Day 2.

SS had a pretty good day today. No major tantrums, except a brief lapse in judgement during lunch right before naptime. And then it was naptime, so we all survived.

Pretty sure I'm going to have to deal with BM talking about how much she misses SS and how much the dog misses him, then wondering why he looks sad during every conversation on skype they have. Not the brightest crayon in the box, BM.

He asked me if the 10 minutes was up, and she asked what 10 minutes was for, and I said it was "until TV time." She told him he didn't have to keep talking to her, probably imagining that I would let him watch TV when she hung up. He then ended up having to wait another 5 minutes until the full 10 was up before he could watch TV. No tantrums. He lived.

He also happily snacked on raw green beans before dinner, so that was pretty cool. He eats like a bird but at least he isn't starving himself.

BM asked why we bought him new underwear. If she was my friend, I'd probably just come out and say "because he's 5," as that's what I was thinking. Instead I told her that his size 4s were snug, we only found 5 pairs in the suitcase, and we were gearing up to do the nighttime potty training that she's asked us to do.

The whole day was borderline annoying, but it could have been worse. Much much worse.