Can you think of a use for this container?

Save 9 more and use them as bowling pins.

gah! i just wrote a post about this and already had the bowling pin idea. Great minds lol

Could you convert them into some kind of sippy cup?

meh...they're pretty big, even for an adult size cup. And Noah couldnt use it anyway...he only has one hand that really works for grabbing things. So we have a hard time finding cups that will work properly for him...really anything that will work properly for him. We're working with that other hand but it is the most affected part of his body by the CP and you can see that when he even tries to use it as well...a hand...his whole arm tenses up and pulls inward making it basically useless to him.

We will be doing a program later this year probably where they will actually plaster cast his GOOD hand to force him to use his bad...but even just holding his good hand back right now results in pure rage and screaming fits...beet red face, tears...you get the picture. so that should be fun!

Yeah. Poor little guy. On the other hand, he may learn a lot!!!! The strong ones start off frustrated (they're kids, for goodness sake!) but eventually grow to be amazing problem solvers. I have had to do some major compensating in my life to be able to do things my way, while still being able to keep up with everything else. I've developed amazing problem-solving skiils, and a real precise sense of timing. He will learn to cope eventualy, and then he'll be creative in problem solving, and grow to AMAZE you and Katie. He will keep amazing you forever.

Oh i have no doubts he will do great things. I just know he will have limitations in some areas of life no matter what. I mean...we all do...but...well you know what i mean. He is the most determined little guy i have ever seen.

You're preaching to the choir! Just look at the limitations I'm supposed to have. I have limitations, but they're not the ones people expect me to have.

A little advice from "the child's point of view." Always expect him to do his best, but follow his lead when it comes to expectations. That is to say, see what he develops naturally, and then go with it. My mother drives me nuts sometimes. I have amazed her in my abilities with my vision, and going where one would not expect a "disabled" person to go (hey, don't dis my abilities, people!!), however, with this amazement, she often forgets the limitations I do have, limitations I've discovered on my own. As a result, one minute I feel like I'm wrapped in bubble-wrap, the next minute, I'm getting heck, because I am not going to do something she pushes me to do.

If I do something really "out there" she gets worried, and then I have to hear about it and hear about it and hear about it and.... I've learned to do first, and tell later. Next week I'm going to get on that plane, fly to NYC, and call her from the bar in the hotel! :) That's how I did it when I went to AZ. Had I told her of those plans in advance, she'd have probably tried to chain me to a pole, to keep me from leaving the country. Parents can be funny that way!!

I can tell right now that Noah has no "disabilities" just "differentabilities." He and I are "differently abled." Personally I think it's the ones who aren't differently abled who have the problem, because it is those folks who have the hardest time thinking outside of the box. Of course successfl parents of differently able kids are awesome, in that they learn by trial, error, and their kids shining examples, that "the proverbial box" really doesn't exist. :)

My mother says it's her job to worry. Of course it is, but after 31 years, I sure get sick of hearing all the worries, everytime I want to do something big and amazing. :) :) :)

I guess in a way that's kind of what i'm saying, i would rather let him develop his own way that is easy for him than spend time and energy to force the "normal" way of doing things on him. But in other ways i want to encourage some "normal" ways that will make his life easier if we do work on them. (getting him to use that arm and hand for example) It may never be a fully functioning hand...i've known that for a while, but having even a helper hand will be very beneficial later in life.

Also, just a bit from the parent side. Having a child that you know is going to have difficulties is hard on the parent as well. We want nothing more than to protect our children from the world, hell all parents should be this way, but i think in a "special needs" case that urge is doubled if not more. I know letting Noah go off to school is going to be hard. And not hunting down and beating up that first kid that picks on him will be the hardest thing in my life to do...I'm not saying your mom is right in being over protective, but try to see it from her point of view too. She probably spent many nights (at least i do) worrying and crying over possible future problems you might have and just wants the best for you. even if her way may not be the right way for you....make sense at all?

again, not defending, or saying you're wrong or anything. Just playing the other part here.

There is a HUGE emotional factor in these situations on the parents side as well. And as we all know, emotions are rarely logical....

You are 100% right!!! TRY, and if he doesn't succeed, try something else. Give him all the "normal" options, and he may surprise you. :) I don't drive, for example, but I probably do more traveling than anyone I know. LOL

Hey, I thought of another idea for those bottles. Get some coloured poker chips, or something. Paint each bottle the colour of a corresponding pile of chips, and cut a chip-sized hole in the top. Play a match game by putting the coloured chips into the bottles. Fine motor skills, and colour matching all at the same time. :)

What about getting small objects like dice, marbles, (trying to think of a tiny triangle shape now) etc. and cut holes in those shapes into the tops of the bottles. Fine motor skills, and shape identification. I used to have a plastic toy with shapes cut into the size of it and corresponding blocks that fit in there. Then I'd pull the toy apart, and shake the big blocks out again, and put them back in. That's what made me think if shapes.

I love your parents' point of view comment. :) The second thing I did when I got to Arizona was buy a calling card so I could call her and let her know where I was. :) If I really meant to drive her nuts, I'd have let her swing for a while. I would never EVER do that to her.

I think the thing that drives me the craziest is that I've proven again and again and again the amazing things I can do, and my awesome steel nerves, and she still finds a way to drive me nuts.

What you said about emotions not being logical is more brilliant than anything Shakespeare could have come up with. So very true!!!!

As for pounding wanting to pound the little buggers who pick on the kid with special needs, I bet Mom knows exactly what you're saying. Ironically, it was my sister who beat the tar out of them. Her logic was "nobody picks on my little sister, but ME!!!!" hahaha She's awesome!

recycle bin :)

I can't tell how wide it is but maybe store homemade cookies in them. If it is tall enough you could store spaghetti, or pencils or crayons for the little one to take on a trip.

A bowing pin if you save 9 more. Piggy bank

I answered on your other post.

Thanks for posting to Point Taken. Have a great day!

Looks like a bowling pin to me too. I'd just recycle it, I find that clear plastic containers have much more uses since you can see in them.

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airtight container for chips or snacks to go on the road when u travel.