RE: Our non-dinner at Sea World

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What an experience!! I felt exhausted just reading it.

Cecilia from Perú, mom to Dessirée (05/07/99)

Lovely husband

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De: Sissi Garvey

Enviado el: Viernes, 21 de Marzo de 2003 04:17 a.m.

Para: parenting_autism

Asunto: Our non-dinner at Sea World

We attempted to eat something that wasn't on a stick at Sea World. We

decided to try the Underwater Grill, which was pretty cool. It's a

restaurant with one wall being the shark tank. You can dine while

watching the sharks swim around.

It was crowded, so we sat at the bar to wait for a table.

I really didn't think we'd have a problem. Boone is usually pretty good

at restaurants since they involve food.

He was fine at the bar, but it was a terribly interesting bar. The

bartop was glass and it was filled with brightly-colored tropical fish.

We ordered Boone a Shirley Temple because he loves cherries.

We were seated at our table and all hell broke loose. Boone took one

look at the shark tank and took off running. I was afraid I wouldn't

catch him.

Off I went, but I didn't have to worry. He was back at the bar,

screaming for his drink. " Where'd it go? " he shouted at the

confused-looking bartender who probably had no idea what this crazed

little kid was saying to him.

Our drinks had been moved to the table, but Boone didn't stick around

long enough to know that.

There were four waitresses standing near the door looking at Boone as if

he was the spawn of Satan, which is understandable under the

circumstances.

I went back to the table to get his drink. I sat in on the bar in front

of him and said, " here's your drink Damien. "

The waitresses looked at me like I was the mother of Satan. I just

looked at them and said, " Oh, that's not really his name. I just call

him that for fun. "

They laughed and I knew we weren't going to get kicked out or anything.

They were still laughing when Damien ... I mean Boone, ran out the door

with me right behind him. He remembered to take his drink with him.

Boone apparently does not care for sharks under any circumstances. I

thought it was just sharks that attack submerged Ford trucks on

television that he didn't like, but I was wrong.

We ordered our food to go. I don't think they get many " to go " orders at

the Underwater Grill since the meals were packed in tiny little doggy

bag boxes. We also discovered that Boone doesn't care much for mashed

french fries.

Live and learn.

Sissi

[Guest guest]

Don't ever let him realize where real sharks live or he may never go

swimming in the ocean again!

Now, on the other hand, at least he recognizes something that is dangerous!

Sue

[Guest guest]

Sounds like one of those not quite so lovely learning experiences.

Ah well.

[Guest guest]

Now I would have assumed that Putter would love such a place! Wonder if I'd

be wrong too?

I have no idea really. I know Putter, like Boone, would have liked the

aquarium bar, but perhaps the tank of sharks might be a bit much for him

too?

Sorry he didn't like his mashed french fries!

Salli

[Guest guest]

>

> I never saw the original to this, Sissi, and the site is fighting me.

> That's why I've not commented!

I hadn't seen it either but that was because it was on a different computer.

Big disadvantage to reading email from two different computers...I feel like

I miss out on responding to something and then it starts to seem too late to

respond, oh, well.

Salli

[Guest guest]

> I never saw the original to this, Sissi, and the site is fighting me.

> That's why I've not commented!

>

> Jacquie

Well, I wouldn't want you to miss out on this moment of hell, so here goes

again ... (have to hurry, Boone's kicking me off the computer)

We attempted to eat something that wasn't on a stick at Sea World. We

decided to try the Underwater Grill, which was pretty cool. It's a

restaurant with one wall being the shark tank. You can dine while watching

the sharks swim around.

It was crowded, so we sat at the bar to wait for a table.

I really didn't think we'd have a problem. Boone is usually pretty good at

restaurants since they involve food.

He was fine at the bar, but it was a terribly interesting bar. The bartop

was glass and it was filled with brightly-colored tropical fish. We ordered

a Shirley Temple for Boone because he loves cherries.

We were seated at our table and all hell broke loose. Boone took one look at

the shark tank and took off running. I was afraid I wouldn't catch him.

Off I went, but I didn't have to worry. He was back at the bar, screaming

for his drink. " Where'd it go? " he shouted at the confused-looking bartender

who probably had no idea what this crazed little kid was saying to him.

Our drinks had been moved to the table, but Boone didn't stick around long

enough to know that.

There were four waitresses standing near the door looking at Boone as if he

were the spawn of Satan, which is understandable under the circumstances.

