Sean's Behavioral Issues

Tuesday must have been one of the most horrible mornings of my life with this kid. First he wanted to go to the park, then we took the long way down the path from the other school and then the little shit decided he wanted to go to wal-mart. No matter what i said or did he wouldn't budge. HE was screaming, i was yelling at him, some fucker in the school was yelling something probably at me and at that point i was hoping they'd call children's aid cuz i was ready to leave Sean on the side of the road and just go home.

I'm so sick to death of him acting psychotic, of the fucking stares and people shaking their heads like they've never seen a screaming/tantruming kid. I'm sick of the 10 minute round trip walk taking 25 minutes (on a good day) to 1 hour (like tuesday).

Funny, i saw Diane (the lady that lives down the street) on Friday and she was like OMG are you pregnant?!?!?!? No wonder you didn't just lift him and carry him home the other day. No shit but thanks at least i'm still skinny, LOL!

Anyway i spent the entire day just pissed off and stressed out---things continued with Sean and later the other kids. And the fucking dog ate Adrienne's new sandles (and Emily's sandles, and my dress shoes, and my purse).

So i'm seriously considering having Sean evaluated by a behavioral psychologist. Mike suggested it, diane asked about, so did everyone else that has come into contact with Sean lately or heard the stories.

I'm torn though. I want him to be normal but i'm just terrified of them attaching some label to him or wanting to medicate. i just don't know how to deal with him to make things better (more often). Some days he's great and reasonable but others he flies off the handle so easily that its frightening to watch especially when he is hitting, biting or kicking.

I'm reading a book, "The Explosive Child" by Ross W. Greene and it really reiterates that conventional discipline will not work with a child like Sean and sticking to it won't make things better just more frustrating for him and us.

Karin says the same thing, is it just an age/personality thing (ie. stubborn/strong-willed), partly due to the speech issues or is it really a behavioral/psychological issue. I don't know, i guess it won't hurt to have him evaluated especially since its done thru ErinOak, the speech place. I'm terrified of what he'll be like when the baby is born and I hope that he can grow out of this phase before he starts school.