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I’ve felt for several years that my oldest son, Benjamin, had to grow up too fast. And he’s only\u00a07 1\/2 years old (at the time of this post). It started right after he was born. I’d always heard about post-partum depression, and was warned by my doctors, but had no conceivable notions that it would happen to me, or if it did, how I and my family would be affected by it. PPD hit within about a month, though it took a\u00a0much longer\u00a0for me to really figure out what was going on. Because of this depression and my inability to tend to my son immediately, he mastered the art of self-soothing at a very early age.<\/p>\n
As he grew older, he grew to be very independent. He figured out by watching me how to put a video tape in the VCR and turn it on by age 1. He was also\u00a0able to correctly operate the DVD player and insert a DVD properly. We never had problems with him putting toys or\u00a0foregin objects\u00a0in the VCR or DVD players. He, like most little boys I’m sure, figured out very quickly how to get his cereal (he only ate it dry at the time),\u00a0snacks and even drinks. He didn’t do it perfectly, but it was fun to watch him try and teach him how.<\/p>\n
When he was 3 1\/2, he sat on the kitchen floor with a book in his hand and started whining, “I can’t read the words!” He REALLY wanted to read. He’d always ask me what words were and tried sounding them out. I bought the book “Teach a Child to Read in 100 Easy Lessons” and began working with him on it. By the time we hit lesson 33, he had it all figured\u00a0out.\u00a0He took off from there and taught himself as he went along, re-reading all his books, reading new books, and consulting me as his personal, live dictionary.<\/p>\n
Ben’s brother, Samuel, came along when Ben was 19 months old. Ben was a great older brother. He was a fantastic helper to me when I was recovering from the C-section, and oh boy, did he love his baby brother! Sam was a screamer from the beginning, but after a few years, it began to take its toll on big brother. I think in some sense Ben knew his brother was different. This was clear about a year ago when he asked me why Samuel does the things he does, especially as it pertained to the screaming. <\/p>\n