Suck up and deal

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As I detailed earlier in Hunka Chunky Burning Love, Diver likes his hair cut short, Quantico-style. And now that he is in the Civil Air Patrol Cadets, Quantico is more than a style. It's "regulation", he explains.

"But Diver, I love your hair. You have great hair!" I protest.

"Mom," he barks, "Suck up and deal."

.......................... ............. ........... (That's the sound of Anonymom, sucking up and dealing.)

Yesterday, when another substitute bus driver showed up in yet another vehicle to take him to school, Diver poked his head in the door and alerted me, "Mom, it's another sub!"

"Suck up and deal," I replied.

........................... ............ ....... (That's the sound of Diver realizing the trap he himself has set. And sucking up and dealing with it.)

Hooray!

Hunka' Chunky Burning Love

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You know your Aspie is doing well when his biggest challenge is being overweight. Not social communication or meltdowns or depression or sensory overload. Just overweight. I try to keep it in perspective. Long term, we need to figure out some Aspie-specific approach, but in the meantime I feed Diver healthy food, keep him as active as possible, and keep him away from the barber.

That's what this post is about. Diver likes his hair cut short, military style; and on his hunka' chunka' husky frame, it's just plain wrong. He has great, thick, wavy hair and kept a moderate length, he looks pretty darn good. Buzzed-off, Quantico style, he looks f-a-t. There's no crime in that. But my personal vanity gets wounded.

So last night when he asked when he could get a haircut, I told him to call his father.