After a quick night away minus children and dogs with my partner, I did my "mom" duty and purchased Aidan a small gift from our trip. Trying to wean him off preschool material and Winnie-the-Pooh literature, I picked a book (to add to his library) and my selection, An Elephant in the Garden by Michael Morpurgo was not met with smiles, just screams, loud ones.
So we talked about it today - we addressed the issue and our wonderful worker told a great social story about a gift she received once and didn't particularly like. Thanks for the note Aidan and I hope the elephants make you smile one day!
Dear Mom,
I'm sorry for screaming after having mixed feelings about my new book. Next time even if I don't like the present, I'll still think it's a great book. I could say it's a good book, and say thank you.
Love, Aidan
