This break so far has honestly been a little tough. You are really on an emotional roller coaster and I’m not certain how to best help you work through your feelings. I get upset when you talk back and that escalates everything. Today when I picked you up from circus camp, before you even said hello to me you said “I’m mad at you.” When I asked why, you finally let me know it was because I didn’t pack your sour gummy rings in your lunch. The ride home was fine, but you started up again being rough with Hank. When I asked you to stop touching him like that you stormed off and told me how mean I am and how you want to live somewhere else. I KNOW that only going really quiet actually works with you, but man is it hard. I don’t want to spend the break arguing but it seems to be all you want. I feel so bad. I love you so much and I want to have fun with you. I’m sure this is just a season, but I want so badly to help you become a happy healthy person. I don’t want to go easy on you and have you suffer later, but I also want to give you the space and grace to be little and emotional. I feel so torn. I want you to be accountable and responsible for your actions. I also want you to feel safe to trust me with anything, especially when you have had a bad day. When I got quiet you went to your room and asked Alexa how to help you spell “I’m sorry for not listening to your directions” so you could write me a card.