Soap

One of Devin's sensory issues deals with certain smells.  Specifically, the kinds that Jadyn and I like.  She does not like my Bath and Body foaming soaps, so she avoids me like the plague after I go to the bathroom.  You would think it's because I went to the bathroom. Nope.  It's because I washed my hands.  With that yucky, smelly stuff.

I used to go when she wasn't looking, but she got wise and it started creating some trust issues.  Last week she started showing up in the bathroom doorway.  Hello!  This week, she's been accusing me every time I go in my bedroom. 

Today, it came to a boil.  Meaning I lost my cool.  Yes.  Yes, I did.

She wouldn't even touch the math assignment after I did.  So I went and rubbed my hands on her butt.  Yeah, rubbed them.  She freaked out and jumped in the tub.

I had a talk with her and asked her if she thought the water was going to wash the yucky, smelly soap off of her that I contaminated her with.  She said yes, with the bar soap.  So I said wouldn't that work for me as well?  She said yes, so I agreed to only use the bar soap if she would stop treating me like I had leprosy. 

A small victory.