TJ asked to watch Cars!

This may not seem like a big deal to other moms of preschoolers, but it was a really big deal when TJ asked me to put the Cars DVD on yesterday. He has never wanted to watch DVD movies at home before. He’ll watch DVDs of his favorite Noggin shows at Grandma Kitty’s house, but never anything resembling a feature length movie.

We’ve had the Cars DVD since Christmas 2007. Almost every time we’ve tried to watch it with him, he always screamed until we turned it off. Even after we got him excited about his Cars bedding and jammies, and he got some Cars toys to play with, he still didn’t want to watch the movie.

I tricked him a few weeks ago by popping in the DVD when he wasn’t home, and I told him it was a special on Noggin when he came in. He did protest at first, but it was half-hearted. He ended up watching the whole thing and enjoying it.

And yesterday morning, he asked if we could watch it! First time ever. Of course, we were just about to leave the house for lunch and grocery shopping, so I couldn’t do it just then. I didn’t put it on right when we got home, though. I wanted him to ask for it. And he did!

So we watched Cars together, and he got really into it. “No! No! Watch out! You’re gonna crash!” So cute. So exciting. I’m so happy.

Christina Gleason (976 Posts)

That’s me: Christina Gleason. I’m a writer, editor, and disability advocate. I'm a multiply disabled autistic lady doing my best in this world built for abled people. I’m a geek for grammar, fantasy, and casual gaming. I hate vegetables. I cannot reliably speak, so I’ll happily conduct business over email or messaging instead.