Bama, my husband was the same way during the Super Bowl. He had been one who watched college football on Saturday, Pro football on Sundays and Monday nights. Now, almost no interest whatsoever. He got up and went to bed during the third quarter. Me, I was glued to my chair until the game was over! Great game! I love close ones.
On the velcro front, this morning as I was getting ready to leave for work, he was following me more than usual, and I would turn around and hug and kiss him and ask him to go to the kitchen where my grandson was preparing his breakfast, and he would go - for a minute or two. When I had my purse and keys and was ready to walk out the door, I sent him back to the kitchen, walked quickly to the door, unlocked it, opened and shut it, immediately turned the key in the deadbolt just as he reached the knob! He had moved really fast! He pulled on the door for over a minute before I finally got in the car and left. I was waiting until he hopefully gave up trying, but he didn't. I called my grandson and suggested that he ask his granddad to come and eat and see if he could distract him. He told me that after another couple of minutes, he sat down and ate his breakfast.
It felt like when we left our two year old toddlers and they start crying because they want to go with you. This was a first for us, because he usually sits in his recliner and waves me off! He KNOWS I have to go to work. It was heartbreaking.
Mary, i have been thru that many times on my days out- DH pulls on the door after i leave. worse yet, he stands there and i can see him mouthing my name thru the glass windows from my car! its torture sometimes if that happens. i usually come back in for a minute and distract him with a sugary sweet. it always works. i would rather leave with him sitting eating a candy bar and some kind of liteup toy he hasnt seen in a while, (they are always new to him, awww)..i just cant have that image in my mind and expect to have a good day out..funny i left my son crying and pouting at times growing up, but i cant do it to DH unless hes in a good frame of mind too...in my learning process after those couple of times, i know to distract him and get him entertaiment right before i have to leave...then while hes distracted i slip out..works much better for my frame of mind:) hugs, Divvi
Thanks for bringing this ttt. It got better here for awhile, but now that he's in Stage 6 it gets worse every day. I tried day care but he hated it and won't return to either place we tried. Made him so depressed that the velcro problem got even worse.