another gem from the Wendling

[sistawendy]

I've been trying to get my son to use a flat sheet for years. I did so again a few minutes ago.

SistaWendy: Why don't you use a flat sheet? It'll keep your blankets from getting dirty.
Wendling: OK.
SW: [fetches flat sheet and puts it on the Wendling's bed]
W: I think it's weird that people sleep under it instead of on top of it.
SW: If you sleep under it, then it can't keep your blankets clean.
W: But if I sleep under it, I can't feel the blankets.
SW: ARGH!

Folks, I think what we have here is the classic Asperger's autistic spectrum sensory issues combined with inflexibility. The bottom line is that my son tends to get blankets filthy with his boy grime. Oh, and did I mention that he will avoid using my shower because of the high water pressure and fine adjustment needed with two knobs. (The shower, like the rest of the building, dates from the '50s.)