Bitten.
Vampire Style.
They said it would happen, and silly me, I thought maybe I had missed the window of opportunity. Collin has two teeth (read razors) now, and so far, he's been pretty laid back about them when nursing. I wasn't even worried about him biting me, because this little boy is usually all business. Milk, milk, more milk, like its going out of style. So, today, when he was goofing around I just figured he was distracted. But boy, oh boy, was I wrong. A moment of disregard and BAM, he bites me. HARD. Holy SHIT. Intense pain. And, of course, what is my reaction- even though I know, I've learned time and time again what NOT to do, but in the moment of surprise, I did it. I pulled back! and then, 1 second later, when I realized what happened I started laughing. Can you believe me?!? Seriously, I laughed. Ridiculous. And, guess what our little guy did? He laughed back. Behavior management at its best. This behavior analyst just reinforced the shit out of biting.
Who am I? Where have all by ABA skills gone? Why can't I manage to consider any ounce of my own training when I am with my own child.
As it turns out, I think the lyricist who wrote Once Bitten Twice Shy really new about this whole scenario. Take for example the first verse. If you change "girl", to in our case "boy" it pretty much suits the story.
Well the times are getting hard for you little girl(boy)
I'm a hummin' and a strummin' all over God's world
You can't remember when you got your last meal
And you don't know just how a woman feels
So here's the interpretation (line for line)
I've cut you off from my milk supply, so it sucks for you,
I'm yelling and screaming because you bit me,
I'm thinking about never nursing you again,
It hurts, ridiculously!
So even though he's so stinkin' cute, as evidenced by these new photos, he's a Vampire, seeking blood.
Vampire Style.
They said it would happen, and silly me, I thought maybe I had missed the window of opportunity. Collin has two teeth (read razors) now, and so far, he's been pretty laid back about them when nursing. I wasn't even worried about him biting me, because this little boy is usually all business. Milk, milk, more milk, like its going out of style. So, today, when he was goofing around I just figured he was distracted. But boy, oh boy, was I wrong. A moment of disregard and BAM, he bites me. HARD. Holy SHIT. Intense pain. And, of course, what is my reaction- even though I know, I've learned time and time again what NOT to do, but in the moment of surprise, I did it. I pulled back! and then, 1 second later, when I realized what happened I started laughing. Can you believe me?!? Seriously, I laughed. Ridiculous. And, guess what our little guy did? He laughed back. Behavior management at its best. This behavior analyst just reinforced the shit out of biting.
Who am I? Where have all by ABA skills gone? Why can't I manage to consider any ounce of my own training when I am with my own child.As it turns out, I think the lyricist who wrote Once Bitten Twice Shy really new about this whole scenario. Take for example the first verse. If you change "girl", to in our case "boy" it pretty much suits the story.
Well the times are getting hard for you little girl(boy)
I'm a hummin' and a strummin' all over God's world
You can't remember when you got your last meal
And you don't know just how a woman feels
So here's the interpretation (line for line)
I've cut you off from my milk supply, so it sucks for you,
I'm yelling and screaming because you bit me,
I'm thinking about never nursing you again,
It hurts, ridiculously!
(Ok, so not really- but you see the similarities, no?)
So even though he's so stinkin' cute, as evidenced by these new photos, he's a Vampire, seeking blood.
I swear.
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