Today we had a combined birthday party for my son and daughter. I just had to laugh about a lot of the things I saw my son doing vs. what all of the other kids were doing, mainly because I understood it, and finally kind of saw how I must look to others in a way.
We went to Chuck E. Cheese's and it was a blast! When Chuck E. came out to sing the birthday songs and do the parade thing, however, my son first tried to hide under the table. After we coaxed him out, he sat there with a scowl on his face while all of the other kids were singing along, laughing because they would absolutely love to be the center of attention.
After a bit, the kids were all walking around aimlessly, coming to us for refills on tokens, and my son... I'd have a handful of them right in his face and he'd walk past my hand, talking to his friends about how he is out of tokens. I had to call him 3 or 4 times (with the help of the other parents), to get him to realize I was trying to give him tokens.
At the end of it all, they went to cash in their tickets, and he had that poor girl sitting there for probably 10 minutes, not telling her what he wanted. Another mom said "he's not much of a decision maker, is he?" lol. I just giggled, then asked him why he wasn't telling the girl. He said very matter of factly, "I told you before she came over to us what I wanted to get". I couldn't remember for the life of me, because I was trying to keep track of 2 other kiddos, and I'm lucky I can remember my own name half of the time without the chaotic atmosphere. Finally, I got him to whisper what he wanted into my ear so I could tell the lady (who seemed as if her head was about to explode as she looked at the long line that had built up behind us while he decided), and he got what he wanted.
We had an absolute blast, and it is so much fun sometimes to see how he handles situations, because often I choose to do things the same way he does. It's very interesting and eye opening to see it sometimes from another perspective.
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