he's going to be impressed with "fake" Hogwarts. I think we're going to do Disney/CA Adventure which has more rollercoasters and such. He'll hate the Disney character schtick though. At least I can find some wine at CA Adventure..

[mrsbuttinski]

Mar 17, 2017 8:45:17 GMT -5 mirandah said:

Mar 17, 2017 8:26:12 GMT -5 mrsbuttinski said:

 He'll hate the Disney character schtick though. At least I can find some wine at CA Adventure..

There is also amazing wine to be found at WDW.

The Epcot French and German pavilions have respectable wine lists, but the wines available at California Grill and Artist Point are remarkable. Stellar, even.