the rest of the day
Not long after getting home from aforementioned meeting, Aprilia was delivered home from her day out with Nelly. They had been to another friend’s house making pizzas and playing in the garden. Aparently she had "hid behind the sofa" a few times as it all got too much for her but otherwise it was good. Unfortuneately we then needed to rush about a bit. I needed to get to Rainbows via Asda to pick up Chinese nibbles. We made dragons, played Chinese Whispers (and i’m well aware that Chinese whispers is probably not remotely Chinese!) and snacked on spring rolls and prawn crackers. Aprilia periodically hid in the kitchen, huddled on the floor with a blanket to snuggle and a thumb to suck.
She made a fantastic job of explaining to me how she was feeling when it was bed time and although she was exhausted she just couldn’t settle. She said she felt like a pan that was boiling over. Aparently it had happened during the day so the image was quite clear in her head, even after someone had realised that there was a problem and turned the heat off, it still kept on boiling for a while until it had cooled down and that was just how she felt. I was really impressed that she had found such a clear way to express how she felt. But I was sad that she felt like that becuase I knew taht she really needed to not go to Rainbows but she also needed to not be left on her own until Duke got home but he doesn’t get home until after I need to be at Rainbows. I think this is the first time that I really struggled to balance my own child’s needs against Rainbows. Not nice.
