Aaron loves Handy Answer Books. He will read a few pages of one of his Handy Answer Books every night before bed. Only before bed, mind you. Aaron will not read at any other time because..........well, because in Aaron's world there is only one time for reading and that time is right before bed, after his teeth are brushed and all his pillows are placed just right and his back scratcher is positioned beside him in the perfect position and his lamp beside his nightstand is on and the nightstand is pulled right over to where it touches his bed and he and I have said goodnight and hugged and he makes sure that I am going to turn the hall light off and he has asked whether or not it's going to rain. I think that's it.
There are many different Handy Answer Books on topics such as weather, dinosaurs, math, geology, etc. Right now Aaron is reading the Handy Answer Religion Book. Some day I will write a blog about Aaron and religion. He has some interesting insights into this sensitive subject. Anyway, this Handy Answer Religion Book has been eye-opening to him as he has read about some religions that he had never heard of before. For instance, Daoism was fascinating to him. We heard many facts about this unusual religion.
Last night Aaron had a meltdown over not being able to play Spiderman on his computer. Gary put on another game, Shark Tales, that Aaron could play but Aaron's Spiderman behavior keeps us from allowing that game. Therefore, Gary and I were mean and didn't care and were some other things that Aaron chose to call us..............and he slammed and banged and generally upset us all - even the dog. Aaron is like a balloon letting out air at times like this and we usually have to be sure that he lands safely. And he did finally land............in the big easy chair in the family room, with a bag of tortilla chips and the TV tuned in to the Olympics.
As we sat there, Aaron completely calmed down and acted as if nothing had even happened. He was happy and talkative and at ease. It's always somewhat amazing to see the change in him - how quickly it happens and how he's able to pick up like nothing was ever amiss. Gary and I are still licking our wounds, but not Aaron.
Aaron began talking to me about the new religion that he's reading about in his Handy Answer Religion Book. He was struggling to say this religion correctly. "Mom, I'm reading about a new religion since I finished Daoism. This new religion is Con....." Then he stopped and soon picked it up again. "It's called Con.....fus....." And finally, "It's called Confusionism!"
Confusionism, huh?
"Yes!" he answered. "It's a religion I've never heard of called Confusionism!"
After the very confusing up and down day that I had just experienced..................and the confusing up and down meltdown that Aaron experienced.............the religion of Confusionism sounded perfect to me!
On most days, actually, I think I could write the whole chapter on Confusionism in Aaron's Handy Answer Religion Book!!
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