I went back to the table to get his drink. I sat in on the bar in front of

him and said, " Here's your drink, Damien. "

The waitresses looked at me as if I was the mother of Satan. I just looked

at them and said, " Oh, that's not really his name. I just call him that for

fun. "

They laughed and I knew we weren't going to get kicked out or anything. They

were still laughing when Damien ... I mean Boone, ran out the door with me

right behind him. He remembered to take his drink with him.

Boone apparently does not care for sharks under any circumstances. I thought

it was just sharks that attack submerged Ford trucks on television that he

didn't like, but I was wrong.

We ordered our food to go. I don't think they get many " to go " orders at the

Underwater Grill since the meals were packed in tiny little doggy bag boxes.

We also discovered that Boone doesn't care much for mashed french fries.

Live and learn.

Sissi

[Guest guest]

Hmmm, I'm not sure I could eat with a shark staring at me either. Love

fish, but big sharks, hmmm, nope, don't think so.

ellen

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Re: Our non-dinner at Sea World

> I never saw the original to this, Sissi, and the site is fighting me.

> That's why I've not commented!

>

> Jacquie

Well, I wouldn't want you to miss out on this moment of hell, so here goes

again ... (have to hurry, Boone's kicking me off the computer)

We attempted to eat something that wasn't on a stick at Sea World. We

decided to try the Underwater Grill, which was pretty cool. It's a

restaurant with one wall being the shark tank. You can dine while watching

the sharks swim around.

It was crowded, so we sat at the bar to wait for a table.

I really didn't think we'd have a problem. Boone is usually pretty good at

restaurants since they involve food.

He was fine at the bar, but it was a terribly interesting bar. The bartop

was glass and it was filled with brightly-colored tropical fish. We

ordered

a Shirley Temple for Boone because he loves cherries.

We were seated at our table and all hell broke loose. Boone took one look

at

the shark tank and took off running. I was afraid I wouldn't catch him.

Off I went, but I didn't have to worry. He was back at the bar, screaming

for his drink. " Where'd it go? " he shouted at the confused-looking

bartender

who probably had no idea what this crazed little kid was saying to him.

Our drinks had been moved to the table, but Boone didn't stick around long

enough to know that.

There were four waitresses standing near the door looking at Boone as if

he

were the spawn of Satan, which is understandable under the circumstances.

I went back to the table to get his drink. I sat in on the bar in front of

him and said, " Here's your drink, Damien. "

The waitresses looked at me as if I was the mother of Satan. I just

looked

at them and said, " Oh, that's not really his name. I just call him that

for

fun. "

They laughed and I knew we weren't going to get kicked out or anything.

They

were still laughing when Damien ... I mean Boone, ran out the door with me

right behind him. He remembered to take his drink with him.

Boone apparently does not care for sharks under any circumstances. I

thought

it was just sharks that attack submerged Ford trucks on television that he

didn't like, but I was wrong.

We ordered our food to go. I don't think they get many " to go " orders at

the

Underwater Grill since the meals were packed in tiny little doggy bag

boxes.

We also discovered that Boone doesn't care much for mashed french fries.

Live and learn.

Sissi

[Guest guest]

Oh, I agree TOTALLY with this!! Matt used to LOVE to go out to eat, and in

fact still asks to go, but not more than 10 minutes after we're there, it's

" bye-bye " " daddy's car " " go see ninny " " go see granny " . UGH! And he just

keeps kicking it up a notch every few minutes while grabbing at anything

within reach. :-(

ellen

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Since my birthday, I strongly recommend the 'drug your kid and THEN go out

to eat' approach. :-)

Jacquie

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[Guest guest]

I never saw the original to this, Sissi, and the site is fighting me.

That's why I've not commented!

Jacquie

[Guest guest]

> It's a restaurant with one wall being the shark tank. You can dine while

watching the sharks swim around. <

sorry, but i would have been running right along with boone. that would totally

freak me out. altho, i'm better now than i used to be. i used to not even be

able to go into a pet store where the tanks were on both sides of the aisles :-|

~~~ Imagine all the people, living life in peace - Lennon ~~~

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gina, 31, ny

single mom to -

kailey, 8, autism, hyperlexia, depression, anxiety, OCD, DSI

trevor, 3, multiple developmental delays, no " official " dx yet

parker jade, due 7-25-03 :-D

[Guest guest]

> Well, I wouldn't want you to miss out on this moment of hell, so here goes

> again ...

LOL. Thanks!

Yup, that was pretty freaking hellish, all right.

Since my birthday, I strongly recommend the 'drug your kid and THEN go out

to eat' approach. :-)

Jacquie