Evening Conversations with Putter

[Guest guest]

Delightful story Salli. Putter seems so much more agreeable

overall than chris ever was. I'm glad for you.

[Guest guest]

Salli,

Next time cover the potatoes in cold water and stick 'em in the fridge. They

keep. Mother ... what a wonderful word!

Sissi

Mom to:

Amber 17 Dillon 10 Boone 4

Scoliosis HSP Autistic

http://home.isoa.net/~nitetrax/dillon.htm

" If it doesn't spin, it's obviously broken. "

Boone (translated)

Evening Conversations with Putter

> Putter and I were peeling potatoes the other day. I peeled nine while

Putter worked on a tenth. We were making scalloped potatoes, a dish which

naturally Mr. Putt does not eat as no one can really tell what is in it

after all, not like a nice rice cake or some caffeine free coke in the

beautiful golden can. Putter said to me, while peeling, " House? House? "

which usually means he wants to go outside. I was a bit surprised as I

thought he was happy, but I quickly finished up my last potato and went with

Putter to the back door to let him out. Sophie and Robbie were already out

there. Putter danced outside and I returned to finish the potatoes.

Suddenly I heard, from the screen door, " Mo-THER? " I turned and saw

Putter's little face pressed anxiously against the screen.

>

> Clearly he wanted me to go outside with him. So I went, worrying about my

potatoes because potatoes will turn pink and then black and yucky-looking if

left too long uncooked and these were the last potatoes in the house. But

Putter is important too. Putter ran ahead of me to the swing set and sat on

a swing. He looked at me. " Help? " he asked. " You want me to push? " I

asked. " Push, " he agreed. I pushed him and he said, " one, two, three... "

as I pushed.

>

> But I kept worrying about my potatoes. Finally I went to the screen door

to call to come outside and push Putter so I could finish cooking.

Behind me I heard Putter calling, " Mother? MO-THER? Push! Push! " but I

called that I would return soon. I brought reluctant outdoors

under the threat of HIM making the potatoes if he didn't push Putter and I

left.

>

> But I loved the language.

>

> Salli

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

> Salli,

> Next time cover the potatoes in cold water and stick 'em in the fridge.

They

> keep. Mother ... what a wonderful word!

Hey, Sissi, thanks for the practical housewifely tip! I'll keep it in mind.

Salli

Enrique, 14, AS, TS

, 12, NT

Sophia, 7, NT

Xavier, aka PUTTER!, 5, autism

o, 2, NT

[Guest guest]

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Salli,

Definitely Cool. I didnt think about the mother part, I thought he

was already doing that. Now, I think about it, it seems that he was

calling everyone rocks( I think that was his sense of humor).

Thea

- In parenting_autism@y..., " smgaska " <smgaska@n...> wrote:

> Salli,

> Has he ever called you mother before? This is so cool! And he

wanted you,

> instead of someone else!

> Sue

>

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Salli,

Has he ever called you mother before? This is so cool! And he wanted you,

instead of someone else!

Sue

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[Guest guest]

> Has he ever called you mother before? This is so cool! And he wanted

you,

> instead of someone else!

>

He has been calling me mother for a few weeks; apparently the school taught

him that, they have now confessed. I am called Mama by the rest of the

kids. Mother seems rather formal but Putter probably is rather formal as

there is a greater gap between Putter and other humans.

Salli

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 10/6/01 9:47:47 PM Eastern Daylight Time,

bunnytiner@... writes:

> He has been calling me mother for a few weeks; apparently the school taught

> him that, they have now confessed. I am called Mama by the rest of the

> kids. Mother seems rather formal but Putter probably is rather formal as

> there is a greater gap between Putter and other humans.

>

> Salli

>

>

Salli, you know its funny, recently started calling me mother. In his

case however, I figured out that he picked it up from Dexter's Labortory on

Cartoon network. The fact is I much prefer to be called Mommy or Mama too,

but hey, if mother makes him happy, then so be it.

[Guest guest]

Sniff Mother! That is the greatest! Ben is still surprising us with new

words and he 4.5.....I still get choked up sometimes!

At 06:56 PM 10/5/2001, you wrote:

>Putter and I were peeling potatoes the other day. I peeled nine while

>Putter worked on a tenth. We were making scalloped potatoes, a dish which

>naturally Mr. Putt does not eat as no one can really tell what is in it

>after all, not like a nice rice cake or some caffeine free coke in the

>beautiful golden can. Putter said to me, while peeling, " House? House? "

>which usually means he wants to go outside. I was a bit surprised as I

>thought he was happy, but I quickly finished up my last potato and went

>with Putter to the back door to let him out. Sophie and Robbie were

>already out there. Putter danced outside and I returned to finish the

>potatoes. Suddenly I heard, from the screen door, " Mo-THER? " I turned

>and saw Putter's little face pressed anxiously against the screen.

>

>Clearly he wanted me to go outside with him. So I went, worrying about my

>potatoes because potatoes will turn pink and then black and yucky-looking

>if left too long uncooked and these were the last potatoes in the

>house. But Putter is important too. Putter ran ahead of me to the swing

>set and sat on a swing. He looked at me. " Help? " he asked. " You want me

>to push? " I asked. " Push, " he agreed. I pushed him and he said, " one,

>two, three... " as I pushed.

>

>But I kept worrying about my potatoes. Finally I went to the screen door

>to call to come outside and push Putter so I could finish

>cooking. Behind me I heard Putter calling,

> " Mother? MO-THER? Push! Push! " but I called that I would return

>soon. I brought reluctant outdoors under the threat of HIM

>making the potatoes if he didn't push Putter and I left.

>

>But I loved the language.

>

>Salli

>

>

>