Snapshot: Communication disorder

Here is a snapshot, a look into our world and the "conversations" that we have, and why our "conversations" rarely go well.

After school, walking to the car. She asked for water.

I said: "Sorry. I don't have any in the car today. We'll have to get some at home."

She said: "No! No home! I don't have a HOME! I have a HOUSE!"

She pointed across the street, to houses.

She said: "Those are houses."

I said: "Yes. They are. People call those their HOME."

She said: "No! No people! I am not a PEOPLE!"

I said: "Okay..." and then "oh boy..." under my breath as I was helping her into her carseat. 

She yelled: "I am not a BOY!!!"

And that's when I gave up the conversation. That's all you can do with her. Just back away and try to disengage, or she'll take you right down the rabbit hole with her.