Raiyan's into his "difficult to eat" phase again and a few days ago he still went on with the pahlaver that his stomach was full and that he had a stomach ache so that's why he couldn't eat his meals. It became so dramatic that he would gag and then run up to us to show the tears in his eyes and a "repeat" of his gag reflex and saying "SEE mama? the food makes me cough and sneeze*!" (*we haven't quite taught him to say "puke" or "vomit" yet so the closest thing he came up with was a cough and a sneeze! Hehe!)
Seeing how sick he did look, I thought okay maybe he really is full or there is something wrong with his stomach so he really can’t eat anything anymore so I caved in and said he didn’t need to finish it. BUT THEN, not long after that I see him coming out of the kitchen with a bowl of chocolate biscuits! That’s definitely not someone who is full or is having a stomach ache is it?!
Of course I know Raiyan is not deliberately lying and that actually he’d say anything just so he can get out of eating a balanced meal of rice, chicken and vegetables – I mean he is a child after all, preferring to choose junk food over wholesome foods! But I did want him to stop talking about having a stomach ache when he doesn’t because it just gives off that “the boy cried wolf” feeling and what if ia ketulahan and then banar kena bagi stomach ache when at first he didn’t have one right?
So I taught him about “lying” and the “truth”. I told him that he can’t be telling the truth when he says he’s full and can’t take any more food and then after that is stuffing his face with choc biscuits. I then asked him if the reason why he didn’t want to eat his meals is because he doesn’t like the taste of it and he said yes that was the reason. So I drilled in him that saying that he doesn’t like the food would be telling the truth and saying he has a stomach ache when he doesn’t have one is lying and NOBODY likes lies. He looked like he completely understood what I was saying and promised not to lie about having a stomach ache again.
You know what’s gonna happen next right? This morning I again caught him not eating his breakfast and I asked him why he isn’t eating it. Raiyan with pure confidence replied “I don’t like burger and that’s the TRUTH!”
LOL! What am I going to do about him??
Seeing how sick he did look, I thought okay maybe he really is full or there is something wrong with his stomach so he really can’t eat anything anymore so I caved in and said he didn’t need to finish it. BUT THEN, not long after that I see him coming out of the kitchen with a bowl of chocolate biscuits! That’s definitely not someone who is full or is having a stomach ache is it?!
Of course I know Raiyan is not deliberately lying and that actually he’d say anything just so he can get out of eating a balanced meal of rice, chicken and vegetables – I mean he is a child after all, preferring to choose junk food over wholesome foods! But I did want him to stop talking about having a stomach ache when he doesn’t because it just gives off that “the boy cried wolf” feeling and what if ia ketulahan and then banar kena bagi stomach ache when at first he didn’t have one right?
So I taught him about “lying” and the “truth”. I told him that he can’t be telling the truth when he says he’s full and can’t take any more food and then after that is stuffing his face with choc biscuits. I then asked him if the reason why he didn’t want to eat his meals is because he doesn’t like the taste of it and he said yes that was the reason. So I drilled in him that saying that he doesn’t like the food would be telling the truth and saying he has a stomach ache when he doesn’t have one is lying and NOBODY likes lies. He looked like he completely understood what I was saying and promised not to lie about having a stomach ache again.
You know what’s gonna happen next right? This morning I again caught him not eating his breakfast and I asked him why he isn’t eating it. Raiyan with pure confidence replied “I don’t like burger and that’s the TRUTH!”
LOL! What am I going to do about him??
6 comments:
LOL!! Oh dear...
I remember talking to a mum who has a teenage ASD boy. She told me that we are blessed to have our extremely "special" kids.....they always tell the truth. Even if they do lie its because they try not to hurt our feelings! There's more to them than meets the eye.
Anyways my Danial tells me he doesn't eat DEAD ANIMALS!!!....**LOL**
LOL! That is really cute. Kesian ia B. Well at least u taught him right.
Hahahaha!! Funny Raiyan! Well atleast he is now telling you the truth by which everybody likes kan.. Hehehe!
Reading your post definitely bring me back to your previous "How did it get there??" story of him and Jo in the IT room! Hahaha!
Hee hee, he sure learned fast! :)
Thanks for the comments everyone! :D
autismumx2, yeah I still like to think that my "special" raiyan doesnt "lie" but now I'm not as confident! Esp after I hear some of the stories Jo tells me!!
Pynk, eh if you were to see him, inda ko kesian tu ling.. irritatin! payah banar kan dibari makan.. sekali lapas atu nyaman usulnya makan coklat! sasak jua ko tu! LOL!
Shuweets, iatah kan aku pun tekanang balik kan cerita atu.. makin belabih bah banar ia ani, cemana ku kan senang2 pecaya lagi kan cakapnya?!! hahah
Pinkilili, he does actually learn fast! but learning something is different from actually doin it! haha
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