We are suppose to do this several times day. It starts with no I don't like it and continues with why don't you love me.
This morning was extra special...
I cleaned the mask and area that holds the meds. Dried it and was ready to begin. He walked into the room and said I am not doing the mask dad can do it for me. He was matter of fact. So I have everything hooked up and he comes towards me and informs me that he no longer needs to to this and to be a good mom I need to put it away. So after a time out he comes back to me and says if you put that scary mask on me dad will spank you for being a bad mom. After another time out he says I am not going to talk to you. He sat on the floor and was uncooperative. So after several time outs and wrestling with the kid to get the nebulizer on his face we complete th procedure. I give him a hug and tell him again why it is important (he does know as we talk about it often) he says I don't need to breath well. So it has been an hour of tears, fighting and arguing. I walk away as we are finally done. The next thing I know is he threw the mask in the trash and said - "look mom look! It is in the trash can, oh no! We don't take stuff out of the trash can- It is dirty and icky." I pull it out and put it in the sink. I opened a new mask out of the closet and he cries and cries....saying "hold me mom." I pick him up and tell him that we don't throw away out mask. With tears in his eyes he says I would have thrown you away but you are too big for me so I threw the mask away.
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