Stop Licking Your Flip Flops!

As parents, we inevitably hear ourselves say things that we never thought we'd say.  As parents of kids with autism, this can reach a whole new bizarre level of crazy utterances, that we don't say just once, but probably hundreds of times a day.

A fly on the wall at our house would hear things like, "Get your fingers out of your _______!!!"  You can insert literally ANY word in the blank.  The most commonly used line:  "Where are your PANTS?"  Two seconds later:  "WHERE ARE YOUR PANTS?  GET YOUR FINGERS OUT OF YOUR...!!!

I almost choked on the words, but I'll admit I've actually said, "Stop licking the walls!"  This is the worst part.  We were in the bathroom at Walmart. 

"Stop licking the windows.  Stop licking the dirt off your feet.  Stop licking the tops of ALL the cookies.  Stop licking me.  Stop pinching me.  Stop pinching the dog.  Stop, stop, stop, STOP!"

In comparing notes with other ASD moms about things we say that no one would probably believe, my favorites are:  "Stop licking your flip flops!  Get your tongue out of the dogs nose."  And last, but not least, "Stop licking the BEES!"

These kids keep us on our toes and always thinking outside and every which way around the box!