Diary of life with my 5-year-old son with ASD and my 3-year-old daughter

Thank you so much for visiting the page of a science-major mom raising a 5-year-old son whose speech is growing rapidly and a 3-year-old daughter😊

Am I busy?
Am I tired?

I don't really remember.

However, I'll try to squeeze it out and leave a record of last week's diary✍️

March 23 (Mon) Confiscated my son's umbrella☂️

That was the promise we made when we bought the umbrella☂️

However, the moment I looked away, my son started using the umbrella like a sword and playing with it while swinging it around saying “Ya! Ya!!”；；

I had to be strict here, and banned the umbrella for one week. He looked unhappy, but it was a promise. It couldn't be helped.

March 24 (Tue) Forgot to eat lunch

Went to my daughter's 3-year-old health checkup. I consulted them about her tantrums, but they said that in my daughter's case, it's not at a level that requires specialized institutions.

I don't know if I should feel relieved or if my sense of loneliness is increasing👼

Then, I took my son to his makeup swimming lesson. I was so busy I forgot to eat lunch.

March 25 (Wed) Visited my grandmother... Shocked

The day I went to see my grandmother, who is over 90. She has had dementia for a long time, and she hasn't called me by my name for the last 10 years. But that's still okay.

I always thought it was enough that she would smile when I showed her pictures of the kids. But!!

During today's visit, there was definitely a smell of 💩. Her clothes were also dirty.

Huh? I've been asking the facility to take care of her, but is their service worse than before? Is she okay? Oh...

My grandmother would also talk about things like 'I went mountain climbing' as if they happened yesterday, even though I had no idea when she was talking about, so I'm worried.

Thursday, March 26th: My memory is completely gone

What was I doing? I have no idea 😇

Friday, March 27th: Taking my daughter to piano 🎹

My daughter said she wanted to learn, so we went for a piano trial lesson. My 5-year-old son came along.

Or so I thought...!!!!

My son was curious about everything in the room and kept getting in the way of the lesson. Even when the teacher asked my daughter a question, my son would answer all of them. Even when I scolded him, it didn't help.

Hmm, I'm on my own, and I have no choice but to bring my son along, so maybe piano is still too much for us...

But I don't want to limit what my daughter wants to do just because of those circumstances. Ugh, I'm so conflicted 🌀

Saturday, March 28th: Thank you, lady from Kenya ❤️

The whole family took the Shinkansen. Even after letting a few trains pass, it was so crowded we couldn't get seats. Since we had no choice, I was doing a sticker book with my daughter in the aisle when...

I declined at first, but she insisted so firmly that I gratefully let my daughter sit down 😭

Moreover, after a while, my daughter said, 'I'm done. I want to be held,' so I thanked her and told her to sit back down, but this time she gave the seat to my son. How kind she is 🥺

(In the meantime, the person who gave up the seat was sitting on her friend's lap.)

We chatted a little, and she said she was from Kenya and traveling in Japan. Thank you so, so much.

Since I had nothing else to give as a thank you, I shared some of the children's Yoglet snacks. The young woman liked them and took a picture of the package, saying, "I’ll get some more."

Are you enjoying Japan??
Were you able to buy some Yoglet?

Thank you so, so much.

Sunday, March 29th: Heading home on the Shinkansen

Learning from yesterday's mistakes, we got reserved seats today!

The recent crowding on the Shinkansen is scary.

And that was my week.

Honestly, just writing this, I can feel the
"oozing sense of exhaustion"......lol

Taking the Shinkansen with kids leaves you feeling terrible the next day.

But if we drove there, the damage would be even worse (lol).

Someone, please invent
a Anywhere Door.... (lol)

Please take care of yourselves, everyone.
Wishing you all the best.

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