The topic this week is separation anxiety. I have a bit of a twist to share regarding Jellybean.
She has no problem leaving me. She is probably on the opposite end in being TOO ready to walk off. I remember being so frustrated when she was just a bit older than Scooby because she would always wander off in the store. She still does it today.
It still frustrates me to no end.
What frustrates me more though is her need to be right there whenever I have another adult present. She sticks to me better than my own shadow. When we did the walk through with the landlord of this new house, she had to be right there on my heels through the entire process. She never does this any other time, except when I'm in the bathroom. It's like having a small pet and tripping over it constantly the way she shadows me. She interrupts. She inserts her 2 cents where it is not needed.
It is highly annoying.
I can ask her to go do something else. GC can tell her to leave us alone. Within 5 minutes though, she is right back there, like the sunshine popping out from the clouds.
*Sigh*
Someday, right?
Note: I realize that JB has not been dx'd as bipolar. She has a mood disorder which shares many of the same symptoms as EOBD does. It is very helpful to me as a parent of a child with co-morbid conditions to have a support group of parents dealing with the same or similar issues as I am.
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