hide-n-(sensory)-seeking

Kit had a very rough Tuesday evening.  She did okay in Walmart that afternoon, but it was good that we were only there for a few items and able to keep it a very short trip. On the way home she started to fall apart. She was very very tired. It was a quarter to five, so I told Victor that after the bags were unloaded, Kit and I would take a drive.  A quiet drive after a busy activity often makes her sleepy, so I figured once the kids were out of the car, and things were calmer that she would knock out, and get a 15-20 minute snooze, and maybe that would help her to be calm enough to go to the Kingdom Hall for the meeting that night.  But her little mind was struggling. And her evening was taking an entirely different shape that looked nothing like a peaceful rest. She cried the entire twenty minute drive to the next town over.  She had told me she was done with her gum, so I took it and wrapped it up in a napkin. Then she asked for a new...