Not that he can't be mild-mannered, if he's in the mood to. But if he's not in the mood to? Well... it is best to just abandon any other plans I may have and plan instead to deal with Mr. Evan. :)
Many of Evan's super passionate moments stem from his FOMO disorder. Don't know what FOMO is? No worries. I myself didn't know until this past week when I was introduced to the disorder through my Mother's bookclub. FOMO - fear of missing out. Google it. It's a thing! FOMO disorders are a new area being studied by pyschologists. Apparently with our hyper connected world and social connections, it's easy for people to see when connections are happening/they are being excluded/they fear they might be excluded if they don't keep up on what's up - so they become glued to their internet devices and digital connections and constantly anxious about what might be happening that they don't know about.
Evan doesn't have that problem quite yet. His FOMO issues stem from having 4 older siblings who get to do cool things that he doesn't due to age limitations. He feels discriminated against.
Just yesterday at nap time he screamed for 40 minute straight because he didn't want to nap and instead wanted to sled more. In our defense he had just returned from one hour of sledding and was an ice cube - so Grandma and the older kids dropped him off before heading back out for another hill. He was not pleased.
I've told him many of his current frustrations will resolve with age, but I haven't broke the news to him that his siblings keep getting older too... ! Poor little cookie!
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