The last few days have mostly been spent cleaning up piles of sick and picking up turds from the back garden (George’s). The longer this goes on the worse his behaviour is getting. He's really struggling without his usual routine and it's having an effect on everybody - even the next door neighbour whose fence he keeps puking over. She's been great and keeps telling me there's no need to apologise but I feel awful about it. I can't keep him locked up in the house all day but I also can't supervise him outside all day whilst I'm trying to work.
School did a Zoom call with him last Monday and even after a couple of minutes they could clearly see how nervous and anxious he was. He wouldn't sit still and was bouncing in his chair and fidgeting all the way thorough. After the video call ended, his teacher called me and said she thought it would be in his best interests to go back to school.
He went back yesterday morning, just 09:00-12:30 for now and they said he's doing great. I'm hoping this will settle him a little and his behaviour will improve!
We very nearly bought a puppy at the start of the lockdown. I regret not doing it in a lot of ways as it would have been the ideal time with us all being at home, and possibly a welcome distraction for the kids. Maybe George has sensed my regret and decided that in the absence of a puppy he will start shitting in the garden, trashing my house and chewing Harry's school books. Thank God we don't have a puppy in the house too. Fairly sure I'd have been sectioned a week or two ago!
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