SCARY BINGO
The first scary thing is a fun thing. Tonight I finished the bingo cards for the school party this Friday. They are a mix of handmade and computer-generated, and each kid will get a bag of candy corn to use for markers. The homeroom parent had done a similar game last year at the Valentine’s party and the kids loved it, so I just adapted it to Halloween. She said they played until every kid had his or her entire card filled up!
Each card has the squares in a slightly different order, and they will get the SCARY space and their own names as freebies before we start drawing cards.
A BIG SCARE FOR BOB
The second scary thing actually happened yesterday when Bob and Michael were out running errands, and luckily I didn’t know anything about it until they were both home safe and sound.
They had gone into the mall near our house and needed to go up to the second floor. Bob didn’t realize that Michael, who had been right behind him, didn’t get on the escalator, so as soon as he got to the top, he came back down to get him. But Michael took off before Bob got down there and then Bob couldn’t find him. It was several minutes before he was paged by security to come get Michael upstairs.
After talking to both of them, it turns out that Bob didn’t know Michael is afraid to step onto an escalator without holding someone’s hand and thought Michael would get on by himself when prompted. Of course, he also thought Michael would wait at the bottom for him to come back down.
Michael, on the other hand, had the idea that if Bob would wait at the top of the escalator, Michael could go up on the elevator and meet him there. So that’s what he did, but then of course Bob wasn’t there because he had come back down and was searching the first floor of the mall for Michael. When Michael couldn’t find Bob, he went into one of the stores nearby to look for him and then approached a “policeman” (mall security guard) for help.
I talked to Michael for what seems like the 100th time about how he has to stay with Mommy or Daddy at all times when we are out somewhere, and also that he can’t just go do an idea he thinks about, but has to talk to us about it first. I did tell him he did the right thing in going to the security officer for help.
This was definitely a big reminder to me that, no matter how well things are going, we need to keep ourselves within an arm’s reach of him at all times when we are out in public. I am just so incredibly thankful that this ended as it did.
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Yikes! I’m glad it all turned out okay in the end. I ‘lost’ Hannah, then two, in a department store one time. Turns out she was hiding in a clothes rack, but it took several employees and me to find her. Definitely unsettling.
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It seems that you taught him to go to security. Good!
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So glad it turned out okay – it’s always scary to lose sight of your kid. My oldest are too old to “stay with me” when we shop but I still feel a little worried until I see them again. I’m not a lover of the “you shop in this dept. and meet me in x dept. when you are done” kind of shopping, which drives them crazy!
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Oh my! That feeling…when you can’t find your kid, is the worst feeling EVER. So glad that it was quickly resolved!
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That is scary. I am always worried when M is out with people who might not realize that she is not always focusing on where they may be walking. Gotta watch her most of the time like a toddler.
whew than kgoodness this had such a happy ending !!!
What a great reminder on being very safety conscious in public
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I like your bingo game idea! Also, I’m glad that your son knew enough to find a mall security person. I’m sure that would be a moment of panic for me too!
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I’m in love with the bingo card idea and will definitely be trying it with my kiddos. Also, how smart that your little guy found security, and that he attempted to use logic to get where he was supposed to be. So while it was scary, at least you know he knows how to stay safe.
That is awfully scary. = / Thanks for the reminder that we DO need to keep close to our kids. I was explaining a scary story of our own to a mom with typical kids. She nodded her “understanding” and then made a comment about a lot of it is probably just that I need to let go some more. No, I don’t! It’s not the same for our kiddos with Autism. My heart is practically in my throat just thinking about it again. This is our reality…thanks for the reality check.
((HUGS))
I can so relate. I need to fully remind myself to keep my son with me ALL the time, especially in stores or anywhere I don’t have a full view of my surroundings. I think we need eyes in the back of our heads. I truly like your blog. Thanks for sharing!
Very impressive! Good job.
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